Date: Monday June 8, 2026
Time: 9:00 – 12:00
Location: University of Oulu, Linnanmaa campus, OP-sali (lecture hall L10)
The seminar is open to the general public and includes coffee service.
PROGRAM
09:00 Opening words
09:05 MINIMALISM IN ROBOTICS
Assistant Professor Alexandra Nilles, Western Washington University, USA
09:30 ROBUST PERCEPTION AND SAFETY-AWARE PLANNING
Professor Simo Särkkä, Aalto University, Finland
09:55 ROBOT MAKERS: EXPRESSION THROUGH ROBOTICS
Associate Professor Ankur Mehta, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
10:20 Coffee service
10:50 CAC RESEARCH REPORT
Professor Timo Ojala, University of Oulu, Centre for Applied Computing (CAC)