Hybrid Lecture entitled, “Robotics for Environmental Monitoring: From Underwater to Aerial”

Hybrid Lecture:

Robotics for Environmental Monitoring: From Underwater to Aerial

Facilitator:

Prof. Dr. Francesco Maurelli

Professor in Marine Systems and Robotics

Chair, Robotics and Intelligent Systems

Co-Chair, Constructor University, Bremen, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Technical Committee Marine Robotics

Constructor University, Germany

INTRODUCTION:

The Sindh Innovation, Research, and Education Network (SIREN) working under the auspices of the Government of Sindh, and the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) is organizing a lecture entitled, “Robotics for Environmental Monitoring: From Underwater to Aerial”. All research scholars, student scientists, and faculty of universities are cordially invited to attend this important lecture.

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Prof. Dr. Francesco Maurelli is a Professor in Marine Systems and Robotics, and Chair of the Robotics and Intelligent Systems (B.Sc. program) at Constructor University, Germany. He is originally from Italy. He has obtained a Ph.D. at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, with a thesis focused on intelligent localisation of autonomous underwater vehicles; and was a Scientific Manager at the Technical University of Munich. After a stay at CSAIL MIT as a Research Fellow in Cambridge, USA, he accepted a faculty position in Bremen, impressed by the internationality of the campus and the curiosity and excellence of the students. Other than his scientific career, he likes to play the piano and speak the international language Esperanto with friends all over the world.

Date: December 11th, 2023

Day: Monday

Time: 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.

Registration Fee: Free

Registration link:  https://forms.gle/Z7BUqwFFeV1TrH7fA

Venue:

Lecture Hall A, Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center (LEJNSIC), International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

Contact Person:

Prof. Nadeem Ahmed Khan (Manager, SIREN)

Email: [email protected]

Tel.: 021-111-222-292; Ext: 267, 275