2016 IEEE International Conference on Simulation, Modeling, and
Programming for Autonomous Robots, San Francisco, Dec 13-16

Program Overview

The detailed program can be found on this page.

 

Day 1: Tuesday, Dec 13

Time

 

8:00 Workshops and Tutorials
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
12:00-13:00 Lunch
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
17:00 End
18:00 Welcome Reception at Parc55
21:00 End

 

Day 2: Wednesday, Dec 14

Time

 

Session Details

8:30 Opening and welcome  
8:40 Plenary Talk Emo Todorov: Simulation and Optimal Control with Soft-Contact Dynamics
9:30 Session W-1 Modeling Framework for Robots and Environments I
10:10 Coffee break  
10:40 Session W-2 3D Robot Simulation and Mathematical Modeling of Robots
12:00 Lunch break  
13:00 Session W-3 Machine Learning and Middleware for Robotics
14:20 Break  
14:30 Pre-boarding keynote Andy Ruina: Passive Dynamics is a Good Basis for Robot Design and Control, Not
15:10 Break  
15:20 Dinner Cruise: Transfer to Pier 40  
16:15 Board boat  
16:30 Depart from South Beach Harbour  
19:15 Return to South Beach Harbour  
19:30 Tranfer to Hotel  
20:30 End  

 

Day 3: Thursday, Dec 15

Time

 

Session Details

8:30 Plenary Talk Erwin Coumans: Closing the Reality Gap in Robot Simulation Using Machine Learning
9:20 Session T-1 Modeling Framework for Robots and Environments II
10:00 Coffee break  
10:30 Session T-2 Modeling Framework for Robots and Environments III
11:50 Lunch break  
12:50 Session T-3 Modeling Framework for Robots and Environments IV
14:10 Coffee break  
14:40 Session T-4 Simulation and Robot Design I
16:00 Coffee break  
16:30 Session T-5 Simulation and Robot Design II
17:50 End  

 

Day 4: Friday, Dec 16

Time

 

Session Details

8:30 Plenary Talk Luis Sentis: Experimental Human-Centered Robots
9:20 Session F-1 Multi-Robot Systems
10:00 Coffee break  
10:30 Session F-2 Reliability, Scalability, and Validation of Robot Simulation
11:50 Lunch break  
12:50 Session F-3 Simulated Sensors and Actuators
14:10 Coffee break  
14:40 Session F-4 Testing and Validation of Robot Software I
16:00 Coffee break  
16:30 Session F-5 Testing and Validation of Robot Software II
17:50 Paper Awards and Closing Notes  
18:10 Farewell Reception at Parc55  
20:30 End  

 

Day 5: Saturday, Dec 17

Time

Technical tour to the robotics labs at UC Berkeley and Stanford University
Co-organized by WAFR 2016 and SIMPAR 2016 (tickets here)
8:15 Boarding (Parc 55 Hotel, 55 Cyril Magnin St)
8:30 Bus departure
8:45 Pick up WAFR attendees (Hotel Vitale, 8 Mission St)
9:45 Arrival at Stanford University
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Departure from Stanford University
15:30 Arrival at UC Berkeley
17:45 Departure from UC Berkeley
18:30 Arrival at Hotel Vitale
18:45 Arrival at Parc 55 Hotel