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1. Prof. Eduardo Camacho, Professor Emeritus, University of Seville, Department of Ingenieria de Sistems y Autimatica, Spain. Title: "Model Predictive Control of Solar Energy Plants" 2. Dr. Andres Cotorruelo, Post-Doc, ULB, SAAS-FARI.Title: "Advanced Algebraic sets for Constrained Control" 3. Dr. Naveen Tiwari, Post-doc, University of Santiago de Compostela, Center for Research in Biologial Chemistry and Molecular Materials, Spain.Title: "Self healing materials for Soft electronics"

Self-Reconfigurable Hierarchical Frameworks for Formation Control of Robot Swarms.Yuwei Zhang;Sinan Oğuz;Shaoping Wang;Emanuele Garone;Xingjian Wang;Marco Dorigo;Mary Katherine Heinrich.

1. Prof. Edson Prestes, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Institute of Informatics, Brazil Title: "AI and Society" 2. Dr. Sevki can Cevher, Post-doc, ZHAW School of Engineering, Organic Electronics & Photovoltaics, Switzerland 3. Dr. Alix Partridge, National Robotarium, UK

1. Prof. Fabrizio Dabbene, Director or Research, CNR IEIIT, Italy2. Prof. AJung Moon, Assistant Professor, McGill University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canada.3. Prof. Krzysztof Olejarczyk, Professor, Casimir Pulaski University of Radom, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland. Title: "Cycloidal Drive - Design , experimental research, applications"

Robots are becoming an integral part of our economy, society and planet, assisting us in various tasks. However, the rapid growth in robotics usage has also given rise to relevant concerns regarding sustainability. At present, urgent issues such as rare-earth material usage, e-waste, energy efficiency and ethical concerns hinders the sustainable development of robotics. As we increasingly rely on robotics, it becomes increasingly critical and urgent to ensure that these technological advancements are sustainable and eco-friendly. Since robotics is the integration of many technologies, we will discuss in this Forum sustainable robotics technologies ranging from material science, material processing and metal, electronics with sensors and processing, actuators, energy, power and batteries and control and artificial intelligence

The first day will focus on “Peace” and in particular how robotics can help to “clear up” remnants of war and ensure a safe restart of life at peace. The first half day will be focusing on the theme “A safer sea” and will mostly deal with marine demining, with a special attention to the innovation surrounding the Belgian Mine Counter Measures program. The second part of the day will deal with land demining.The second day will focus on “War”, and in particular on the Historical, Ethical, Legal, and Geopolitical aspects of Robotics at War. The goal of this second day is to inform the public about the current policies as well as the various different perspectives and positions on the matter, so as to stimulate an informed debate. Polemics for the sake of polemics and uninformed/acritical political statements should stay out of this day.