Robotics Research Jam Sessions in Pisa 2026

Robotics Research  Jam Sessions

Since 2011, on occasion of the graduation of our Ph.D. students in Robotics, we invite distinguished guests in the jury and take the opportunity to build a very informal brainstorming workshop.
The casual style of arranging talk topics and the interaction of enthusiastic researchers creates an interesting "jam session" style, which we are repeating ever since.

Current Edition: RRJS'26

Dates 13-14 July 2026

Location

- Pacinotti Room, School of Engineering - Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1 56122 Pisa, Italy

- Teams

PROGRAMME

July 13

9:00-10:15      Antonello Scaldaferri - PhD Defense “Learning Locomotion Skills for Quadrupedal Robots: Reinforcement Learning-Based Control Across Multiple Mechanical Designs”

Defense LINK TEAMS

10:15-10:30    Short Break

10:30-11:45    Marco Baracca - PhD Defense “Leveraging the human example for planning and controlling robotic manipulators and advancing human-machine interaction”

Defense LINK TEAMS

11:45-12:15 Break

12:15-13:30    Liana Bertoni - PhD Defense “Sensing and control technologies for enhanced physical Human-Robot and Robot-Environment interactions”

Defense LINK TEAMS

13:30-15:00 Lunch

Jam Session Talks LINK TEAMS

15:00-15:30    Antonio Bicchi – Talk “From Human-Robot Interaction to Human-Robot Integration”

15:30-16:00    Bram Vanderborght - Talk “Sustainable robotics”

16:00-16:30 Break

16:30-17:00    Arash Ajoudani - Talk “Physical AI for Human-Robot Interaction and Contact-Rich Autonomy”

17:00-17:30    Andrea Cherubini - Talk  “Robot perception for interacting with humans and for manipulating soft objects” 

July 14

9:00-10:15      Maddalena Feder - PhD Defense “Generalized Compensatory Control for Human-Robot Integration: Applications to Multi-DoF Prostheses and Avatars”

Defense LINK TEAMS

10:15-10:30    Short Break

10:30-11:45    Valeria Sarno - PhD Defense “Enhancing Robot Accessibility and Functionality: from Intuitive Programming to Multi-Robot Collaboration”

Defense LINK TEAMS

11:45-12:15    Break

12:15-13:30    Alessia Ivani - PhD Defense “Toward Natural Feedback Interfaces for Tactile Restitution”

Defense LINK TEAMS

13:30-15:00    Lunch

Jam Session Talks LINK TEAMS

15:00-15:30    Strahinja Dosen - Talk “Non-invasive biomimetic artificial sensory feedback for upper limb prostheses”

15:30-16:00    Stanisa Raspopovic - Talk  “Interfacing men and machines for health benefits”

16:00-16:30    Break

16:30-17:00    Maximo Roa  - Talk “Compliant Robotic Manipulation for Space Applications”

17:00-17:15    Lucia Pallottino - Closing Remarks

Info & Bios 

Speakers in the Past Editions: