| On 2022-05-10 at 15:00:00 (Brussels Time) |
Abstract
In our new EU projects ChronoPilot and WatchPlant we follow a bio-hybrid
approach, that is, technological systems closely interact with living
organisms. In ChronoPilot we study how the subjective time perception in
humans can be usefully modulated in a work environment. Our specific
concept is to measure physiological data of humans, interpret it with
respect to plausible causes of mental states and time perception, and
have a robot swarm react to it.
In WatchPlant we study how air quality in cities can be monitored in a
'green' approach. We want to use natural living plants as sensors -
that's called phytosensing. Plants breathe the same air as we do and
their physiology reacts to it. Our specific approach is to measure
physiological data of plants, interpret it with respect to plausible
causes of environmental stimuli, and communicate the information to all
city dwellers. Short Bio of the Speaker
Since 2017 Heiko Hamann is professor for service robotics at the
University of Luebeck, Germany. He was assistant professor of swarm
robotics at the University of Paderborn, Germany from 2013 until 2017.
His main research interests are swarm robotics, bio-hybrid systems,
evolutionary robotics, and modeling of complex systems. He enjoys
working in multi-disciplinary teams with ethologists, plant biologists,
architects, and psychologists.
Link to Seminar:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3aYDVRTvS5v-FcnsTJisONwlDTQrEw-hclXJrmwzVxbkg1%40thread.tacv2/1650366993657?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2230a5145e-75bd-4212-bb02-8ff9c0ea4ae9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22dcfe88e1-1c78-4028-8f17-6357145735b2%22%7d
