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Robotics Vision & Control 2025

Robotics Vision & Control 2025

Perception to actuation

Oct 20, 2025 5:00 AM — 1:30 PM Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W • Toronto, ON, M5V 2W6, CA Public Published CAD 199.00 – 649.00 • Cap 1000
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Event Details

Summary: SLAM, grasping, and robust control.

Simulation-to-real transfer, uncertainty, and safety cases.

When: Oct 20, 2025 5:00 AM — 1:30 PM (America/Toronto)

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W • Toronto, ON, M5V 2W6, CA

Accessibility: Accessible seating

Organizer: REGKT Events • events@regkt.org • +1-416-000-0000

Participants

Prof. Prof. Ahmed Saleh 🇨🇦

University of Toronto

Professor of Robotics

Session_chair: Program Chair Track: Program Room: Main Hall Featured

Chair: Session

Research in perception, SLAM, and robust control for field robots.
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Dr. Mr. Chaitanya Samineni 🇨🇦

Data Engineer, BMO

Keynote: Opening Keynote Track: Keynotes Room: Main Hall Oct 20, 2025 5:00 AM – 5:45 AM Featured

Keynote: Scalable Data Engineering for the AI Era: Architectures That Power Next-Gen Applications

Domain randomization, dynamics mismatch, and adaptive policies.

A results-driven Data Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in data processing, analytics, and data masking, specializing in high-volume, data-intensive applications across banking and retail. Skilled in designing and delivering end-to-end data solutions�from analysis and architecture to development, testing, and deployment�while ensuring accuracy, security, and scalability. Known for collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to build robust enterprise systems that enhance operational efficiency and business performance.
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Dr. Miguel Ortega 🇪🇸

AutoFlex Robotics

Control Systems Lead

Keynote: Day 2 Keynote Track: Keynotes Room: Main Hall Oct 21, 2025 5:00 AM – 5:45 AM Featured

Keynote: Learning-Enhanced MPC for Agile Control

Hybrid controllers with learned dynamics priors and guarantees.

Develops learning-enhanced MPC for agile mobile robots.
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Hyejin Park 🇰🇷

MapForge

SLAM Engineer

Session_chair: Track A Chair Track: Vision Room: Room V1 Featured

Chair: Session

Focus on dense SLAM for dynamic environments.

Gianni Bianchi 🇮🇹

RoboSight

Perception Lead

Session_chair: Track B Chair Track: Perception Room: Room P Featured

Chair: Session

Multi-camera calibration and tracking at scale.
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Yara Haddad 🇱🇧

SimForge

Workshop Instructor

Workshop_instructor: Hands-on Lab Track: Workshops Room: Lab 1 Oct 22, 2025 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Featured

Workshop: Scenario Generation & Coverage

Corner case synthesis and test coverage KPIs.

Scenario libraries and coverage metrics for simulation.
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Priyanka Desai 🇮🇳

GraspLab

Robotics Researcher

Speaker Track: Manipulation Room: Room M Oct 20, 2025 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM

Talk: Uncertainty-Aware Grasping

Belief-space planning backed by tactile inference.

Uncertainty-aware grasp planning with tactile feedback.
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Jonas Eriksen 🇸🇪

NordicDrive

Staff Engineer

Speaker Track: Perception Room: Room P Oct 20, 2025 7:35 AM – 8:05 AM

Talk: Stereo in the Wild: Lessons from the Field

Handling sun glare, rain, and low-texture scenes.

Stereo depth and sensor fusion for outdoor robots.
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Noura Ben Said 🇹🇳

DeepNav

Perception Scientist

Speaker Track: Navigation Room: Room N Oct 21, 2025 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Talk: Learning-Guided Navigation

Blending priors with graph-based planning.

Navigation with learned priors and classical planners.
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Felix Moreau 🇫🇷

HexaDrive

Controls Engineer

Speaker Track: Control Room: Room C Oct 21, 2025 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM

Talk: Adaptive Control for Rough Terrain

Tire slip estimation and disturbance rejection.

Adaptive control for mobile robots on rough terrain.
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Arman Ghafari 🇮🇷

HandyBots

Senior Engineer

Speaker Track: Manipulation Room: Room M Oct 23, 2025 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Talk: Compliant Grippers for Delicate Objects

Design patterns, compliance, and safety limits.

Compliant grippers and force control for delicate objects.
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Nadia Popov 🇷🇺

AutoVis

Computer Vision Engineer

Speaker Track: Vision Room: Room V2 Oct 23, 2025 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Talk: Visual Defect Detection on the Line

Latency budgets, accuracy trade-offs, and QA.

Vision-based defect detection in manufacturing lines.
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Dr. Dr. Zainab Al-Hassan 🇦🇪

SafeMotion

Safety Architect

Panelist: Panelist Track: Safety Room: Room S Oct 22, 2025 6:30 AM – 7:15 AM

Panel: Building Convincing Safety Cases

Traceability, independence, and argument structures.

Hazard analysis, safety cases, and verification evidence.
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Marko Petrovic 🇷🇸

Independent

Moderator

Moderator: Panel Moderator Track: Safety Room: Room S Oct 22, 2025 6:30 AM – 7:15 AM

Panel: Building Convincing Safety Cases

Moderation and structured audience Q&A.

Moderates safety and validation panels.
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Rajesh Kulkarni 🇮🇳

DynoSim

Workshop Instructor

Workshop_instructor: Hands-on Lab Track: Workshops Room: Lab 2 Oct 21, 2025 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Workshop: Dynamics Sim for MPC Tuning

Setup, parameter estimation, and validation.

Dynamics simulation tools for controller tuning.
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Helena Sousa 🇨🇦

REGKT Events

Organizer

Organizer: Program Operations

Ops: Session

Program operations and speaker success.

Samuel Wright 🇨🇦

REGKT Events

Organizer

Organizer: Logistics

Ops: Session

Venue logistics and A/V.

Dr. Dr. Olga Petrova 🇧🇬

OpenRobotics

Judge

Judge: Poster Awards Judge Oct 24, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Judging: Session

Poster awards judging and external evaluation.
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Tomasz Lewandowski 🇵🇱

RoboQA

Panelist

Panelist: Panelist Track: QA Room: Room Q Oct 22, 2025 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Panel: Testing Robots in the Wild

Failure taxonomies, logs, and regression playbooks.

Reliability and QA for robots in the wild.
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Mei Tan 🇸🇬

Independent

Moderator

Moderator: Panel Moderator Track: QA Room: Room Q Oct 22, 2025 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Panel: Testing Robots in the Wild

Moderated discussion and audience Q&A.

Moderator for QA and validation panels.
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Professional Impact & Significance

This event represents a platform where leaders, researchers, and practitioners exchange advancements that influence real-world technical, scientific, and organizational practices. The contributions and presentations delivered here reflect recognized expertise in the field and demonstrate active participation in advancing modern knowledge.

Participants are encouraged to archive discussions, slide decks, and session recordings as part of documenting their contributions, outcomes, and role in shaping the dialogue presented here.

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