Furhat Conference on Research in Social Robotics

Social and Humanoid Robotics in the GCC

Current State and Outlook

Monday April 28th,  11:00 AM-12:00 PM GST (10:00-11:00 AM SAST)

Welcome to the Furhat Conference on Social Robotics in the GCC


Themed "Social and Humanoid Robotics in the GCC: Current State and Outlook” the virtual conference will take place on Monday April 28th at 11:00-12:00 AM GST.

Arranged for researchers, innovation managers, CTOs, and AI managers like you, this conference will dive into the state of social robotics in the GCC with top researchers and industry experts, covering the current developments, trends in research and future challenges and opportunities.  

Join us at this very exciting moment in history and discover the future of Human-Robot Interaction research and socially intelligent humanoid robots in the GCC.

Speakers

We bring you experts from leading global research institutions in the field of HRI

John-John Cabibihan

Professor, Qatar University

John-John Cabibihan received the Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering, with specialization in Biorobotics, from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy, in 2007. He has been actively serving the International Conference on Social Robotics community since it was founded in 2009. His works were featured by Nature Materials, MIT Technology Review, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Popular Science, New Scientist, Discovery News, New York Magazine.

Marcus Petersson

Regional Manager Middle East, Furhat Robotics
Marcus is driving Furhat Robotics’ activities in the Middle East. Together with our regional partners he is exploring new research areas and use cases to advance the deployment of social robotics and humanoids in the region.

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