

1st Multi-Scale Embodied Intelligence in Healthcare Symposium


Date: July 17, 2025
Venue:
Room 612 A+B, Imperial-X, Level 6,
I-Hub,
White City Campus, Imperial College London
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Organiser:
Dr. Dandan Zhang
Co-Organiser:
Dr. Qingbiao Li
Registration:
https://forms.office.com/e/3Gq9MGYk6w
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Agenda​
09:00 – 09:15 | Registration
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09:15 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks
Dr. Dandan Zhang
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London
Introduction to the Multi-Scale Embodied Intelligence Lab
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09:30 – 09:55| Research Spotlight: Dr. Qingbiao Li
Assistant Professor, University of Macau
Talk: "Embodied Artificial Intelligence for Surgical Robotics"
20 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
Session 1: Trustworthy Perception, Interaction, and Robotic Systems
Chair (In-person): Dr. Dandan Zhang
Co-Chair (Online): Wen Fan
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*10:00 – 10:30 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Majid Taghavi
Senior Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
Talk: "Intelligent Soft Actuation Technologies"
25 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
*10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shan Luo
Reader, King’s College London
Talk Title: Tactile Intelligence in Robotics: Sensing and Interaction Across Scales
25 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
11:00 – 11:45 | Lab Tour
White City Campus
*11:45 – 12:15 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Etienne Burdet
Professor, Imperial College London
Talk Title: TBC
25 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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12:15 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch
Session 2: Trustworthy AI and Computational Intelligence in Healthcare
Chair (In-person): Dr. Dandan Zhang
Co-Chair (Online): Lan Wei
13:00 – 13:25 | Research Spotlight: Dr. Dandan Zhang
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London
Talk: "Microrobots for Biomedical Applications"
20 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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13:25 – 13:45 | Invited Talk: Wei Lan
Talk Title: "Machine Learning-Based Perception of Optical Microrobots"
15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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13:45 – 14:00 | Invited Talk: Zongcai Tan
Talk Title: "Machine Learning-Based Simulation and Interaction of Optical Microrobots"
10 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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*14:00 – 14:40 | Keynote Speaker: Prof. Sabine Hauret
Professor, University of Bristol
Talk Title: "Swarm Engineering Across Scales"
30 min Talk + 10 min Q&A
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14:40 – 15:00 | Invited Talk: Nitirak Rayabphand
Talk Title: "Magni-DOME: A Platform for High-Resolution Light-Based and Magnetic Contactless Microfabrication"
15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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*15:00 – 15:30 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kelly Zhang
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London
Talk Title: TBC
25 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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15:30 – 15:50 | Invited Talk: Junhong Chen
Talk Title: "Trustworthy Embodied AI for Surgical Robots"
15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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15:50 – 16:10 | Invited Talk: Wen Fan
Talk: "Digital Twin-Driven Mixed Reality with Haptic Rendering and Tactile Perception"
15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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16:10 – 16:30 | Invited Talk: Dr. Yingying Fang
Talk Title: TBC
15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A
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16:30 – 17:30 | Networking Event
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