2020 Speaking Engagements

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Note: Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, a number of my upcoming talks are being postponed or cancelled, as noted below. With ongoing travel restrictions, I am more than happy to give online talks via Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.

• 25 February, Connected and Automated Vehicles: When, Where, How?, ITS Australia Webinar Panel
• 02 March, Autonomous Vehicle Updates, The Smart Community Podcast (release date)
• 10 March, Robotics and Automation State-of-Play, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Resources Safety & Health (RSH) division, Brisbane
• 10 March, “Communicating research in real life” and “Developing a meaningful social profile”, Academic Career and Leadership Excellence (ACLE) program, QUT
• [cancelled / postponed due to COVID-19] 24 March, Quest for Talent Panel, Advance Queensland stage at Qode
• [cancelled / postponed due to COVID-19] 29 March, “AI: Promise, perils and prejudice”, World Science Festival, Brisbane.
• 14 April, Navigating Transformative Technology: A Case Study in Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics, QUT Robotics seminar
• [postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19] 25 May, Plenary Talk, 17th Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• [postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19] 26 May, Panel Discussion, 17th Asia Pacific Forum on Intelligent Transport Systems, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
• 27 May, ““How do you forge a career path in Science and Technology”, Brisbane Boys Grammar School Old Boys Event (online)
• 28 May, Autonomous Vehicles State-of-Play, Automated Vehicles Industry Insights Group, National Transport Commission, Melbourne (online)
• 01 June, Artificial intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India (online).
• IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France (now running online, 7 papers & 3 workshops & 1 panel):
  • 03 June, IEEE Lunch with Leaders (LWL) event with Peter Corke, Feras Dayoub and myself (online)
  • 31 May – 4 June, Stephen Hausler (team member), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Sourav Garg (team member), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Marvin Chancán (team member), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Marvin Chancán 2nd presentation (team member), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Krishan Rana (team member, primary supervisor Niko Sünderhauf), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Mubariz Zaffar (collaborator), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • 31 May – 4 June, Bruno Ferrarini (collaborator), research paper presentation, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France.
  • [running online] 31 May, Debates on the Future of Robotics Research (moderator), IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France
  • [postponed to IROS2020] 31 May – 4 June, invited speaker, Workshop on Reliable Deployment of Machine Learning for Long-Term Autonomy, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France
  • [postponed to IROS2020] 31 May – 4 June, Benchmarking Progress on Self-Driving Workshop, (moderator), IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Paris, France
• 17 June, “AI for Rookies panel”, Queensland AI Hub & Young Women Leaders in AI“, Online.
• 13 August, “Exaptec “Let’s talk Robotics” podcast.
• [cancelled / postponed due to COVID-19] 23 July, New Technology and the Future of Mobility, Carmageddon4, Motor Trades Association of Queensland
• [cancelled/postponed due to COVID-19] 31 August, keynote, DIGI CRUNCH 2020, Kelvin Grove State College
• 11 September, “Research Stories: How did my research career unfold?” panel, QUT, Brisbane (online)
• 18 September, “Navigation, Neuroscience and Neural Networks: A Quest to Understand Intelligence and Build Better Technology for Robots and Autonomous Vehicles“, Systems Theory and Engineering seminar series, University of Melbourne.
• 22-23 September, Biologically-inspired Autonomy – keynote talk and panel discussion, Minesafe International Digital Conference, online.
• 24 September, Academia and Funding Options Outside the ARC/NHMRC, ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (CIBF) early career researcher forum
• 29 September, Introduction to Robotics and robotic vision, QUT STEM Camp
• 05 October, invited speaker, iNav2020, 3rd Interdisciplinary Navigation Symposium, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (now running online)
• [tentative] 18-19 November, “Bio-inspiration for Deployed Autonomous Systems: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown“, Brain Inspired Computing Congress, Silicon Valley, United States.
• 17 November, “What is the Future of AI in Australia, and how does it impact on policy making” panel, Small Data Forum, Graduate Data Network (GDN).
• 4 December, Panel on “Machine Learning and AI – enabling operational decision support and full automation”, Robotics & Automation in Mining Queensland Conference, Online
• 15 December, Autonomous Vehicles SyncBlasts podcast, a science curriculum program for StudySync, a partner of McGraw Hill Education, Online