Following the success of the workshop at ACC 2020, a second workshop on "The Confluence of Vision and Control" will be held at CCTA 2021. The workshop will bring together leading academics and researchers to discuss state-of-the-art solutions, challenges, and new research trends in the synergy of control, computer vision, and robotics.
Scope
The use of visual sensors in feedback control has been an active topic of research for decades. As the cost of hardware lowers and computational capabilities increase, vision-based control is reaching new levels of capability and application. Recent innovations in computer vision have influenced control applications such as autonomous navigation and robotics. At the same time, control-theoretic solutions, such as nonlinear and adaptive control, have been used to solve open problems in computer vision. This workshop presents eleven discussions on recent works in vision-based control, the application of control in computer vision, and topics in which vision and control are uniquely intertwined. The workshop seeks to highlight recent developments and open problems that exist at the intersection of vision and control and spur further research and development in the community.
Workshop format
The workshop will be held virtually, on Sunday, August 8, 2021, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM US Pacific Time. The workshop will include talks from 9 renowned speakers in 4 sessions.
Schedule (subject to minor changes)
Date: Sunday, August 8, 2021
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (US Pacific Time)
Session 1 (AM):
8:30–8:45 Welcome & Introductions
8:45–9:15 Warren Dixon (University of Florida)
9:15–9:45 Ashwin Dani (University of Connecticut)
9:45–10:15 Kaveh Fathian (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10:15-10:45 Coffee Break
Session 2 (AM):
10:45–11:15 Nicholas Gans (University of Texas at Arlington)
11:15–11:45 Guoqiang Hu (Nanyang Technological University)
11:45–12:15 Roberto Tron (Boston University)
12:15-1:30 Lunch Break
Session 3 (PM):
1:30–2:00 Patricio Vela (Georgia Institute of Technology)
2:00–2:30 Randy Beard (Brigham Young University)
2:30-3:00 Coffee Break
Session 4 (PM):
3:00–3:30 Riku Funada (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
3:30-4:30 Panel Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Registration
To virtually attend the workshop, attendees must register by following the CCTA guideline.
Workshop fees are $40 for IEEE members and students/retiree, and $60 for non-IEEE members.
Registration link:
https://ccta2021.ieeecss.org/registration/
Website
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/ccta-2021-vision-and-control/
Organizers
Nicholas Gans (UTA) - Corresponding organizer
Kaveh Fathian (MIT)
Feel free to reach out to the corresponding organizer with any questions.
