Khalifa University of Science and Technology has announced it will host the 36th edition of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2024) in Abu Dhabi. The conference will highlight the region’s rapidly advancing capabilities in robotics and intelligent transport systems.
Coming to the MENA region for the first time, IROS will be hosted from 14–18 October 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), gathering researchers, academics, leading corporate majors, and industry professionals from around the globe. One of the world’s largest and most important robotics research conferences, IROS provides a platform for the international robotics community to exchange knowledge and ideas about the latest advances in intelligent robots and smart machines.
Themed ‘Robotics for Sustainable Development’, the IROS 2024 organising committee and its editorial board are currently receiving papers for presentations, and the event will offer a platform for Khalifa University to display its research and innovation activities and initiatives in robotics. The event is sponsored by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, the Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ), the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), the New Technology Foundation, and the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES).
Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, IROS 2024 General Co-Chair, said, “Khalifa University is proud to host the Intelligent Robots and Systems 2024 in line with the Robotics for Sustainable Development theme. As the region’s rapidly advancing capabilities in robotics and intelligent transport systems gain momentum, this event serves as a platform to incubate ideas, exchange knowledge, foster collaboration, and showcase our research and innovation activities. By hosting IROS 2024, Khalifa University aims to reaffirm the UAE’s status as a global innovation hub and destination for all industry stakeholders to collaborate on research and explore business opportunities within the country’s innovation ecosystem.”
Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi also added: “With great pride, the organising committee of IROS 2024 announces that they have received a total of 3,753 submissions representing 60 countries, with China leading with 1,029 papers, followed by the US (777), Germany (302), and Japan (253), as well as the UK and South Korea (173 each). The UAE, with 68 papers, comes atop the Arab region.”
IROS 2024 will also include nine global-level competitions and challenges covering various aspects of robotics and AI, an IROS Expo, and an exclusive Career Fair. The challenges and competitions will focus on robots’ physical or athletic intelligence, remote robot navigation, robot manipulation, underwater robotics, and perception and sensing.
The latest robotics technologies and products will be exhibited as a major conference component, while poster sessions, keynotes, panel discussions, and networking events are also planned. Attendees will represent the manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, defence, security, and mining sectors, with 60 per cent having over six years of experience in robotics.
The Khalifa University Center for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KU-CARS) drives innovation with around 50 researchers and state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, including a vibrant multidisciplinary environment for conducting robotics and autonomous vehicle-related research and innovation.
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII) of Abu Dhabi is a strategic sponsor for IROS 2024, while Astribot and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) are Platinum sponsors. The Dubai Future Foundation and the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence are gold sponsors, while NOKOV Motion Capture Company and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) are silver sponsors. The Beijing Institute of Technology is the university’s partner.
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