The Mildner Memorial Lecture 2018
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May 16, 2018
from 02:00 PM to 07:00 PM |
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| Where | North and South Cloisters, Wilkins Building Gower Street WC1E 6BT |
| Contact Name | Tim Bodley-Scott |
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“Driven to Not Drive”
Professor Paul Newman, Director of the Oxford Robotics Institute and Founder of autonomous vehicle company Oxbotica
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| 1:30pm | Research Poster and Table Top Demonstrations - North and South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, Gower St, UCL |
| 3:30pm | Reception - South Cloisters, Wilkins Building, Gower St, UCL |
| 4:45pm | Lecture - Cruciform B304 - LT1, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, UCL |
Abstract
Talk of machine autonomy is everywhere, and so it should be. We won’t always have to drive ourselves and make terrible mistakes, smash rocks in mines, lug goods around warehouses, not explore planets and struggle to clear up after disasters. But what are the technical components of such an autonomy system, what lies under the hood? What has become easy and what remains hard? How will these systems share data to evoke superhuman skill acquisition? How will they be insured and where and when will they appear in our lives. This talk will address these coupled questions which span the technical, the economic and social spheres. Questions are particularly welcome!
The 2018 Mildner Memorial Lecturer: Professor Paul Newman
Paul Newman is the BP Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Oxford. He is Director of the Oxford Robotics Institute (ori.ox.ac.uk) within the Department of Engineering Science. The ORI enjoys a world leading reputation in mobile autonomy - developing machines which roll, walk, poke, swim and fly in the real world. His focus lies on pushing the boundaries of navigation and autonomy techniques in terms of both endurance and scale. In 2014 he founded Oxbotica - a spinout company focussed on Mobile Autonomy. He was elected fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the IEEE with a citation for outstanding contributions to robot navigation.
