{"id":254,"date":"2023-11-16T14:11:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T19:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrs2023\/?page_id=254"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:45:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:45:08","slug":"detailed-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/mrs2023\/program\/detailed-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Detailed Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

MRS 2023 will be held on December\u00a0 4-5 <\/strong>at Boston University in the Photonics Center (PHO 906, 8 St Mary’s St, Boston, MA).<\/p>\n

All times in the program are given in Eastern Standard Time (EST).<\/p>\n

Monday, December 4th<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
08:00 AM<\/td>\nRegistration Open and Breakfast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08:30 AM<\/td>\nWelcome Remarks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:00 AM<\/td>\nSession 1<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 AM<\/td>\nSpotlight: Jakob Foerster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45 AM<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 AM<\/td>\nSession 2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30 PM<\/td>\nLunch Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:00 PM<\/td>\nSession 3 (Award Finalists)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03:00 PM<\/td>\nKeynote: Daniela Rus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04:00 PM<\/td>\nPoster Session 1<\/a> and Coffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05:15 PM<\/td>\nSession 4<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07:00 PM<\/td>\nBanquet at Time Out Market<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Tuesday, December 5th<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
08:00 AM<\/td>\nBreakfast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08:30 AM<\/td>\nKeynote: Laura Major<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09:30 AM<\/td>\nSession 5<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 AM<\/td>\nCoffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00 AM<\/td>\nSession 6<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00 PM<\/td>\nLunch Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01:30 PM<\/td>\nSession 7<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:30 PM<\/td>\nSpotlight: Chuchu Fan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03:15 PM<\/td>\nPoster Session 2<\/a> and Coffee Break<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04:30 PM<\/td>\nClosing and Awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Papers by Session<\/h2>\n

Session 1 (Day 1, 9:00 AM)<\/h3>\n

Session Chair: Alberto Quattrini Li<\/p>\n

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  • Decentralized Federated Learning using Gaussian Processes<\/strong> by George Kontoudis, Daniel Stilwell<\/li>\n
  • Selective Negotiations for Scaling Stochastic Dynamic Games<\/strong> by Kamran Vakil, Alyssa Pierson<\/li>\n
  • Diffusion Based Multi-Agent Adversarial Tracking<\/strong> by Sean Ye, Manisha Natarajan, Zixuan Wu, Matthew Gombolay<\/li>\n
  • From Distributed Coverage to Multi-agent Target Tracking<\/strong> by Shashwata Mandal, Sourabh Bhattacharya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Session 2 (Day 1, 11:15 AM)<\/h3>\n

    Session Chair: Carlo Pinciroli<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Adversarial Search and Tracking with Multiagent Reinforcement Learning in Sparsely Observable Environment<\/strong> by Zixuan Wu, Sean Ye, Manisha Natarajan, Letian Chen, Rohan Paleja, Matthew Gombolay<\/li>\n
    • Influence of Team Interactions on Multi-Robot Cooperation: A Relational Network Perspective<\/strong> by Yasin Findik, Hamid Osooli, Paul Robinette, Kshitij Jerath, S. Reza Ahmadzadeh<\/li>\n
    • Virtual Omnidirectional Perception for Downwash Prediction within a Team of Nano Multirotors Flying in Close Proximity<\/strong> by Akmaral Moldagalieva, Wolfgang Hoenig<\/li>\n
    • Intent-based Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multi-agent Informative Path Planning <\/strong>by Tianze Yang, Yuhong Cao, Guillaume Adrien Sartoretti<\/li>\n
    • Distributed Shape Recognition Algorithm for Lattice-Based Modular Robots<\/strong> by Jad Bassil, Jean-Paul Abs Yaacoub, Benoit Piranda, Abdallah Makhoul, Julien Bourgeois<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Session 3 (Day 1, 2:00 PM)<\/h3>\n

      Session Chair: Graeme Best<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Solving Multi-Agent Target Assignment and Path Finding with a Single Constraint Tree<\/strong> by Yimin Tang, Zhongqiang Ren, Jiaoyang Li, Katia Sycara<\/li>\n
      • Interaction-Aware Sampling-Based MPC with Learned Local Goal Predictions<\/strong> by Walter Jansma, Elia Trevisan, \u00c1lvaro Serra-G\u00f3mez, Javier Alonso-Mora<\/li>\n
      • MARBLER: An Open Platform for Standardized Evaluation of Multi-Robot Reinforcement Learning Algorithms<\/strong> by Reza Torbati, Shubham Lohiya, Shivika Singh, Meher Shashwat Nigam, Harish Ravichandar<\/li>\n
      • Online Control Barrier Functions for Decentralized Multi-Agent Navigation<\/strong> by Zhan Gao, Guang Yang, Amanda Prorok<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Session 4 (Day 1, 5:15 PM)<\/h3>\n

