SWRS 2025 Program

Day 1 — Friday, October 31, 2025

DateTimeEvent
Oct. 31, 20258:00–9:00 amCheck-in open, coffee networking
Oct. 31, 20259:00–9:30 amWelcome: Kyle Squires, Dean of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Plenary Talk
Oct. 31, 20259:30–10:30 amBrian Scassellati
Oct. 31, 202510:30–11:00 amCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
Session I: Environmental and Field Robotics
Oct. 31, 202511:00–11:30 amNils Napp
Oct. 31, 202511:30–12:00 pmRafael Fierro
Oct. 31, 202512:00–1:15 pmLunch break (on your own)
Session II: Soft and Bio-Inspired Robots
Oct. 31, 20251:15–1:45 pmCynthia Sung
Oct. 31, 20251:45–2:15 pmKirstin Petersen
Industry Spotlight Talk
Oct. 31, 20252:15–2:45 pmDavid Shilliday
Oct. 31, 20252:45–3:15 pmCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
Oct. 31, 20253:15–3:45 pmASU Faculty Talks
Oct. 31, 20253:45–4:15 pmPoster Lightning Talks
Oct. 31, 20254:15–6:00 pmLab tours, Tempe campus (Limited seats; register when checking in)
Oct. 31, 20256:00–9:00 pmSpeaker and Faculty Dinner (by invitation)

Day 2 — Saturday, November 1, 2025

DateTimeEvent
Nov. 01, 20258:00–9:00 amCheck-in open, coffee
Plenary Talk
Nov. 01, 20259:00–10:00 amGaurav Sukhatme
Nov. 01, 202510:00–10:30 amCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
Session III: Planning, Learning, and Control
Nov. 01, 202510:30–11:00 amKostas Bekris
Nov. 01, 202511:00–11:30 amDimitra Panagou
Session IV: Human-AI-Robot Systems
Nov. 01, 202511:30–12:00 pmMatthias Scheutz
Nov. 01, 202512:00–1:15 pmLunch break (on your own)
Nov. 01, 20251:15–2:00 pmASU Faculty Talks
Nov. 01, 20252:00–2:30 pmCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
Nov. 01, 20252:30–3:00 pmWrap-up session, Discussion, and Best Poster award
Lab tours, Polytechnic campus (Limited seats available; register when checking in)
Nov. 01, 20253:00–3:45 pmTransportation to ASU Polytechnic campus
Nov. 01, 20253:45–5:15 pmLab tours, Polytechnic campus
Nov. 01, 20255:15–6:00 pmTransportation back to ASU Tempe campus