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| − | # '''Community'''. Keep everyone updated as to what other work is going on in the lab |
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| − | # '''Research'''. Cross germination. Get feedback. Get help on problems. Get ideas. |
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| − | # '''Admin'''. Lab administration. |
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| + | The robotics meetings are organized to help all roboticists of the lab to accomplish their work, gain knowledge, share, brainstorm, and encourage creativity in general. |
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| + | Apart from technical questions, these meetings are also a good occasion to practice our soft-skills, such as presentation skills, to maintain/increase the quality of our work. |
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==Format== |
==Format== |
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| − | # Presentation |
+ | # Presentation: Between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on your needs |
| + | #* New experiment to come |
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| − | #* Work you have been doing |
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| + | #* Current work |
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| − | #* Reading you have been doing in the context of your work |
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| + | #* Presention about a paper in robotics litterature on current-day topics |
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| − | #* Other reading on something you are passionate about |
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| + | #* PhD presentations rehearsals |
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| − | # Discussion (15 - 30 mins) |
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| + | # Discussion on the presentation: 20-30 minutes |
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| − | # Administration (0 - 30 mins) |
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| + | # Brainstorming time: list of research questions everyone can ask to the audience to get people's opinion, collaborate, etc. |
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| − | Try and make your session as involving as possible for everyone: |
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| − | * Send round material to be read beforehand. |
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| − | * Ask people before the meeting what aspects of your work / reading they would like to know about or discuss. |
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| − | * Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc. |
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| − | ==Timing & Attendance== |
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| − | The weekly meetings '''ALWAYS''' take place on |
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| − | <center> '''Wednesdays at 14.30''' </center> |
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| − | Unless: |
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| − | * A given Wednesday is a public holiday, or |
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| − | * Something very important (like a Ph.D. defense) is overlapping. |
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| − | If either should happen the meeting is postponed to the next day. |
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| − | '''Please indicate on this wiki page if you are not going to be able to attend a meeting''' (no later than the Friday before). |
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| − | If you forget to note your absence in advance you will be severely punished and will be forced to buy a nice, big cake for the following meeting. |
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| − | ==Wednesday 19th October - Alexandre== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| − | The main topic is optimal multi-foraging in swarm robotics. |
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| − | * I will present my latest developments and results |
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| − | * Go again through goals, motivations and bibliography (renewed). |
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| − | * Discussion about the context of this work, possible applications ? |
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| − | * I might present, if there is time left, my next experiment. |
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| − | You can take a look at this very quick summary of my current research : http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~acampo/various/alex_research.pdf |
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| − | '''''Administration Issues''''' |
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| − | * Coffee machines |
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| − | * Format of these meetings |
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| − | * Standard programatic interface for simulators / real sbots. |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| − | Rodi |
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| − | '''''Results''''' |
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| − | You can [[Media:ExpIndependant.pdf | download a copy of Alex's presentation]] |
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| − | * The optimization group will have their own weekly presentations, but the will invite robotics people to participate, just like the swarm-bots presentations are open to optimization people. Seminars will continue as always and presentations might be given both at weekly meetings and at seminars. |
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| − | * Anders brings his coffee machine to test it. In case it pass the Italian test, we will buy one while the super-machine is being fixed. |
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| − | * Simulators and a standard interface for simulators: |
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| − | ** Rehan and Alex are going to talk to Vito and make a plan |
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| − | ** Rehan proposed Halva's interface, which he is going to send to Ciro and Anders for discussion on the next meeting |
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| − | ==Wednesday 26th October - Anders== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| − | Dependability and fault-tolerance in Robotics: |
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| − | * What is fault-tolerance and dependability? |
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| − | * What has been done in robotics? |
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| − | * How could fault tolerance be implemented in a swarm robotics context? |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| − | * Coffee machine |
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| − | * The new e-pucks |
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| − | * Simulators and swarm-bot interfaces |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| − | Elio, Rodi, Christos |
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| − | We are not going to pay the cakes ;-) |