        Session Chair: Giovanni Beltrame<\/p>\n

          \n
        • Kidnapping Deep Learning-based Multirotors using Optimized Flying Adversarial Patches<\/strong> by Pia Hanfeld, Khaled Wahba, Marina M.-C. H\u00f6hne, Michael Bussmann, Wolfgang Hoenig<\/li>\n
        • Entropy Maximization in High Dimensional Multiagent State Spaces<\/strong> by Ayhan Alp Aydeniz, Enrico Marchesini, Robert Loftin, Kagan Tumer<\/li>\n
        • Optimizing Fuel-Constrained UAV-UGV Routes for Large Scale Coverage: Bilevel Planning in Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems<\/strong> by Mohammad Safwan Mondal, Subramanian Ramasamy, Pranav Bhounsule<\/li>\n
        • Ant Colony Optimization for Heterogeneous Coalition Formation and Scheduling with Multi-Skilled Robots<\/strong> by William Babincsak, Ashay Shashikant Aswale, Carlo Pinciroli<\/li>\n
        • Distributed Fair Assignment and Rebalancing for Mobility-on-Demand Systems via an Auction-based Method<\/strong> by Kaier Liang, Cristian Ioan Vasile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Session 5 (Day 2, 9:30 AM)<\/h3>\n

          Session Chair: Ramviyas Parasuraman<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Multi-Robot Heterogeneous Adversarial Coverage<\/strong> by Yair Korngut, Noa Agmon<\/li>\n
          • Defensive Configuration for Multi-Agent Perimeter Monitoring<\/strong> by Brian Reily, Aaron Kraft, Mario Alberto Lopez, Christopher M. Reardon<\/li>\n
          • Learning to Identify Graphs from Node Trajectories in Multi-Robot Networks<\/strong> by Eduardo Sebasti\u00e1n, Thai Duong, Nikolay Atanasov, Eduardo Montijano, Carlos Sagues<\/li>\n
          • Multi-Robot Local Motion Planning Using Dynamic Optimization Fabrics<\/strong> by Saray Bakker, Luzia Knoedler, Max Spahn, Wendelin Boehmer, Javier Alonso-Mora<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Session 6 (Day 2, 11:00 AM)<\/h3>\n

            Session Chair: Jiaoyang Li<\/p>\n

              \n
            • Designing Heterogeneous Robot Fleets for Task Allocation and Sequencing<\/strong> by Nils Wilde, Javier Alonso-Mora<\/li>\n
            • Exploring Behavior Discovery Methods for Heterogeneous Swarms of Limited-Capability Robots <\/strong>by Connor Mattson, Jeremy Clark, Daniel Brown<\/li>\n
            • Task Elimination: Faster Coalition Formation for Overtasked Collectives<\/strong> by Grace Diehl, Julie Adams<\/li>\n
            • SwarmJS: Swarm Robotics Simulation on the Web<\/strong> by Mohammed Abdullhak, Arash Sadeghi Amjadi, Andrew Vardy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Session 7 (Day 2, 1:30 PM)<\/h3>\n

              Session Chair: Beno\u00eet Piranda<\/p>\n

                \n
              • Multi-Robot Active Sensing for Bearing Formations<\/strong> by Nicola De Carli, Paolo Salaris, Paolo Robuffo Giordano<\/li>\n
              • Multi-Robot Adaptive Sampling based on Mixture of Experts Approach to Modeling Non-Stationary Spatial Fields<\/strong> by Kizito Masaba, Alberto Quattrini Li<\/li>\n
              • Congestion and Scalability in Robot Swarms: a Study on Collective Decision Making <\/strong>by Karthik Soma, Vivek shankar Varadharajan, Heiko Hamann, Giovanni Beltrame<\/li>\n
              • Where Am I Now? Dynamically Finding Optimal Sensor States to Minimize Localization Uncertainty for a Perception-Denied Rover<\/strong> by Troi Williams, Po-Lun Chen, Sparsh Bhogavilli, Vaibhav Sanjay, Pratap Tokekar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                 <\/p>\n

