The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University, in partnership with the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh, is organizing a Robotic Surgery Technologies Workshop. This event aims to promote collaboration between researchers across Edinburgh, bringing together experts and individuals with a shared interest in advancing robotic surgery technologies.
The workshop will explore emerging topics in robotic surgery, opportunities for future collaborations, and showcase the resources and expertise available throughout the City of Edinburgh. There will be spotlight sessions featuring research groups working in closely related fields, providing insights into their work and potential synergies.
Time and Place
The workshop will take place on October 11th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, in room 4.40 (Mini Forum 2) at the Informatics Forum, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB.
Workshop Schedule
- 10:00-10:05 - Intro for the vision, goals, targets
- 10:05-10:15 - Highlights of Robotic Surgery research at HWU by Mustafa Suphi Erden, Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University
- 10:15-11:30 - 15-minute spotlight talks introducing research themes related to robotic surgery across UoE:
- 10:15-10:30 - Ram Ramamoorthy, Personal Chair of Robot Learning and Autonomy, School of Informatics
- 10:30-10:45 - Changjian Li, Lecturer in Graphics, Simulation and Visual Computing, School of Informatics
- 10:45-11:00 - Miguel O. Bernabeu, Personal Chair in Computational Medicine, Usher Institute
- 11:00-11:15 - Liang Zhao, Reader in Robot Systems, School of Informatics
- 11:15-11:30 - Daniel Layeghi, Associate Researcher, Mistry Robotics Lab, School of Informatics
- 11:30-11:45 - Robin Hill, Lecturer in Cognitive Science School of Informatics
- 11:45-11:50 - Potential funding and collaboration opportunities, by Mohsen Khadem, Reader in Robotics, School of Informatics
- 11:50-12:00 - Breakout Session: Open discussion on project topics and industrial contacts
Please register at https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/skhadem/RST.html