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'25
Dates 30-June-1-2 July 2025
Location
- Pacinotti Room, School of Engineering - Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1 56122 Pisa, Italy
- Teams
PROGRAMME
June 30
10:00-11:15 Alok Ranjan - PhD Defense: “Design and Evolution of Bio-Inspired and Multi-Modal Features for Robot Locomotion in Uneven Terrains”
Defense LINK TEAMS
11:15-11:45- Coffee Break
11:45-13:00 Ramesh Muttathil Gopanunni - PhD Defense: “Design of Modular Actuators for Innovative Robots”
Defense LINK TEAMS
13:00-14:15 Lunch
Jam Session Talks LINK TEAMS
14:15-14:30 Antonio Bicchi - Welcome
14:30-15:00 Giovanni Berselli – Talk “An Optimization Framework for Designing Compliant Robotic End-Effectors”
15:00-15:30 Matteo Saveriano – Talk “Robot Learning-Control: The Quest for Safety”
15:30-16:00 Nikos Tsagarakis – Talk “The CONCERT Modular and Reconfigurable robot”
16:00-16:30 Break
16:30-17:00 Daniele Fontanelli – Talk “Dealing with Uncertainties in Robotics”
17:00-17:30 Dominik Belter - Talk “Neural Network-Driven Perception, Mapping, and Motion Planning for Real-World Robotic Autonomy”
July 1
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 2
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
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Past Editions |
Speakers in the Past Editions:
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Arash Ajoudani |
Marc Ernst |
Matteo Leonetti |
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Alin Albu-Schäffer |
Adriano Fagiolini |
Achim Lilienthal |
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Tamim Asfour |
Egidio Falotico |
Franziska Meier |
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Gabriel Baud-Bovy |
Cesare Fantuzzi |
Arianna Menciassi |
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Massimo Bergamasco |
Roy Featherstone |
Silvestro Micera |
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Maren Bennewitz |
Vincenzo Ferrari |
Igor Mordatach |
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Marco Bettiol |
Fanny Ficuciello |
Marcia K. O'Malley |
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Matteo Bianchi |
Paolo Fiorini |
Claudio Pacchierotti |
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Jeanette Bohg |
Antonio Franchi |
Lucia Pallottino |
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Oliver Brock |
Antonio Frisoli |
Antonio Pascoal |
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Etienne Burdet |
Manuel G. Catalano |
Wilfrid Perruquetti |
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Wolfram Burgard |
Marco Gabiccini |
Domenico Prattichizzo |
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Andrea Caiti |
Manolo Garabini |
Paolo Robuffo-Giordano |
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Darwin Caldwell |
Clement Gosselin |
Paolo Rocco |
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Giorgio Cannata |
Giorgio Grioli |
Alberto Rodriguez |
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Danilo Caporale |
Roderic Grupen |
Gionata Salvetti |
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Francois Chaumette |
Sami Haddadin |
Marco Santello |
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Monique Chyba |
Chris Hauser |
Paolo Tripicchio |
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Han-Lim Choi |
Vincent Hayward |
Nikos Tsagarakis |
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Christian Ciprianii |
Seth Hutchinson |
Giuseppe Turchetti |
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Maura Casadio |
Matt Johnson-Roberson |
Gaetano Valenza |
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J. Edward Colgate |
Henrik Jorntell |
Herman Van der Kooij |
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Riccardo Costanzi |
Astrid Kappers |
Bram Vanderborght |
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Mark R. Cutrosky |
Mitsuo Kawato |
Marilena Vendittelli |
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Alessandro De Luca |
Oussama Khatib |
Yon Visell |
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Leonardo De Mattos |
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker |
Andrea M. Zanchettin |
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Alexander Dietrich |
Kostas Kyryakopoulos |
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Magnus Egerstedt |
Jean-Paul Laumond |