Workshop Schedule

Location: WSCC 602 (unless otherwise noted)

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8:30 AM	-	9:00 AM	Welcome
9:00 AM	-	10:00 AM	Morning Keynote (Location: WSCC 4B) Radhika Nagpal - Harvard University
10:00 AM	-	10:30 AM	Coffee Break (Location: WSCC Level 6)
10:30 AM	-	11:15 AM	How to Survive and Thrive in the Multidisciplinary Field of Robotics Moderator: Lydia Tapia Lydia Kavraki - Rice University Cindy Bethel - Mississippi State University Melanie Moses - University of New Mexico
11:15 AM	-	12:00 PM	The Integration of Hardware and Software Moderator: Cindy Bethel Rafael Fierro - University of New Mexico Robin Murphy - Texas A&M University
12:00 PM	-	1:00 PM	Networking Group Lunch, by Table Topic
1:00 PM	-	1:45 PM	Being Successful in Graduate School Moderator: Melanie Moses Megan Emmons - Colorado State University Aleksandra Faust- Sandia National Laboratories Lauren Miller - Northwestern University
2:00 PM	-	3:00 PM	Afternoon Keynote (Location: WSCC 4B) A.J. Brush - Microsoft Research
3:00 PM	-	3:30 PM	Coffee Break (Location: WSCC Level 6)
3:30 PM	-	4:15 PM	Career Paths Moderator: Hanna Kurniawati A.J. Brush - Microsoft Research Sam Jacobs - ABB Corporate Research at NCSU Lydia Tapia - University of New Mexico
4:15 PM	-	5:00 PM	IEEE Publication Life Cycle Moderator: Lydia Tapia Nancy Amato - Texas A&M University Antonio Bicchi - University of Pisa Maria Gini - University of Minnesota
5:00 PM	-	5:15 PM	Poster Setup
5:15 PM	-	5:45 PM	Poster Session I
5:45 PM	-	6:15 PM	Poster Session II