Giovanni Beltrame (Polytechnique Montreal), “Field collective robotics: Challenges and applications”

Giovanni Beltrame is a Professor in the Department of Computer and Software Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, where he leads the Making Innovative Space Technology (MIST) Laboratory. At MIST Lab, Giovanni is conducting projects in collaboration with industry and government agencies in areas such as robotics, disaster response, and space exploration. His research interests include the modeling and design of embedded systems, artificial intelligence, and robotics, with a particular emphasis on swarm robotics. He has participated in several field missions with ESA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and NASA, including BRAILLE, PANGAEA-X, and IGLUNA. He has made significant contributions to the field of swarm robotics, notably through the development of Buzz, a programming language designed for heterogeneous robot swarms, which facilitates the coordination and control of large groups of robots.

This talk will take place as part of SCIoI member Mohsen Raoufi’s seminar “Introduction to Collective Robotics: Where Complexity Meets Robotics,” which provides an overview on the topic of collective robotics while exploring key areas like complexity science, network science, and engineering.

Image created with DALL-E by Maria Ott.