Global Conference on Educational Robotics

Global Conference on Educational Robotics

Everyone interested in robotics and STEM education is encouraged to attend the Global Conference on Educational Robotics! Each year middle school and high school students, educators, robotics enthusiasts, and professionals from across the world gather to connect with peers, discuss technology-related ideas, and cheer on their favorite teams during two exciting autonomous robot tournaments.

Global Conference on Educational Robotics

The 2012 Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center from July 18 - July 22, 2012, with pre-conference classes on July 17th.

2012 Keynote Speaker - Hiroshi Ishiguro

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Hiroshi Ishiguro received a D.Eng. in systems engineering from the Osaka University, Japan in 1991.

He is currently Professor of Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University (2009–) and Group Leader (2011–) of Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR).

His research interests include distributed sensor systems, interactive robotics, and android science. He has published more than 300 papers in major journals and conferences, such as Robotics Research and IEEE PAMI.

On the other hand, he has developed many humanoids and androids, called Robovie, Repliee, Geminoid, Telenoid, and Elfoid. These robots have been reported many times by major media, such as Discovery channel, NHK, and BBC. He has also received the best humanoid award four times in RoboCup.

In 2007, Synectics Survey of Contemporary Genius 2007 has selected him as one of the top 100 geniuses alive in the world today.

“Photo by Mamoru MINAMIURA”
Telenoid R1 was developed by Osaka University and ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory.

2012 Keynote Speaker - Maurizio Porfiri

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Maurizio Porfiri was born in Rome, Italy in 1976. He received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, in 2000 and 2006; a “Laurea” in Electrical Engineering (with honours) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and the University of Toulon (dual degree program), in 2001 and 2005, respectively.

From 2005 to 2006 he held a Post-doctoral position with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Virginia Tech. He has been a member of the Faculty of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of the Polytechnic Institute of New York University since 2006, where he is currently an Associate Professor.

He is engaged in conducting and supervising research on dynamical systems theory, multiphysics modeling, and underwater robotics. Maurizio Porfiri is the author of over 75 journal publications, he is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award (Dynamical Systems program) in 2008, he has been included in the “Brilliant 10” list of Popular Science in 2010, and he has been invited the Frontiers of Engineering Symposium organized by National Academy of Engineering in 2011.

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