2nd EASE Fall School for cognition-enabled robot manipulation
16 - 20 September 2019
Venue
Our Fall School will take place in the beautiful historic City of Bremen, in the Northwest of Germany. With a population of around 500,000, the city on the Weser River is a hub for economy, science, and culture.
Lectures and Hand-On Courses will be given at the SFG and MZH Buildings. All buildings are located on campus and within short walking distance to each other. SEE CAMPUS MAP
Courses
Our EASE Fall School 2019 starts on September 16 and ends on September 20.
Each day will start with a lecture given by experienced researchers, invited speakers and industrial partners. In the afternoons, hands-on courses provide insights into robot manipulation and everyday activity research methods and technologies.
Our program will also provide refreshments through the day, lunch each day, and a diverse and extensive cultural experience. Join us for our entertainment program, visit the Roland Statue and the famous Town Musicians of Bremen.
Fee
The application for the EASE Fall School 2019 is a short letter of motivation. The Submission Deadline was August 16, 2019. The Fall School Committee has informed all applicants.
The EASE Fall School 2019 fee package is 350,- EUR. Included are the following services:
- all lectures and workshops given during the Fall School- access to our laboratories on all days of our Fall School
No further application fees will be charged.
| time | program | location (Building / Room) |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Registration | SFG / 1020 |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | EASE Fall School 2019 Opening M. Beetz, J. Syrbe | SFG / 1010 |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Humanoid Robots in Everyday Activities K. Okada | SFG / 1010 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Introduction to human-robot joint action R. Alami | SFG / 1010 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch | Café Unique |
| 13:00 – 14:30 | Drop Tower Tour (Presentation at TAB & Tour at ZARM) | TAB / 0.31 & ZARM |
| 14:45 – 17:00 | Hands on Knowledge Graph i. Tiddi | SFG / 1010 |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | TransAIR Kick-Off Panel Discussion | SFG / 1010 |
| time | program | location (Building / Room) |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | TASK INSTANTIATION from LONG-long MEMORies of Mobile Robots k. Okada | SFG / 1010 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Challenges for Decisional issues in HRI R. Alami | SFG / 1010 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lecture A. Garg | SFG / 1010 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Café Unique |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Hands on CRAM G. Kazhoyan, S. Koralweski | SFG / 1010 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 14:45 – 17:45 | Hands on CRAM G. KAZHOYAN, S. KORALWESKI | SFG / 1010 |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner | Restaurant campus | wiener straße 4 | 28359 Bremen |
| time | program | location (Building / Room) |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Lecture m. Beetz | SFG / 1010 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Lecture a. Garg | SFG / 1010 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Multiagent reinforcement Learning A. Melnik | SFG / 1010 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Café Unique |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Hands on Everyday Activity and Machine Learning i s. Koralewski, A. Bozcuoglu | TAB 0.51 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break | TAB Foyer |
| 14:45 – 17:45 | Hands on EVERYDAY ACTIVITY AND MACHINE LEARNING II S. KORALEWSKI, A. BOZCUOGLU | TAB 0.51 |
| 19:00 – open end | Pubcrawling | Weser Promenade Schlachte |
| time | program | location (Building / Room) |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | EASE LABs Tour | TAB |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | EASE Spin-off G. Bartels, A. Maldonado | SFG / 1010 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | SFG / 1020 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Questions Answering about 3d Scenes M. Tabachnyk, M. Katzmann | SFG / 1010 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Café Unique |
| 13:30 – 15:25 | Hands on Virtual Reality and Robotics Andrei Haidu | SFG / 1010 |
| 16:30 – 19:30 | BECK’s Brewery Tour | Beck’s and Haake-Beck visitors’ centre | Am Deich 18/19 | 28199 Bremen |
| time | program | location (Building / Room) |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Robot Perception –
An Introduction
T. Patten |
MZH / 1090 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Coffee Break | MZH / 1100 |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Robot Manipulation in
Open Environments –
New Perspectives F. Guerin |
MZH / 1090 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | MZH / 1100 |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | EASE Fall School 2019 –
Closing Session M. Beetz, J. Syrbe |
MZH / 1090 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Café Unique |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Hands on Robot Perception I
F. Balint |
MZH / 1090 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Coffee Break | MZH / 1100 |
| 14:45 – 17:45 | Hands on Robot Perception II f. Balint |
MZH / 1090 |
http://robosherlock.org/tutorials/ease_fall_school_prerequisites.html
EASE Fall School 2019 - Day 1
Social Events
Join us for our entertainment program! Our social events will give you the opportunity to network with other attendees and to make the most of your Fall School experience.
In 2019, we offer the following events:
- Guided Tour of the Drop Tower (20 Pers.)
- Guided Tour of Beck's Brewery (20 Pers.)
- Pub Crawling (self-payment)
- Dinner
We will give more information about where and when to meet a couple of days before the Fall School.
Travel and Visa
You can travel to Bremen by plane and train
If traveling by plane, the nearest airport is City Airport Bremen. You can take Line 6 of the tram service BSAG, Bremer Straßenbahn AG, the local tram and bus service. The tram station is opposite the airport's entrance hall and goes directly from Bremen Airport (Bremen Flughafen) to Bremen University (Universität).
If traveling by train, you can also take Line 6 of the tram service as it stops at Central Station (Hauptbahnhof). Tickets can be purchased at automatic ticket machines that are operated by BSAG and located at the airport (exit), at Central Station, and on the trams. We recommend to buy a "7 Days Ticket" for 24,00 EUR that will be valid in Bremen-City (Zone 1) on seven consecutive days (no NightLine surcharge included).
If traveling by car, the venue of the EASE Fall School is located directly at the A27.
For information on visa regulations, please visit the Federal Foreign Office's webpages.
Lecturers
- Frank Guerin University of Aberdeen
- Kei Okada The University of Tokyo
- Rachid Alami LAAS CNRS
- Timothy Patten ACIN TU Wien
- Alexis Maldonado University of Bremen
- Georg Bartels University of Bremen
- Michael Beetz University of Bremen
- Maxim Tabachnyk Google Germany
- Animesh Garg Stanford AI Lab
- Andrew Melnik CITEC Bielefeld
- Ilaria Tiddi VU Amsterdam
- Maximilian Katzmann Google Germany