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1st Multi-Scale Embodied Intelligence in Healthcare Symposium

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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: Interaction Control between Humans and with Robots

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 Hauert
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 – 15:20 | Invited Talk: Dr. Yingying Fang
Talk Title: "Explainable AI-Powered Insights for Lung Disease Outcome Prediction"

15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A

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15:20 – 15:40 | Invited Talk: Junhong Chen
Talk Title: "Trustworthy Embodied AI for Surgical Robots"

15 min Talk + 5 min Q&A

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15:40 – 16:00 | 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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*16:00 – 16:30 | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kelly Zhang
Assistant Professor, Imperial College London

Talk Title: "Designing and Validating Reinforcement Learning for Digital Health Interventions"

25 min Talk + 5 min Q&A

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16:30 – 17:30 | Networking Event

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A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated volunteers:
Ziye Chen and Sirine Bhouri
Your time, effort, and commitment are deeply appreciated.

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