Program
Overview
SWRS 2025 will feature a two-day program of plenary talks, technical sessions, poster presentations, industry showcases, and lab tours. The detailed schedule will be updated as speakers and sessions are finalized.
- Times and sessions are subject to change.
- The full speaker lineup and poster list will be available by October 15, 2025.
- Coffee breaks and networking sessions will be built into the program.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 8:00-9:00 am | Check-in open, coffee networking |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 9:00-9:30 am | Welcome: Kyle Squires, Dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering; |
| Plenary Talk | ||
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 9:30-10:30 am | Brian Scassellati |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 10:30-11:00 am | Coffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths |
| Session I: Environmental and Field Robotics | ||
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 11:00-11:30 am | Nils Napp |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 11:30-12:00 pm | Rafael Fierro |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 12:00-1:15 pm | Lunch break (on your own) |
| Session II: Soft and Bio-Inspired Robots | ||
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 1:15-1:45 pm | Cynthia Sung |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 1:45-2:15 pm | Kirstin Petersen |
| Industry Spotlight Talk | ||
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 2:15-2:45 pm | David Shilliday |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 2:45-3:15 pm | Coffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 3:15-3:45 pm | ASU Faculty Talks |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 3:45-4:15 pm | Poster Lightning Talks |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 4:15–6:15 pm | Lab tours, Tempe campus. (Limited seats; register when checking in) |
| Oct. 31, 2025 | 6:30-9:00 pm | Speaker and Faculty Dinner (by invitation) |
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 8:00-9:00 am | Check-in open, coffee |
| Plenary Talk | ||
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 9:00-10:00 am | Gaurav Sukhatme |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 10:00-10:30 am | Coffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths |
| Session III: Planning, Learning, and Control | ||
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 10:30-11:00 am | Kostas Bekris |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 11:00-11:30 am | Dimitra Panagou |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 11:30-12:15 pm | ASU Faculty Talks |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 12:15-1:30 pm | Lunch break(on your own) |
| Session IV: Human-AI-Robot Systems | ||
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 1:30-2:00 pm | Matthias Scheutz |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 2:00-2:30 pm | Coffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 2:30-3:00 pm | Wrap-up session, Discussion, and Best Poster award |
| Lab tours, Polytechnic campus (Limited seats available; register when checking in) | ||
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 3:00-3:45 pm | Transportation to ASU Polytechnic campus |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 3:45-5:30 pm | Lab tours, Polytechnic campus |
| Nov. 01, 2025 | 5:30-6:15 pm | Transportation back to ASU Tempe campus |