Keynote Speeches

Prof. Yongchun Fang

IEEE Senior Member

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Prof. Aiguo Song

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Prof. Lianqing Liu

Speech Title: From Biomimetics to Biosyncretics: Robots Based on Integration of Living Systems and Electromechanical Systems

Abstract: Nature offers boundless inspiration for robotic research. Bionic based Robotics has achieved amazing progress. However, biological systems are immensely sophisticated. Despite significant advances in mimicking biological mechanisms, bionic based robots inherently struggle to fully replicate the intrinsic properties of living systems. Consequently, how to further enhance performance and enable artificial systems to approach, or even surpass, biological counterparts is a major research focus in science and technology.
In this talk, I will introduce the proposed concept of biosyncretic robotics. By utilizing bioactive materials, such as living cells, as core components, and fostering the integration of biological and electromechanical systems at the molecular and cellular scales, we aim to propel robotics beyond bionics towards biosyncretics. This paradigm shift allows us to directly harness the results of billions of years of natural evolution, enhancing various robotic capabilities and driving the advancement of the robotics discipline itself.

Brief Bio: Lianqing Liu is a Professor at Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Currently his research interests include Biosyncretic systems, Micro/Nanorobotics, Intelligent control. He has published over 100 peer reviewed international journal papers and led more than 20 funded research projects as Principal Investigator. He was awarded the Early Career Award by the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society in 2011, Outstanding Young Scientist of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2014, Rising Star Award of 3M-Nano Society in 2015, Talent Young Scholar Funds of NSFC in 2015, National Program for support of Top-Notch Young Professionals in 2015, Xiongyoulun Outstanding Youth Award in 2018, Distinguished Young Scholar Funds of NSFC in 2019, Xplore Prize in 2024. He is the winner of Best Student/Conference paper Award for ICRA, ROBIO, ICIRA, IEEE-NEMS, IEEE-CYBER, IEEE-NANOMED and IEEE-3M-NANO, and delivered plenary/Keynote talks at ICRA, IROS, IEEE-NANO, IEEE-NANOMED, IEEE-NEMS, ICIUS, MARSS and so on. He is associate editors of Fundamental Research, Cyborg and Bionic Systems, Mechatronics, IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics, Control Theory and Applications. He has been elected as the vice president of IEEE Robotics and Automation Society for the term of 2018-2019, served as a member of long range planning committee of RAS.

Prof. Zhendong Dai

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Prof. Shugen Ma

IEEE Fellow

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Prof. Huawei Chen

Speech Title: Magnetically Actuated Micro-robot: Non-invasive Approach for Precision Medicine

Abstract: Non-invasive drug delivery and intestinal microbiota monitoring have drawn worldwide attention. Micro-robot especially magnetically actuated type becomes most promising approach owing to its advantage in wireless controllability, miniature size. On-demand fabrication and multifunction integration with multimode motion or multi-signal sensing are still the greatest challenges. In this talk, magnetic driven printing method will be proposed for on-demand precision assembly of magnetic particle to fabricate 1D micro-thread robot, 2D membrane robot and 3D robot with complicate structure. Control principle is explored to realize the multimode motion for 1D, 2D and 3D micro-robot. Moreover, the experiments of in vivo drug delivery and wireless microbiota monitoring are conducted to validate its efficiency and usefulness. The recent progresses in micro-robot for precision medicine will also highlighted.

Brief Bio: Chen Huawei is currently a Professor/Deputy Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University. Dr. Chen’s research is focused on the bio-inspired functional surface, micro/nano fabrication, micro/nano fluidics, and its applications in aerospace and precision. He is the Leading Talent of Ten Thousand Plan, Outstanding Young Scientist Foundation of National Nature Science Foundation of China, a JSPE Fellow etc. Dr. Chen has authored more than 100 journal papers in Nature, Nature Materials, Advanced Materials, Advanced Science, Small, Angew. Chemie, ACS Applied Materials & Interface etc.

Prof. Jing Na

Speech Title: High Precision Motion Control for Nonlinear Robotics with Unknown Dynamics

Abstract: Unknown nonlinear dynamics, e.g., frictions, modeling uncertainties, sensor noise and external disturbances, are inherent difficulties encountered in the robotic control system synthesis, which could deteriorate the control performance. In this talk, we will introduce two recently developed methods to handle unknown nonlinear dynamics for robotic motion control designs: adaptive control with guaranteed estimation convergence and unknown system dynamics estimator (USDE). First, a new adaptive learning framework driven by estimation error is presented, which can be incorporated into the adaptive control for robotics to remedy the use of acceleration measurement and retain the finite-time convergence of tracking error and estimation error simultaneously. Moreover, the design of USDE with simple low-pass filter operations and algebraic calculations is introduced to handle the lumped unknown dynamics in the robotic systems. Those developed ideas are also extended to flexible manipulators and bilateral teleoperations.

Brief Bio: Dr Jing Na is currently a Professor with the Faculty of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering at Kunming University of Science & Technology. He received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Automation, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, in 2004 and 2010, respectively. From January 2011 to December 2012, he was a Monaco/ITER Postdoctoral Fellow with the ITER Organization, France. From January 2015 to December 2016, he was a Marie Curie Fellow with the University of Bristol, UK. Since 2010, he has been with the Kunming University of Science & Technology, where he was promoted to be a full Professor in 2013. He has hold also visiting positions with the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain. His current research interests include parameter estimation, adaptive control, and nonlinear control with application to vehicle systems, servo mechanisms and energy conversion plants (e.g., engine, wave energy convertors, etc.). He has authored/co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed journal and conference papers. Dr Na has been awarded the 2017 Hsue-shen Tsien Paper Award. He is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Engineering, and Neurocomputing. He has also served as an international program committee Chair of ICMIC 2017 and DDCLS 2019 and IPC member of many prestigious international conferences.

Prof. Huayan Pu

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Prof. Hui Zhang

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