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| − | ==Wednesday 2nd November - Rehan== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| − | Elio, Marco |
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| − | ==Wednesday 9th November - Federico== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| − | N/A |
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| − | ==Wednesday 16th November - Elio== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| − | Marco |
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| + | '''''About the presentations''''' |
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| − | ==Wednesday 23rd November - Christos== |
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| + | Pay special attention to the support that you will use during your presentation: |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| + | * Avoid fancy powerpoints templates: they don't help to get to your point |
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| + | * Less is more: ask yourself if everything in your presentation is mandatory for understanding your point of view. If the answer is no: delete it. |
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| + | * 1 slide per minute is a good practice, unless really necessary (typically a slide with an equation will last longer: in this case, you can split it in multiple slides, make things appear one at a time, etc, to increase clarity) |
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| + | * Try to keep your speech as clear as possible during your presentation |
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| + | '''''About the contents themselves''''' |
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| + | * Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc. It is always nice for everyone to have a preliminary introduction on your work to understand the technical points. |
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| + | * To keep things coherent, try to organize your slides having in mind a 'scenario' - a series of messages that you want people to recall after your presentation. |
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| + | ==Timing== |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| + | The bi-monthly meetings take place on |
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| + | <center> '''Fridays at 14.00.''' </center> |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| + | beggining on Friday, February 14th 2014. |
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| − | Ciro (holiday --> no cake, but maybe a havana cigar...) |
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| + | The frequency of the meetings can increase if needed. |
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| − | ==Wednesday 23rd November - Shervin== |
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| + | ==Attendance== |
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| − | '''''Presentation / Discussion Topics''''' |
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| + | Everyone that subscribed to the robotics mailing list is invited to the meetings. Send an e-mail to the organizer of the meetings in case you cannot attend the meeting, at least 2 days before the meeting, for the others to know their audience. |
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| + | (Policy change: you won't be punished anymore in case you don't come, but you can buy the organizer a beer - he loves the Trappe Quadrupel) |
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| + | =Forthcoming Meetings= |
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| − | '''''Adminstration Issues''''' |
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| + | <br> |
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| + | <center> |
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| + | '''The schedule of the forthcoming robotics meetings can also be found in the''' |
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| + | [http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/Calendars/month.php IRIDIA calendar] |
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| + | </center> |
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| + | <br><br> |
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| + | =Past Meetings= |
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| − | '''''People who will be absent''''' |
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| + | * February 14th, 2014: "Environmentally-driven collective construction with unconventional materials" - Presentation about Anthony's work |
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| − | Ciro (holiday --> no talk!!!) |
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 17 February 2014
Purpose of the meetings
The robotics meetings are organized to help all roboticists of the lab to accomplish their work, gain knowledge, share, brainstorm, and encourage creativity in general. Apart from technical questions, these meetings are also a good occasion to practice our soft-skills, such as presentation skills, to maintain/increase the quality of our work.
Format
- Presentation: Between 15 and 45 minutes, depending on your needs
- New experiment to come
- Current work
- Presention about a paper in robotics litterature on current-day topics
- PhD presentations rehearsals
- Discussion on the presentation: 20-30 minutes
- Brainstorming time: list of research questions everyone can ask to the audience to get people's opinion, collaborate, etc.
About the presentations
Pay special attention to the support that you will use during your presentation:
- Avoid fancy powerpoints templates: they don't help to get to your point
- Less is more: ask yourself if everything in your presentation is mandatory for understanding your point of view. If the answer is no: delete it.
- 1 slide per minute is a good practice, unless really necessary (typically a slide with an equation will last longer: in this case, you can split it in multiple slides, make things appear one at a time, etc, to increase clarity)
- Try to keep your speech as clear as possible during your presentation
About the contents themselves
- Think about implications of what you are presenting for the research direction of the lab as a whole - methodologies, technologies etc. It is always nice for everyone to have a preliminary introduction on your work to understand the technical points.
- To keep things coherent, try to organize your slides having in mind a 'scenario' - a series of messages that you want people to recall after your presentation.
Timing
The bi-monthly meetings take place on
beggining on Friday, February 14th 2014.
The frequency of the meetings can increase if needed.
Attendance
Everyone that subscribed to the robotics mailing list is invited to the meetings. Send an e-mail to the organizer of the meetings in case you cannot attend the meeting, at least 2 days before the meeting, for the others to know their audience. (Policy change: you won't be punished anymore in case you don't come, but you can buy the organizer a beer - he loves the Trappe Quadrupel)
Forthcoming Meetings
The schedule of the forthcoming robotics meetings can also be found in the IRIDIA calendar
Past Meetings
- February 14th, 2014: "Environmentally-driven collective construction with unconventional materials" - Presentation about Anthony's work
