Visiting the Googleplex office in Mountain View
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). First detected in 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, China, the disease has since spread globally resulting in the coronavirus pandemic of 2019–20. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought travel to a standstill. Because of my work as an active researcher, I used to travel quite often around the world prior the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Representing Norway at the IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting March 21, 2020 - Virtual Event
I was honoured to represent Norway at the IEEE Region 8 Committee Meeting March 21, 2020 - Virtual Event. IEEE is the world's largest technical professional organisation dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The meeting was originally planned to be held in Warsaw, Poland, but because of the pandemic, it was decided to have a WebEx instead. We are facing challenging times. But as always, there are opportunities to learn and move forward together.
A Low-Cost Multi-Modal Auditory-Visual-Tactile Framework for Remote Touch
A new paper has been accepted for publication in the Proc. of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies (ICICT), Silicon Valley, San Jose, United States, March 9-12, 2020. The selected article is: Filippo Sanfilippo and Claudio Pacchierotti. A Low-Cost Multi-Modal Auditory-Visual-Tactile Framework for Remote Touch. In Proc. of the 3rd IEEE International Conference on Information and Computer Technologies (ICICT), Silicon Valley, San Jose, United States. 2020
European Robotics Forum (ERF2020) - euRobotics
I was honoured to join the representative of the Dept. of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder (UiA), Grimstad at the European Robotics Forum (ERF2020) - euRobotics, Malaga, Spain. During the event, I engaged with several colleagues and researchers form around Europe. Interesting challenges and good opportunities are ahead.
Call for papers - 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications INTAP 2020 (UiA is par of the organising committee)
Dear colleagues, I am glad to share with you the following call for papers for the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Technologies and Applications INTAP 2020. The conference will be held in Gjøvik, Norway, on 28-30 September, 2020. The University of Agder (UiA) is part of the organising committee. You are more than welcome to submit papers or please feel free to circulate the call among your contacts. Please notice the track on Robotics: Machine Desi
Meeting with Grady Booch, the inventor of the Unified Modelling Language (UML)
During January 7-10, 2020, I was honoured to represent the Dept. of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder (UiA), Grimstad, and the Dept. of Mechanical, Electronic and Chemical Engineering at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet) at the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2020), Maui, Hawaii, United States of America. During the conference I engaged with several colleagues and researchers form around the world. I was particularly honoured to meet and discuss with
A comparison between a two feedback control loop and a reinforcement learning algorithm for compliant low-cost series elastic actuators
A new paper has been accepted for publication in the Proceeding of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2020), Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, January 7-10, 2020. The selected article is: Filippo Sanfilippo, Tuan Hua and Steven Bos, A comparison between a two feedback control loop and a reinforcement learning algorithm for compliant low-cost series elastic actuators, in Proceeding of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 20
Filippo Sanfilippo elected as a Chair for the IEEE Norway Section
The results for the 2019 elections of IEEE Norway Section are out. The new elected board is: Chair: Filippo Sanfilippo (61.1% of valid votes) Vice-Chair: Jianhua Zhang (56.0% of valid votes) Secretary: Azam Seyedi (66.7% of valid votes) Treasurer: Jenny Olsson (100% of valid votes)
Professor Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen was awarded the Bode Prize
Congratulations to my PhD supervisor, Professor Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, on being awarded the Bode Prize for her groundbreaking research, "the closest you get to the Nobel Prize in cybernetics".
I need your vote to serve as a Chair for the IEEE Norway Section
As you may know, the IEEE Norway Section is now approaching for voting. Voting will start from Dec. 1st 2019 and close at Dec 15th 2019. For the health of our section, I really encourage you to take the time to exercise your vote to choose our future.
The University of Agder research activity showcased on Italian TV
On Friday 22.11.2019, a television crew from the Italian channel La7 visited the Dept. of Engineering Sciences, University of Agder (UiA), Grimstad. The crew interviewed me and other colleagues. The crew also also visited the university facilities and laboratories, such as the Mechatronics Innovation Lab (MIL) and the I4Helse arena. The crew was very interested in assistive technology for elderly people.
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