SWRS 2026 Program

Venue: Memorial Union – Arizona Ballroom (second floor)

Day 1 — Monday, November 2, 2026

Theme – Space Robotics

TimeEvent
8:00–9:00 amCheck-in open, coffee networking
9:00–9:30 amWelcome: Laurie Leshin, University Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration
9:30–10:30 amHiro Ono
10:30–11:30 amCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
11:30–12:00 pmKeenan Albee
12:00–1:30 pmLunch break (on your own)
1:30–2:00 pmSrikanth Saripalli
2:00–2:30 pmMaria Saboia
2:30–3:15 pmCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
3:15–3:45 pmASU Faculty Talks
3:45–4:15 pmPoster Lightning Talks
4:15–6:15 pmLab tours, Tempe campus (Limited seats; register when checking in)
6:30 pm –Speaker and Faculty Dinner (by invitation)

Day 2 — Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Theme – Assistive robotics

TimeEvent
8:00–9:00 amCheck-in open, coffee
9:00–10:00 amBlake Hannaford
10:00–11:00 amCoffee break / Posters / Company and Faculty booths
11:00–11:30 amTapomayukh “Tapo” Bhattacharjee
11:30–12:00 pmASU Faculty Talks
12:00–1:30 pmLunch break (on your own)
1:30–2:00 pmMatthew E. Taylor
2:00–2:45 pmPoster Lightning Talks
2:45–3:00 pmWrap-up session, Discussion, and Best Poster award
3:00–3:45 pmTransportation to ASU Polytechnic campus
3:45–5:30 pmLab tours, Polytechnic campus
5:30 pm–Transportation back to ASU Tempe campus