                Posters by Session<\/h2>\n

                Poster Session 1 (Day 1, 4:00 PM)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
                  \n
                • Defense Against Smart Invaders with Teams of Searching Agents<\/strong> by Roee Mordechai Francos, Alfred M. Bruckstein<\/li>\n
                • Preliminary Study on Communication-Only Swarm SLAM<\/strong> by Adam Hoburg, Chengzhi Yuan, Paolo Stegagno<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • db-CBS: Discontinuity-Bounded Conflict-Based Search for Multi-Robot Kinodynamic Motion Planning<\/strong> by Akmaral Moldagalieva, Joaquim Ortiz-Haro, Marc Toussaint, Wolfgang Hoenig<\/li>\n
                • HGIC: A Hand Gesture Based Interactive Control System for Efficient and Scalable Multi-UAV Operations<\/strong> by Jinzhou Li, Mengsha Hu, Lei Xu, Yibei Guo, Rui Liu<\/li>\n
                • Energy-Optimal Multi-Agent Navigation as a Strategic-Form Game<\/strong> by Logan Beaver<\/li>\n
                • Distributed Coverage Control for Time-Varying Spatial Processes Estimation with Noisy Observations<\/strong> by Mattia Mantovani, Federico Pratissoli, Lorenzo Sabattini<\/li>\n
                • Multi-Robot Patrol Algorithm with Distributed Coordination and Consciousness of the Base Station’s Situation Awareness<\/strong> by Kazuho Kobayashi, Seiya Ueno, Takehiro Higuchi<\/li>\n
                • Conflict-Based Model Predictive Control for Scalable Multi-Robot Motion Planning<\/strong> by Amirardalan Tajbakhsh, Lorenz Biegler, Aaron M. Johnson<\/li>\n
                • Multi-Agent Team Access Monitoring: Environments that Benefit from Target Information Sharing<\/strong> by Andrew Dudash, Scott James<\/li>\n
                • Energy-Aware Coverage Planning for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot System<\/strong> by Aiman Munir, Ayan Dutta, Ramviyas Parasuraman<\/li>\n
                • Collective Anomaly Perception During Multi-Robot Patrol: Constrained Interactions Can Promote Accurate Consensus<\/strong> by Zachary Ralph Madin, Jonathan Lawry, Edmund Robert Hunt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Poster Session 2 (Day 2, 3:15 PM)<\/h3>\n
                    \n
                  • Reactive Multi-Robot Navigation in Outdoor Environment Through Uncertainty-Aware Active Learning of Human Preference Landscape<\/strong> by Chao Huang, Mengsha Hu, Runxiang Jin, Yibei Guo, Rui Liu<\/li>\n
                  • Defining and Measuring Trust in Dynamic, Multi-Agent Teams<\/strong> by Edmund Robert Hunt, Chris Baber, Mehdi Sobhani, Sanja Milivojevic, Sagir Yusuf, Mirco Musolesi, Patrick Waterson, Sally Maynard<\/li>\n
                  • A Sparse Swarm Strategy for Communication-Constrained Exploration: Intermittent Pairwise Rendezvous Versus Centralized Base<\/strong> by Gjosse Zijlstra, Edmund Robert Hunt<\/li>\n
                  • Second Smallest Eigenvalue and Empirical Hardness of Grid-based Multi-Agent Pathfinding Problem<\/strong> by Jingyao Ren, Eric Ewing, T. K. Satish Kumar, Sven Koenig, Nora Ayanian<\/li>\n
                  • Enhancing Information Gain and Survival Rates with Path-Based Sensors through Backtracking<\/strong> by Alexander Mendelsohn, Donald Sofge, Michael W. Otte<\/li>\n
                  • Multi-Defender Single-Attacker Perimeter Defense Game on a Cylinder: Special Case in which the Attacker Starts at the Boundary<\/strong> by Michael W. Otte, Roderich Gross<\/li>\n
                  • Decentralised Coordination in Contentious Regions through Communicating Intent as Behaviour Trees<\/strong> by Rhett Hull, Diluka Prasanjith Moratuwage, Emily Scheide, Robert Fitch, Graeme Best<\/li>\n
                  • Ecologically-Inspired Decentralized Multi-Agent System with Deadlock Avoidance<\/strong> by Yanze Zhang, Yiwei Lyu, Siwon Jo, Yupeng Yang, Wenhao Luo<\/li>\n
                  • Rapid Large-scale Multi-Robot Path Replanning using Geometric Partitioning<\/strong> by Lishuo Pan, Kevin Hsu, Nora Ayanian<\/li>\n
                  • Multiagent Perception Shaping via Supervisor Agents <\/strong>by Nicholas Zerbel, Everardo Gonzalez, Kagan Tumer<\/li>\n
                  • When to Localize?: A POMDP Approach<\/strong> by Troi Williams, Pratap Tokekar<\/li>\n
                  • Decentralized Motion Coordination for Minimally Disruptive Multi-Robot Line-of-Sight Connectivity Maintenance under Uncertainty<\/strong> by Yupeng Yang, Yiwei Lyu, Sha Yi, Yanze Zhang, Wenhao Luo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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