Organizing Committee

General Conference Chair

Wesley Snyder, North Carolina State University, USA

Program Chair

Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Finance Co-Chairs

Ron Lumia, University of New Mexico, USA
Venkat Krovi, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA

Local Arrangement Co-Chairs

Karl Böhringer, University of Washington, USA
Jeff Miller, University of Alaska, USA
Mike Willmon, GCI, USA

Registration Chair

Herbert Tanner, University of Delaware, USA

Workshops and Tutorials Co-Chairs

Jing Xiao, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA
Calin Belta, Boston University, USA

Publications Co-Chairs

Ani Hsieh, Drexel University, USA
Hairong Qi, University of Tennessee, USA

Exhibits and Publicity Co-Chairs

Rafael Fierro, University of New Mexico, USA
Jim Ostrowski, Evolution Robotics, USA
Milos Zefran, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Robot Challenge Co-Chairs

Bill Smart, Washington University - St. Louis, USA
Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Awards Chair

Daniela Rus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Conference Editorial Board (CEB) Chair

Antonio Bicchi, University of Pisa, Italy

Senior Program Committee

Nancy Amato, Texas A&M, USA
Antonio Bicchi, University of Pisa, Italy
Peter Corke, CSIRO, Australia
Alessandro De Luca, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
Ken Goldberg, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Katsuo Ikeuchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Paul Oh, National Science Foundation, USA
Allison Okamura, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Daniela Rus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Gaurav Sukhatme, University of Southern California, USA
Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku University, Japan
Jing Xiao, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA
Yuan Zheng, Ohio State University, USA

Awards Committee

Conference Awards Chair: Daniela Rus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Best Conference Paper Chair: Matt Mason, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Best Student Paper Chair: Nancy Amato, Texas A&M University, USA
Best Video Chair: Gaurav Sukhatme, University of Southern California, USA
Best Manipulation Paper Chair: Antonio Bicchi, University of Pisa, Italy
Best Vision Paper Chair: Greg Hager, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Best Automation Paper Chair: Ken Goldberg, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Best Medical Robotics Paper Chair: Alicia Casals, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Best Cognitive Robotics Paper Chair: Lynne Parker, University of Tennessee, USA
Best Service Robotics Paper: Satoshi Tadokoro, Tohoku University, Japan

Travel Awards Committee

Jaydev Desai, University of Maryland, USA (Chair)
Ani Hsieh, Drexel University, USA (Co-Chair)
Venkat N. Krovi, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Ron Lumia, University of New Mexico, USA
David Cappelleri, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Jing Xiao, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, USA