IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference   on Intelligent Robots and Systems
IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference
on Intelligent RObots and Systems
                   September, 22-26, 2008, Nice, France
Program Overview

Registration desk will open at 8h30 every morning

INRIA technical tour is not scheduled yet : too many attendees have registered for this event

Acropolis Map Acropolis Level 1

Preliminary program

this program is tentative and subject to change, papers for video session are not scheduled yet. However at this point we will neither modify the day and time schedule of the sessions nor the distribution of the papers in the sessions (unless the authors agree with such change). We may however still modify the presentation order in a given session. Updated on September 6.

Author index

conference day 1, conference day 2, conference day 3,

Program at a glance,

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Workshops 9/22

Coffee breaks at 10h30, 16h
Day/Hour 9h-10h 10h-11h 11h-12h 12h-13h 13h-14h 14h-15h 15h-16h 16h-17h 17h-18h 18h-19h
9/22, Gallieni B Workshop: Grasp and task learning by imitation
9/22, Rhodes 9AC Workshop: Current software frameworks in cognitive robotics integrating different computational paradigms
9/22, Rhodes 9BD Workshop: Current State of the Art and Future Challenges in Nanorobotics
9/22, Rhodes 9EG Workshop: Self-Reconfigurable Robots
9/22, Risso 7B Workshop: Visual guidance systems for small autonomous aerial vehicles
9/22, Risso 6AB Workshop: Workshop on robot simulators: available software, scientific applications and future trends
9/22, Gallieni 2 Workshop: Robotics Challenges for Machine Learning
9/22, Gallieni 3 Tutorial: Tutorial on Vision for Robotics
9/22, Rhodes 9FH Workshop: Multi-Competence Adaptation in Robotics and A-life Workshop: Fast Marching Method: Theoretical Underpinnings and Applications to Robotics
9/22, Gallieni 5 Workshop: Teaching Human-Robot Interaction to Humans Workshop: Modeling, Estimation, Path Planning and Control of All Terrain Mobile Robots

Technical sessions 9/23, 12 tracks

Track Room 08:40-10:40 10:40-11:00 11:00-12:00 13:00-14:10 14:10-16:10 16:10-16:30 16:30-18:30

Apollon   Coffee break TuPP 
Plenary talk I
    Coffee break  

Apollon   Coffee break   Forum: Robots in an human environment   Coffee break  

T1 

Gallieni B; Gallieni B; Gallieni B TuAT1 Micro/Nanorobots I Coffee break     TuBT1  Micro/Nanorobots II Coffee break TuCT1 
Micro-manipulation

T2 

Track T2
Rhodes 9EG; Rhodes 9EG; Rhodes 9EG
TuAT2  Force and Tactile Sensing I Coffee break     TuBT2  Force and Tactile Sensing II Coffee break TuCT2 
Force Control

T3 

Track T3
Risso 7B; Risso 7B; Rhodes 9BD
TuAT3 
Kinematics
Coffee break     TuBT3 
Dynamics
Coffee break TuCT3  Calibration and Identification

T4 

Track T4
Rhodes 9BD; Rhodes 9BD; Galieni 3
TuAT4 
Smart Actuators I
Coffee break     TuBT4 
Smart Actuators II
Coffee break TuCT4 
SLAM I

T5 

Track T5
Risso 8; Risso 8; Risso 8
TuAT5 
Intelligent Vehicles I
Coffee break     TuBT5 
Intelligent Vehicles II
Coffee break TuCT5 
Intelligent Vehicles III (Motion Planning & Navigation)

T6 

Track T6
Rhodes 10; Rhodes 10; Rhodes 10
TuAT6 
Humanoids, Motion Control
Coffee break     TuBT6 
Humanoids, Kinematics, Dynamics
Coffee break TuCT6 
Humanoids and Legged Robots

T7 

Track T7
Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5
TuAT7 
Navigation I
Coffee break     TuBT7 
Navigation II
Coffee break TuCT7  Localization and Navigation I

T8 

Track T8
Gallieni 2; Gallieni 2; Gallieni 2
TuAT8 
Rehabilitation Robotics I
Coffee break     TuBT8 
Rehabilitation Robotics II
Coffee break TuCT8  Medical Robots and Systems, Control

T9 

Track T9
Rhodes 9AC; Rhodes 9AC; Rhodes 9AC
TuAT9 
Cognitive Human-Robot Interaction
Coffee break     TuBT9  Social Human-Robot Interaction, Gesture, Posture Coffee break TuCT9 
Social, Physical Human-Robot Interaction

