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ORIentate Seminar, Oxford Robotics Institute, University of Oxford

ORIentate Seminar

ORIentate is the bi-weekly seminar series ran by the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI). It is an opportunity for the ORI community to connect and share their work. We host diverse sessions ranging from presentations from our academics and students, tutorials on technical topics, and keynotes given by invited external speakers. 

This event is only for members and associates of the Oxford Robotics Institute.

Lead: Perla Maiolino

Postdoc Chairs: Victor-Alexandru Darvariu and Marco Pontin

 

 

Upcoming Talks

16 October 2025: Introduction to ORI Research Groups

Location: TBC

Introduction to ORI Research Groups

Speakers: All ORI Principal Investigators

 

30 October 2025: Intro to Oxford University Innovations and Tutorial on Graph Neural Networks

Location: TBC

Session 1

Intro to Oxford University Innovations (OUI)

Speaker: Serena de Nahlik (OUI)

Session 2

Tutorial on Graph Neural Networks

Speakers: Alex Schutz and Victor Darvariu (GOALS Group, ORI)

 

13 November 2025: Tutorial on SLAM and 3D Perception

Location: TBC

Tutorial on SLAM and 3D Perception

Speakers: Christina Kassab and Ethan Yifu Tao (DRS-P Group, ORI)

 

Past Talks

18 September 2025: Michael Levin (Tufts University) and Jianhao Yuan (ORI)

Location: Thom Building Lecture Theatre LR2

Session 1

Intrinsic motivation in evolved, engineered, and hybrid systems: the interface of biophysics, computer science, and behavioral science

Speaker: Michael Levin (Tufts University)

Session 2

Evaluating Intuitive Physics Understanding in Video Diffusion Models via Likelihood Preference

Speakers: Jianhao Yuan (CRG & MRG Groups, ORI)