Q&A on Reading Material
Two weeks before the physical week, this session gives students the opportunity to ask questions about the prerequisite reading material. Instructors will clarify any concepts that are unclear and help students gauge whether they are ready for the pace of the physical week.
Practical logistics for the September stay in Cluj-Napoca — accommodation, campus access, lab safety — will also be covered.
- Preparation
Instructors
Tassos Natsakis
Associate Professor on Robotics · Automation Department, TUCN
Tassos Natsakis is an Associate Professor in the Automation Department at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN), where he leads research and teaching in robotics. His work spans robot modelling, kinematics, motion planning, and real-time control of robot manipulators. He is the lead organiser of this BIP and will coordinate the overall programme, deliver lectures on kinematics and path planning, and supervise the hands-on laboratory sessions throughout the physical week. He has recor... read more
Emmanuel Vander Poorten
Professor on Surgical Robotics · Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
Emmanuel Vander Poorten is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven (Belgium), where he heads research on surgical robotics, haptics, and medical mechatronics. His group develops robotic systems that operate at the boundary between precision mechanics, control theory, and clinical application. ... read more
Savvas Loizou
Associate Professor · Director of Robotics, Control & Decision Systems Lab, Cyprus University of Technology
Savvas Loizou is an Associate Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology and Director of the Robotics, Control, and Decision Systems (RCDS) Laboratory. Dr Loizou's research interests span a wide range of control theoretic issues of robotic and autonomous dynamic systems, particularly autonomous navigation and control, multi-agent coordination, task planning, human-robot interaction, and others. Dr Loizou's research application domains include underwater and surface vehicles, ground vehicl... read more