Program

 

Monday 3/11

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

Simon Egli (ETH Zurich) and Mahdi Asadpour (ETH Zurich)

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Note

Karin Anna Hummel (ETH Zurich), Domenico Giustiniano (IMDEA Networks Institute), and Bernhard Plattner (ETH Zurich)

09:15 – 10:15 Keynote – Chair: Domenico Giustiniano (IMDEA Networks Institute)

“Autonomous flight of very light-weight micro air vehicles”, Guido de Croon, TU Delft

10:15 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:30 Session 1 - Chair: James Sterbenz (University of Kansas)

10:45 Talk 1: “Aerial base stations for supporting emergency communications”, Kamesh Namuduri, University of North Texas

11:20 Talk 2: “5G and context awareness for MAV communication”, Sofie Pollin, KU Leuven [Slides]

11:55 Talk 3: “Advantages and limitations of controlled mobility in flying robot networks”, Enrico Natalizio, University of Compiegne [Slides]

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:10 Session 2 – Chair: Sofie Pollin (KU Leuven)

14:00 Talk 4: “Highly Dynamic Airborne Networking”, James Sterbenz, University of Kansas

14:35 Talk 5: “Context-oriented adaptation in cyber-physical systems”, Mikhail Afanasov, Politecnico di Milano [Slides]

15:10 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00 SWARMIX Session - Chair: Karin Anna Hummel (ETH Zurich)

SWARMIX Achievements and Challenges, Mahdi Asadpour (ETH Zurich), Gianni Di Caro (IDSIA), Linda Gerencser (Eotvos Lorand University Budapest), Maja Varga (EPFL)

19:00 EVENING EVENT

 

Tuesday 4/11

09:00 – 10:00 International Funding Options - Chair: Gianni Di Caro (IDSIA)

“Horizon 2020 and other international funding options”, Karl Kerschbaum, EU GrantsAccess, ETH/University of Zurich [Slides]

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 12:20 Session 3 – Chair: Enrico Natalizio (University of Compiegne)

10:30 Talk 6: “Communication and cooperation in multi-UAV networks”, Evsen Yanmaz, University of Klagenfurt and Lakeside Labs

11:10 Talk 7: “Vision-controlled micro flying robots”, Davide Scaramuzza, University of Zurich

11:45 Talk 8: “High-performance flight control in unknown and changing conditions”, Angela Schoellig, University of Toronto

12:20 – 13:50 Lunch Break

13:50-14:00 Short Talk –  Chair: Karin Anna Hummel (ETH Zurich)

“Autonomous navigation for flying robots: learning to follow trails “, Gianni A. Di Caro, IDSIA

14:00 – 15:00 Panel discussion - Chair: Kamesh Namuduri (University of North Texas)

Participants: Bruno Neininger (ZHAW) [Slides], Angela Schoellig (University of Toronto), Davide Scaramuzza (University of Zurich), Jean-Christophe Zufferey (Sensefly)

15:10 – 16:20 Session 4 - Chair: Max Kriegleder (ETH Zurich)

15:10 Talk 9: “Supporting degraded mode of operation in swarms/fleets of unmanned (aerial) vehicles: theoretical issues and illustrative scenarios”, Serge Chaumette, Universite de Bordeaux (via Skype) [Slides]

15:45 Talk 10: “Outdoor flocking and formation flight with autonomous quadrotors”, Gabor Vasarhelyi, Eotvos University, Budapest [Slides]

16:20-16:40 Coffee Break

16:40-19:00 Demo Session – Chair: Mahdi Asadpour (ETH Zurich)

Lab of the Robotics and Perception Group (University of Zurich, Department of Informatics, Andreasstrasse 15, 8050 Zurich, 2nd floor, Office 2.06)

  • 17:10 “Vision-Controlled Micro Flying Robots”, Davide Scaramuzza (University of Zurich)
  • 17:30 “Fotokite”, Markus Zahner (Fotokite)

Flying Machine Arena (Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, Sonneggstrasse 3, 8092 Zurich)

  • 18:15 “The Flying Machine Arena”, Mark Mueller and FMA team (ETH Zurich)
  • 18:35 “SWARMIX”:
    1. Introducing the planner, Eduardo Feo (IDSIA)
    2. Applications of communication, Mahdi Asadpour (ETH Zurich) and Simon Egli (ETH Zurich)

 

19:00 APERO

 

Wednesday 5/11

09:00 – 09:30: Keynote - Chair: Bernhard Plattner (ETH Zurich)

Roland Siegwart, ETH Zurich [Slides]

09:30 – 10:00 Coffee Break

10:00 – 10:30 Short position statements by volunteering participants – Chair: Karin Anna Hummel (ETH Zurich)

10:30 – 12:00 Round table discussions: collaboration activities, standardization

12:00 Final Remarks at Lunch