Network with industry, research and government robotics experts, and learn from robotics peers from across the country and beyond our borders.
Thu June 8 | Evening
Social/Networking Event
@ Centech ÉTS Entrepreneurship Centre
Fri June 9 | Full Day
Canadian Robotics Council Symposium
@ Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal
Panel discussions and debates
with experts on the topics of
talent development and adoption
so you can check out some of
the latest robots and tools!
Co-organized with CRV2023,
the Canadian Conference on Robot Vision, to facilitate interaction across two large Canadian robotics events.
Thu June 8 | Evening | 6 p.m.
Social/Networking Event
@ Centech ÉTS Entrepreneurship Centre
Network with roboticists from industry, government and research from across the country at this social gathering in the heart of Montreal’s Innovation District.
If you register for the June 9 Symposium, you will automatically receive an invitation to attend the pre-symposium social gathering.
Cocktail & hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Address:
1000 Rue Saint-Jacques, Montréal, QC H3C 1G7 | Map
Fri June 9 | Full Day | 8:30 a.m.
Canadian Robotics Council Symposium
@ Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal / Co-organized with CRV
Address:
1050 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC H3A 2R6 | Map
Canadarm3, Lunar Gateway’s external robotics evolution
Keynote Speaker
Andrew Allen
Director, Technology Strategy, MDA
BIO: Mr. Allen is the Director of Technology Strategy for MDA’s Robotics and Space Operations division. He is responsible for the steering of robotics and sensors technologies for projects, programs, and products, including developments via strategic partnerships and through internal research and development. Andrew has over 25 years of experience in manned and unmanned space exploration developments of flight hardware, payload software, and human factors elements for the space shuttle and for the International Space Station. Prior to his current role, as the engineering manager of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control and Systems Design departments, he has led the tasking and management of multidisciplinary engineering teams. And as a member of MDA’s Advanced Systems Group, he has been closely involved with robotic satellite servicing solutions development since 2002 and is an inventor of a patented docking system and a refueling system for use on on-orbit servicing spacecraft. He has also led the development of a mission-critical targetless rendezvous lidar system for human-rated spacecraft, and was the technical lead for a European Space Agency contract to develop technologies for automatic rendezvous in Mars orbit and safe landing on the surface of Mars.
MORNING PANEL
Building the Future: The Development of Robotics Talent in Canada
Moderator
Panelists
Brandon J. DeHart
Adjunct Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
Manager, Waterloo RoboHub
Chelsea Elliot
Queen's Engineering Mechatronics and Robotics Program, Internship Program
Audrey Boucher-Genesse
Program co-ordinator of the robotic engineering program, Université de Sherbrooke
Patrice Corneau
Director of Engineering - Advanced Vehicles & Technology, MacLean Engineering
BIO: Brandon J. DeHart holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. In 2017, he received the NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship. He is a seasoned instructor on diverse topics, including robotics, controls, embedded electronics, human-robot interaction, and tech-enabled art and architecture. His research interests span a wide range of topics connected to robotics, from tensegrity structures and bioinspired robot design through legged robotics and human-robot collaboration to interactive architecture and morphological computation. Mr. DeHart has been working with mobile and legged robots for almost 20 years, with research focusing on balance and gait for bipedal robots. As the RoboHub Manager, he is responsible for purchasing, installing, configuring, and testing all new robotic platforms and deploying additional essential equipment, such as the control centre, safety systems, and environmental variation systems. He also coordinates and supervises the day-to-day activities undertaken by technical staff, students, and researchers at the facility, acting as the primary contact point for industrial partners, external media requests, and (inter)national research networks.
BIO: With 20 years of experience managing innovative development projects, leading engineering teams, and developing stakeholder relationships, Chelsea Elliott is passionate about professional growth among students. She leads the effort to connect engineering employers with talented students, share industry knowledge and data, and develop students' workplace skills. She led the development of the Queen's Experiential Learning Hub (EL Hub) and trained engineering students in design thinking, team collaboration, project management and workplace communication. Mrs. Elliott is a professional engineer with a background in electrical engineering. She has worked in various industries in Canada, the United States and Scandinavia.
BIO: Audrey is an electrical engineer specialized in robotics and automation. She has worked on several research projects in the field of automated visual inspection using industrial robots at AV&R in Montreal. She was also instrumental in establishing the robotics engineering program at the University of Sherbrooke, the first program of its kind in Canada, where she served as the program coordinator. Currently, Audrey is co-coordinator of the Major Design Capstone Projects, working with teachers and 250 students per year from four programs - electrical, software, mechanical, and robotics engineering - to oversee the design and implementation of large-scale projects. Audrey is also passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion in the engineering fiel