2020 NRI PI Meeting Program Agenda
| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 | Location | |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Early Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 | ||
| 7:30am - 8:30am | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30am - 6:00pm | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Welcome & Opening Remarks David Miller (NSF IIS, Program Director) Margaret Martonosi (NSF CISE, Assistant Director) Dawn Tilbury (NSF ENG, Assistant Director) Irina Dolinskaya (NSF CMMI, Program Director) Ella Atkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Keynote: Glen Henshaw, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Space Robotics Verification and Validation at NRL | Grand Ballroom |
| 10:00am - 10:15am | BREAK | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 10:15am - 11:10am | Long Talks Session 1 (6 talks, 8-minutes each) Moderator: Ella Atkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 11:10am - 11:45am | Fast-forward Talks Session 1 (22 talks, 90-seconds each) Moderator: Katie Skinner (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 11:45am - 1:15pm | LUNCH / POSTER SESSION | Grand Ballroom Salons 1-3 Ballroom Foyer |
| 1:15pm - 2:35pm | Long Talks Session 2 (10 talks, 8-minutes each) Moderator: Katie Skinner (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 2:35pm - 3:50pm | Panel Session 1: Collegiality and Diversity in Robotics Research Moderator: Chad Jenkins (University of Michigan) Panelists: Brittany Duncan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Hadas Kress-Gazit (Cornell University) Marcie O'Malley (Rice University) Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech) | Grand Ballroom |
| 3:50pm - 4:05pm | BREAK | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 4:05pm - 5:25pm | Long Talks Session 3 (9 talks, 8-minutes each) Moderator: Chad Jenkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:25pm - 6:05pm | Fast-forward Talks Session 2 (25 talks, 90-seconds each) Moderator: Ella Atkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 6:05pm - 8:00pm | RECEPTION / POSTER SESSION | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 | ||
| 7:30am - 8:25am | Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30am - 4:30pm | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 8:25am - 8:30am | Opening Remarks Katie Skinner (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 8:30am - 9:30am | Keynote: Hanumant Singh, Northeastern University Marine and Polar Robotics - Where we have been, Where we are, and Where we would like to go | Grand Ballroom |
| 9:30am - 9:45am | BREAK | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 9:45am - 11:20am | Long Talks Session 4 (11 talks, 8-minutes each) Moderator: Ella Atkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 11:20am - 12:00pm | Fast-forward Talks Session 3 (25 talks, 90-seconds each) Moderator: Chad Jenkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | LUNCH / POSTER SESSION | Grand Ballroom Salons 1-3 Ballroom Foyer |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm | Breakout Sessions | |
| Research in Agricultural Robotics | Executive Board Room | |
| Smart Materials | Studio E | |
| Urban Air Mobility | Studio F | |
| Ethics for Human-Robot Interaction | Studio B | |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | BREAK | Grand Ballroom Foyer |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Breakout Session Summaries | Grand Ballroom |
| 3:45pm - 5:00pm | Panel Session 2: Lightning Debate Invitation: Robotics and Learning at Scale Moderator: Chad Jenkins (University of Michigan) Panelists: Chris Atkeson (Carnegie Mellon University) Greg Hager (Johns Hopkins University) Jana Kosecka (George Mason University) Holly Yanco (University of Massachusetts, Lowell) | Grand Ballroom |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Closing Remarks Ella Atkins (University of Michigan) | Grand Ballroom |
| MEETING ADJOURNED | ||