Organisers
David VERNON, University of Skövde Sweden
Markus VINCZE, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
SPARC – The Partnership for Robotics in Europe – brings together euRobotics aisbl and the European Commission. It is supported by a project that was launched in February 2016 which, along with its many other activities, has five goals to promote the deployment of cognitive systems in industry:
1. Identify industrial priorities
2. Create a catalogue of cognitive systems algorithms
3. Create a RockEU2 cognitive architecture schema
4. Develop a framework linking cognition and autonomy
5. Develop software engineering guidelines for cognitive robotics
This workshop is the first opportunity for the robotics, cognitive systems, and AI communities to engage and become involved in the achievement of these goals. The workshop will be a facilitated brainstorming exercise. There will be five parallel breakout sessions, one for each goal. The attendees will choose which of the five breakout sessions they want to attend, during which they will provide three answers to a small number of focused questions. A facilitator will then collect these answers and, together with the participants, sort them into consistent groups. These collective answers will then be presented to the full meeting. After all the participants have had an opportunity to discuss the issues raised and give their own views, we will then identify the follow-up actions needed to move this process forward, effectively and efficiently.
Agenda of the workshop
14.00 – 14.20 : Introduction to objectives & methodology
14.20 – 14.30 : Identification of breakout groups
14.30 – 15.30 : Five parallel breakout group brainstorming sessions
15.00 – 15.00 : Coffee break
16.15 – 17.05 : Five 10-minute feedback presentations
17.05 – 17.35 : Moderated open discussion
17.35 – 17.45 : Identification of short-term goals and follow-up actions