T10 

Track T10
Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB
TuAT10 
Aerial Robotics, Control
Coffee break     TuBT10 
Aerial Robotics I
Coffee break TuCT10 
Aerial Robotics II

T11 

Track T11
Gallieni 3; Gallieni 3; Risso 7B
TuAT11 
Learning and Control I
Coffee break     TuBT11 
Learning and Control II
Coffee break TuCT11 
Autonomous Agents

T12 

Track T12
Rhodes 9FC; Rhodes 9FC; Rhodes 9FC
TuAT12 
Telerobotics
Coffee break     TuBT12 
Cellular and Modular Robots I
Coffee break TuCT12 
Cellular and Modular Robots II

Social event: GOLD lunch, Acropolis, room Agora 3, 12h-13h Welcome reception, Acropolis, 19h-22h

Technical sessions 9/24: 13 tracks

Track Room 08:40-10:40 10:40-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-12:30 13:30-15:30 15:30-15:50 15:50-17:50

Apollon WeVT15 
Videos I
Coffee break WePP 
Plenary Talk II
WeFF 
Awards Ceremony
  Coffee break  

T1 

Rhodes 10; Rhodes 9AC; 
Rhodes 9FC
WeAT1 
Localization with RFID, Sonars
Coffee break     WeBT1  Control Architectures, Programming Coffee break WeCT1 
Animation and Simulation

T2 

Track T2
Gallieni B; Gallieni B; 
Gallieni B
WeAT2 
Distributed Robot Systems
Coffee break     WeBT2  Distributed Robot and Multiple Robot Systems Coffee break WeCT2  Networked, Distributed and Teleoperated Robots

T3 

Track T3
Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB
WeAT3 
Medical Robots and Systems I
Coffee break     WeBT3 
Medical Robots and Systems II
Coffee break WeCT3  Assistive robotics for functional therapy application

T4 

Risso 7B; Risso 8; Risso 8 WeAT4  Mechanism Design Coffee break     WeBT4  Parallel Robots I Coffee break WeCT4  Parallel Robots II

T5 

Gallieni 2; Gallieni 2; Gallieni 2 WeAT5 
Legged Robots I
Coffee break     WeBT5 
Wheeled Robots
Coffee break WeCT5  Locomotion Systems

T6 

Gallieni 3; Gallieni 3; Gallieni 3 WeAT6 
Humanoids I
Coffee break     WeBT6 
Humanoids II
Coffee break WeCT6 
Humanoids III

T7 

Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5 WeAT7  SLAM II Coffee break     WeBT7  SLAM III Coffee break WeCT7  SLAM & Mapping

T8 

Rhodes 9EG; Rhodes 9EG; 
Risso 7B
WeAT8  Search and Rescue Robots I Coffee break     WeBT8  Search and Rescue Robots II Coffee break WeCT8  Surveillance

T9 

Rhodes 9AC; Risso 7B; 
Rhodes 9EG
WeAT9 
Nonholonomic Motion Planning
Coffee break     WeBT9 
Path Planning for Manipulators
Coffee break WeCT9 
Motion and Task Planning

T10 

Rhodes 9FC; Rhodes 9FC; 
Rhodes 9AC
WeAT10 
Audition I
Coffee break     WeBT10 
Audition II
Coffee break WeCT10  Sharable Robotic Resources

T11 

Gallieni A; Gallieni A; 
Gallieni A
WeAT11 
Field Robots I
Coffee break     WeBT11 
Field Robots II
Coffee break WeCT11  Field Robots and Locomotion

T12 

Track T12
Rhodes 9BD; Rhodes 9BD; 
Rhodes 9BD
WeAT12 
Grasping I
Coffee break     WeBT12 
Grasping II
Coffee break WeCT12  Dexterous Manipulation and Multifingered Hands

T13 

Track T13
Risso 8; T1; T2
WeAT13  Intelligent Vehicles & Intelligent Transportation Systems Coffee break     WeBT13  Coffee break WeCT13 

T14 

Track T14
Rhodes 10
  Coffee break     WeOT14 
Special Session Robotics and Cyber Physical Systems
Coffee break WeOT14 
Special Session Robotics and Cyber Physical Systems

Social event: Bus departure for the banquet, Acropolis, 18h-24h (travel time: about 20mn). For the return trip the buses will stop in front of the Sofitel Acropolis hotel. Participants with cars willing to go to the banquet on their own will have to request a map to the registration desk.

