‘Understanding Intelligence’ Workshop 2023

MANY THANKS TO ALL WHO ACCEPTED OUR INVITATION AND TOOK PART IN THE WORKSHOP!

When: 21-22 February 2023

Where: OHMC, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

Hosted by: the Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory

Local Organisers: Prof Fumiya Iida, Dr Arsen Abdulali

Enquiries: Mrs Veronica Egorova

The ‘Understanding Intelligence’ workshop is organised by the Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge and it aims to provide a platform for scientific discussions about Artificial and Embodied Intelligence and to celebrate 20 years since the seminal conference on Embodied Artificial Intelligence followed by the publication of the highly influential textbook of ‘Understanding Intelligence’ published by the MIT Press.

We are inviting prominent academics who have been involved in that conference and contributed extensively to the development of AI and EI fields and discuss the challenges and perspectives that might emerge on the frontiers of AI, EI and Robotics research in the near future.

Programme

DAY 0: 20 February 2023
18:00 – 21:00Welcome drink/dinner at The Eagle
DAY 1: 21 February 2023
12:00 – 13:00Registration Lunch and Demonstrations
13:00 – 13:15Opening Remarks: Fumiya Iida
13:15 – 13:30 Keynote 1: Verena Hafner
13:30 – 13:45Keynote 2: Shuhei Miyashita
13:45-14:00Keynote 3: Daniel Polani
14:00 – 14:30Coffee Break
14:30 – 14:45Keynote 4: Helmut Hauser
14:45 – 15:00Keynote 5: Perla Maiolino
15:00-15:15Keynote 6: Thrish Nanayakkara
15:15-15:30Keynote 7: Josie Hughes
15:30-16:30Panel Discussion
Panelists: Rolf Pfeifer, Fulvio Forni, and more
16:30 – 17:00Robot Demonstrations and Networking session
17:00 – 18:30Settling into accommodation
18:30 – 22:00Formal Dinner (invitation only)
or Cambridge Pub session: The Granta
DAY 2: 22 February 2023
07:30 – 09:00Breakfast
09:00 – 11:00Departure