ISTRC Academic Workshop: “Look Ahead – Sensing for Autonomous Vehicles”
Chairs: Dr. Igal Bilik (BGU) and Tchiya Allon (ISTRC)
Target Audience: R&D experts in the field of Sensing for Smart Transportation
Date: Monday, November 8, 2021 | 11:00-17:00
Location: David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel Aviv (in compliance with the guidelines of the Israeli Government at the time of the event)
Agenda:
WORKSHOP PROGRAM
11:00 – 11:10
GREETINGS AND WORKHOP GOALS – Dr. Igal Bilik (BGU) and Tchiya Allon (ISTRC)
11:10 – 12:20
PANEL DISCUSSION: SENSING AND PERCEPTION
Chair: Dr. Igal Bilik, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
11:10 | Industry experts: Radar, LiDAR, Camera, SWIR and Data Fusion
– Oren Rosenzweig, Innoviz Technologies
– Avi Bakal, TriEye
– Arnon Afgin, RadSee
– Max Liberman, Uhnder
– Dr. Youval Nehmadi, VayaVision/LeddarTech
11:50 | Israeli consortia perspectives – Perception
– Avatar Consortium
– Yona Coscas, Elbit
– Prof. Gal Chechik, Bar-Ilan University
– Andromeda Consortium
· Eli Shapira, DriveU.auto
12:20 – 13:15
SMART MOBILITY SUMMIT – GREETINGS AND KEYNOTE
13:15 – 14:25
CAR COMPANIES’ PERSPECTIVES ON SENSING AND EXPECTATIONS FROM THE ACADEMY
Chair: Prof. Uriel Levy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
– Gonen Barkan, General Motors
– Asaf Kagan, SAIPS/Ford
§ Dr. Jürgen Dickmann, Daimler
14:25 – 15:00
LUNCH BREAK
15:00 – 16:55
THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY REVOLUTION
15:00 | International innovation centers’ perspectives
Chair: Erez Nur, Avatar
– Gonzalo Garrido, AIC-Automotive Intelligence Center, Spain
– Brandon Branham, Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners City, GA, USA
§ Prof. Jyh-Ching Juang, Taiwan CAR Lab, Taiwan
16:15 | Academy perspectives
Chair: Dr. Igal Bilik, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
– Prof. Joseph Tabrikian, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
§ Prof. Zvi Shiller, Ariel University
16:55 – 17:00
CLOSING REMARKS – Dr. Igal Bilik
Recommended topics for the ISTRC Annual Call for Research
EXHIBITION
Hosting Israeli student teams competing in international student car racing competitions
Formula Student Israel (FSI) Teams:
· Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
· Technion
· Tel Aviv University
Indy Autonomous Challenge: Ariel University
AWS DeepRacer Challenge: Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art
RoboTraffic: Technion
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/285577