Technical sessions 9/25, 13 Tracks

Track Room 08:40-10:40 10:40-11:00 11:00-12:00 13:00-15:00 15:00-15:20 15:20-17:20

Apollon ThVV 
Videos II
Coffee break ThPP 
Plenary Talk III
  Coffee break  

Agora 2 Poster Coffee break Poster   Coffee break  

T1 

Track T1
Rhodes 9AC; Gallieni B; 
Gallieni B
ThAT1 
Planning Tools and Robots Training
Coffee break   ThBT1 
Domestic and Service Robots
Coffee break ThCT1 
Service Robots

T2 

Track T2
Rhodes 9BD; Rhodes 9BD; 
Rhodes 9EG
ThAT2 
Cooperating Robots, Formation control
Coffee break   ThBT2 
Sensor Network
Coffee break ThCT2 
Underactuated Robots

T3 

Track T3
Rhodes 9EG; Rhodes 9EG; 
Rhodes 9BD
ThAT3 
Motion Control
Coffee break   ThBT3 
Adaptive and Motion Control
Coffee break ThCT3  Flexible Arms and Compliant Tasks

T4 

Track T4
Rhodes 10; Rhodes 10; Rhodes 10
ThAT4  Human and Humanoid in Aging Society Coffee break   ThBT4 
Social Human-Robot Interaction I
Coffee break ThCT4  Social Human-Robot Interaction II

T5 

Risso 7B; Risso 7B; Rhodes 9FC ThAT5  Mapping I Coffee break   ThBT5  Mapping II Coffee break ThCT5  Sensor Fusion

T6 

Track T6
Risso 8; Risso 8; Risso 8
ThAT6 
Legged Robots, Dynamics
Coffee break   ThBT6 
Legged Robots II
Coffee break ThCT6 
Legged Robots III

T7 

Track T7
Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB; Risso 6AB
ThAT7 
Localization and Navigation II
Coffee break   ThBT7 
Localization
Coffee break ThCT7 
Localization and Computer Vision

T8 

Track T8
Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5; Gallieni 5
ThAT8 
Haptics and Virtual Reality
Coffee break   ThBT8 
Haptics I
Coffee break ThCT8 
Haptics II

T9 

Rhodes 9FC; Rhodes 9FC; 
Gallieni 2
ThAT9  Visual Servoing Coffee break   ThBT9  Range Sensing Coffee break ThCT9  Tracking

T10 

Track T10
Gallieni 2; Gallieni 2; 
Rhodes 9AC
ThAT10 
Biologically-Inspired Robots I
Coffee break   ThBT10 
Biologically-Inspired Robots II
Coffee break ThCT10 
Neuro and Micro robots

T11 

Track T11
Gallieni 3; Gallieni 3; 
Gallieni 3
ThAT11 
Computer Vision I
Coffee break   ThBT11 
Computer Vision II
Coffee break ThCT11  Computer Vision III

T12 

Track T12
Gallieni A; Gallieni A; Gallieni A
ThAT12 
Marine Robotics I
Coffee break   ThBT12 
Marine Robotics II
Coffee break ThCT12 
Field Robots III

T13 

Track T13
Gallieni B; Rhodes 9AC; 
ThAT13 
Recognition and Dexterous Manipulation
Coffee break   ThBT13 
Application of Robotics and Mechatronics
Coffee break ThCT13 

Social event: Farewell reception, Acropolis, 19h-22h

Workshops 9/26

Coffee breaks at 10h30, 16h
Day/Hour 9h-10h 10h-11h 11h-12h 12h-13h 13h-14h 14h-15h 15h-16h 16h-17h 17h-18h 18h-19h
9/26, Risso 7B Workshop: Mobiligence: Adaptive Motor Function through Dynamic Interactions among the Body, Brain and Environment
9/26, Gallieni 3 Workshop: From motor to interaction learning in robots
9/26, Rhodes 9FH Workshop: Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking for Intelligent Robots and Systems
9/26, Rhodes 9BD Workshop: Robot Services in Aging Society
9/26, Rhodes 9AC Workshop: Workshop on Home Robotics WHR 2008
9/26, Gallieni 2 Workshop: 2nd Workshop on Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles
9/26, Rhodes 9EG Workshop: Network Robot Systems: human concepts of space and activity
9/26, Gallieni B Workshop: Art and Robots
9/26, Gallieni 5 Workshop: 3D-Mapping
9/26, Risso 6AB Tutorial: Motion planning with the OOPSMP toolkit: A hands-on tutorial on using state-of-the-art