Seminar Title: IoT: An Enabling Technology for Designing Better Cities Location: Zoom Link Abstract: IoT is rapidly evolving into an enabling technology with countless potential applications. In this seminar, we will explore how IoT technology can help in the design of better cities, starting from the re-design of city systems and infrastructures (mobility, power grid, […]
Seminar Title: Research Background and Experience in Medical Robotics,Human-Robot Interaction, and Collaborative/Assistive Devices Location: Zoom Link Abstract: In this talk, Mojtaba Sharifi will go over the research projects he has done in the field of Medical Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Collaborative/Assistive Robotics during the past ten years. His presentation is organized in three sections, which cover his research achievements chronologically from his MSc to […]
Seminar Title: Challenges and opportunities in design in tunable, soft mechanical sensors. Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Physically-soft mechanical sensors are poised to unlock exciting new applications in wearable devices, robotics, and human-machine interfaces. Typically with these sensors, tuning their properties through the device geometry is a challenge. A promising development in soft mechanical sensors is hierarchically-patterned structures within the […]
Seminar Title: The Coming Together of Silicon Circuits and AI for Next Generation Wireless Communications, IOT, and Quantum Applications Location: Zoom Link Abstract: The ubiquity of silicon-based devices around us have paved the way for fast communications, personalized healthcare, and terabits/sec computing unthinkable few decades ago. The question of what's next for silicon-based circuits and […]
Seminar Title: 2D Materials For Next-Generation Information Technology: From Functional Material Miniaturization To Energy-Efficient Phase Engineering Location: Zoom Link Abstract: The emergence of artificial intelligence and 5G technology is transforming our world with novel applications such as the Internet of Things, smart manufacturing, and AI-empowered medical care. However, this information revolution sets a massive demand for […]
Please join us for our first AIX Seminar. Location: Zoom Link Seminar 1 title: Allostasis and Interoception: Brain-Body Interactions and Implications for Robotics Speakers: Dr. Karen Quigley, Northeastern University, and Dr. Erin Reilly, Veteran Affairs Abstract: For much of the history of psychology, sensation, perception, action, emotion, and cognition were studied as if they were […]
Seminar Title: Toward predictive simulation of human movement – for assistive devices and rehabilitation treatment Location: Zoom Link Abstract: I will present my research towards predictive simulations of human movement for assistive devices and rehabilitation treatment. First, I will talk about a neuromechanical control model based on simple reflexes. The model can generate diverse locomotion behaviors, […]
Seminar Title: Advancing Quantum Information Science With Hybrid Cavity Magnonics Location: Zoom Link Abstract: With recent demonstration of quantum computers and quantum communication, quantum technologies have started to change our world in an unprecedented way. To fully explore the power of quantum information science and technology, it is critical to further combine discrete quantum elements […]
Seminar Title: Coherent Information Processing with Onchip Hybrid Magnonics Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Hybrid dynamic systems have recently attracted great attention due to their applications in quantum computing, communications, and sensing. In particular, they provide a new paradigm for combining platforms and devices that can perform different tasks such as storing, processing, and transmitting coherent states. In […]
PhD Proposal Review: SpatioTemporal Prediction of Object Handover for Human Robot Collaboration Sadjad Asghari Esfeden Location: Zoom Link Abstract: Predicting human behaviour in video is one of the challenging problems in computer vision. In order for robots to be able to interact with humans they need to understand human intent. We study the problem of […]