SPECIAL SESSION #15
Innovative Measurement Methods and Systems for Robotics in Living Environments
ORGANIZED BY
Luigi D'Alfonso
Luigi D'Alfonso
University of Calabria, DIMES, Italy
Giuseppe Fedele
Giuseppe Fedele
University of Calabria, DIMES, Italy
Domenico Luca Carnì
Domenico Luca Carnì
University of Calabria, DIMES, Italy
Francesco Lamonaca
Francesco Lamonaca
University of Calabria, DIMES, Italy
ABSTRACT
Robots are no longer a vision of the future—they are an integral part of our present, revolutionising how we live, work, and interact with the world around us. From transforming our homes to reshaping workplaces, robots drive innovation and redefine environments to integrate their movements and enhance their functionalities seamlessly. Whether it’s supporting our health, optimizing our workflows, or boosting our overall well-being, robotic systems are pushing the boundaries of possibility.
TOPICS
At the heart of this evolution lies metrology, a cornerstone of effective robot integration. This special session invites cutting-edge research that explores the exciting intersection of robotics and measurement science. We welcome contributions addressing a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Indoor and outdoor navigation and positioning systems;
- Advanced methods for evaluating positioning accuracy;
- Urban robotics and robotic mapping;
- Cooperative and collaborative robots;
- Innovations for Industry 5.0;
- Groundbreaking techniques in Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM);
- Robots in clinical applications and healthcare environments;
- Artificial intelligence for smarter robotics;
- IoT-powered robots and robot-enabled IoT systems;
- Robotic swarms and their applications;
- Robots in smart and precision agriculture;
- Solutions for forest management and green space monitoring.
Join us as we delve into the future of robotics, uncovering the tools and technologies that will shape a more connected, efficient, and intelligent world.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Luigi D’Alfonso (Member, IEEE) was born in Italy in 1985. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from the University of Calabria, Italy, in 2014. From 2011 to 2014, he was a Ph.D. student at the Department of Computer Science, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems Engineering at the University of Calabria. In 2012, he was a visiting Ph.D. student at the Service d'Automatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. From 2015 to 2021, he was a Principal Researcher at GiPStech S.r.l. Since 2022, he has been a Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Modeling, Electronics, and Systems Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. His current research interests include mobile robots control, positioning, mapping/SLAM for single and multi-agent systems, the Perspective-n-Point problem using cameras and inertial measurement units, and the modeling and control of swarms of agents. He currently serves as an associate editor in Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, Springer.
Giuseppe Fedele (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Laurea (M.Sc) degree (cum laude) in computer science engineering and the Ph.D. degree in computer science and system engineering from the University of Calabria (Unical), Rende, Italy, in 1999 and 2005, respectively. Since 2022, he has been an Associate Professor in control engineering with the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and Systems Engineering (Unical). He is a Founding Member of GiPStech s.r.l., a startup and spin-off of Unical, which designs novel solutions for the indoor positioning and navigation problems. His current research interests include power systems, identification and filtering methods, adaptive control, adaptive algorithms for active noise and vibration control, signal processing for positioning, navigation, and tracking, multi-agent systems. He is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue “Recent Advances in Adaptive Methods for Frequency Estimation with Applications”, Int. J. of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 2016. He currently serves as an associate editor in Results in Control and Optimization, Franklin Open, European Journal of Control, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics.
Domenico Luca Carnì achieved a master degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Calabria in 2003. In 2006, he received a Ph.D. degree in Systems and Computer Engineering from the same university. At the moment, he has joined the Department of Informatics, Modeling, Electronics and Systems (DIMES), University of Calabria, as an Associate Professor of Electric and Electronic Measurements. He is the head of the measurement information processing laboratory at the University of Calabria which operates in the fields of Synchronization, digital signal computing, Infrared Image processing, automatic measurement systems, the measurement for telecommunication systems and signals, and measurement for biological parameter evaluation.
Francesco Lamonaca (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.S. degree in computer science engineering and the Ph.D. degree in computer and system science from the University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy, in 2005 and 2010, respectively, and the doctorate degree equivalences in science and engineering science from the Université Libre de Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, in 2010 and 2011, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electronic Measurements with the University of Calabria. His current research interests include measurements, signal processing for structural health monitoring, non-invasive monitoring and testing, IoT-based monitoring systems, synchronization of networking measurement instruments and sensor measurements for medical use, and measurements and systems for the elaboration of measurement information based on artificial intelligence. Dr. Lamonaca is a member of the TC-10—Waveform Generation, Measurement and Analysis, the TC-25 Medical Measurement, and the TC-37—Measurements and Networking of the IEEE Society on Instrumentation and Measurement (IM), IEEE, IM, GMEE, IAHR, and International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO). He was the Special Session Chair of MeMeA 2016 and organized several special sessions in the field of metrology for living environment and health. He is the Vice-Officer of Commission A—Electromagnetic Metrology of the Union Radio Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Sciences)—Italian National Committee. He won competitions as first classified: the University of Calabria, Young Researchers 2010 and 2012; GMEE, Mobility Research Grants 2011; TE-RE-RD, several Best Paper Awards, the IEEE Vehicular Technology/Communication Society Joint Chapter Italy Section Concerning with Innovative Ideas Against Corona Virus, 2020, and several outstanding reviewer awards. He is the Editor in Chief of Acta IMEKO and Associate Editor of Sensors MDPI. He is the General Chair of the IEEE Workshop on Metrology for Living Environment 2022-2025, and of the IEEE conference on Metrology for Archeology in 2022.
