Doctoral Summer School on Robotics and Intelligent Machines
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ (๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ) Join us in the seaside of Tuscany, Italy, for a week of training, innovation, hands-on experimentation, and international networking. From August 30 to September 6, 2026, DRIMS will bring together PhD students, researchers, and professionals from academia and industry for an immersive experience dedicated to the latest advances in robotics and intelligent machines. The programme combines lectures, hands-on activities, multidisciplinary teamwork, project-based learning, and networking opportunities with leading researchers and peers from around the world. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge in areas including: โข ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป โข ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โข ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ โข ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โข ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ Several full and partial registration fee waivers are available thanks to the generous support of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS), the Italian Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (I-RIM), the BRIEFS research infrastructure, and several sponsoring companies (https://www.phdrims.com/sponsors.php<https://www.phdrims.com/sponsors.php?s=7>). ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐: โข https://www.phdrims.com/ โข https://www.santannapisa.it/en/alta-formazione/4th-Doctoral-Summer-School-on... We look forward to welcoming the next generation of researchers and innovators in robotics and intelligent machines, The DRIMS Steering and Scientific Committee https://www.phdrims.com/comitato_organizzatore.php<https://www.phdrims.com/comitato_organizzatore.php?s=3> -- Calogero M. Oddo, PhD (โชScholarโฌ<https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=it&user=y1rffgkAAAAJ&view_op=list_wo...>, Scopus<https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16176089500>) Associate Professor of Bioengineering, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy https://www.santannapisa.it/en/calogero-maria-oddo http://www.santannapisa.it/en/neuro-robotic-touch-laboratory Vice-Director, Centro Interdisciplinare Linceo Giovani https://www.lincei.it/en/oddo-calogero-maria email: calogero.oddo@santannapisa.it<mailto:calogero.oddo@santannapisa.it> While it suits me to email now, I do not expect a reply outside of your own working hours.
* Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks! * IAISS2026, A Residential Summer School in Frontier AI IAISS 2026 is a full-immersion 5-day Summer School in Tuscany on cutting-edge advances in AI and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. ๐ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA @ Tuscany, Italy, ๐ Sept 20-24, 2026 ๐ https://2026.iaiss.cc iaiss@icas.cc ๐ค LECTURERS: Each Lecturer will hold up to four lectures on one or more research topics. Stefano V. Albrecht, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Giuseppe De Giacomo, University of Oxford, UK Christoph Feichtenhofer, Meta Superintelligence Labs, USA Sven Giesselbach, T-Systems International, Germany Jamie Hayes, Google DeepMind, UK Sumi Helal, University of Bologna, Italy Albert Q. Jiang, Mistral AI, Paris, France & University of Cambridge, UK Marine Le Morvan, INRIA Saclay, France Bruno Lepri, FBK, Italy Sebastian Lins Risi, Sakana AI, Japan & IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark George Paliouras, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA More Lecturers TBA ๐ https://2026.iaiss.cc/lecturers/ ๐ https://2026.iaiss.cc/lectures/ ๐จ REGISTRATION: by July 23 (AoE) https://2026.iaiss.cc/registration/ Applicant *may* submit (during the Registration Process) a research abstract (max 2 pages; any format) for presentation. School directors and the scientific committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for poster and/or short talk. Abstract can be submitted by July 23 during the registration process. PAST EDITIONS: https://2026.iaiss.cc/previous-editions/ IAISS Norbert Wiener Best Presentation Award in Artificial Intelligence: https://2026.iaiss.cc/best-presentation-award/ VENUE: https://2026.iaiss.cc/venue/ Riva del Sole Resort & SPA Localitร Riva del Soleโ Castiglione della Pescaia (Grosseto) CAP 58043โ Tuscanyโ Italy p: +39-0564-928111 e: booking.events@rivadelsole.it w: https://www.rivadelsole.it/en/ โ CERTIFICATE & 8 ECTS: The International Artificial Intelligence Summer School โ IAISS 2026 is a full-immersion five-day Summer School at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA (Castiglione della Pescaia โ Grosseto โ Tuscany, Italy) on cutting-edge advances in AI and Generative AI with lectures delivered by world-renowned experts. The Summer School provides a stimulating environment for PhD students, Post-Docs, junior academics (only up to assistant professors), early career researchers, and industry leaders (and highly motivated, promising and brilliant Master students / BSc students). Participants will also have the chance to present their results with talks, and to interact with their colleagues, in a convivial, professional and productive environment. PhD students, PostDocs, Industry Practitioners and Junior Academics (only up to assistant professors) will be typical profiles of the IAISS attendants. The Summer School will involve a total of 36โ40 hours of lectures, according to the academic system the final achievement will be equivalent to 8 ECTS points for the PhD Students (and some strongly motivated Master Student โ BSc Student) attending the Summer School. Language: English. To participate in the IAISS 2026, all attendants must (1/2) register for the school (by July 23, 2026) and (2/2) book accommodation at the school venue, โRiva del Sole Resort & SPAโ (by July 23, 2026); all attendants must stay at the โRiva del Sole Resort & SPAโ. Once accommodation has been booked at โRiva del Sole Resort & SPAโ, the participant must send this information (including the Booking Number) to the IAISS organizing committee (iaiss@icas.cc). IAISS is a residential school, so all lecturers and participants must reside in the same Hotel (Riva del Sole Resort & SPA). No exceptions are made. For privacy reasons, the Hotel cannot match people. If you have someone to share the apartment with, please send to the Hotel ( booking.events@rivadelsole.it ) the name, surname and email address. Otherwise the solution is to book an apartment in single use. IAISS is organized as a non-profit scientific event. Please note that only IAISS registered participants can book a room (in hotel or apartment) at the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA with the accommodation form attached in the registration email and with the IAISS Discounted Rates. The Booking Office of the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA will verify the names of the participants and the corresponding registration number to confirm the booking. Anyone interested in participating in IAISS 2026 should register as soon as possible: ๐ https://2026.iaiss.cc/registration/ See you in Riva del Sole in September! IAISS 2026 Organizing Committees. https://2026.iaiss.cc iaiss@icas.cc https://www.linkedin.com/groups/19146028/ Obviously, this is only a Call for Participation, to have complete and updated information we recommend you access the relevant website: https://2026.iaiss.cc the News Section: https://2026.iaiss.cc/category/news/ and the FAQ: https://2026.iaiss.cc/faq/ * Apologies for multiple copies. Please forward to anybody who might be interested, thanks! *
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