BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:REQUEST PRODID:Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:AUS Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16010101T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=10 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT ORGANIZER;CN=Australian Centre For Robotics Administration;SENT-BY="mailto:s abrina.asri@sydney.edu.au":mailto:acfr.admin@sydney.edu.au ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=everybody: mailto:everybody@acfr.usyd.edu.au ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=students@a cfr.usyd.edu.au:mailto:students@acfr.usyd.edu.au ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN='academics -meeting@acfr.usyd.edu.au':mailto:academics-meeting@acfr.usyd.edu.au ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=NEEDS-ACTION;RSVP=TRUE;CN=seminars@a cfr.usyd.edu.au:mailto:seminars@acfr.usyd.edu.au ATTACH:CID:image002.png@01DCE6B4.2CAA1CC0 ATTACH:CID:image003.png@01DCE6B4.2CAA1CC0 DESCRIPTION;LANGUAGE=en-US:Faculty of Engineering\n\n\nACFR Seminar Series\ n[https://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20260517/44/a0/ac/85/83de99ae1318d a0add393c81.png]\n[cid:image002.png@01DCE6B4.2CAA1CC0]\nCoordination Algor ithms for Multi-Robot Systems in the Wild\n\nPresented by Dr. Graeme Best\ nDate: Thursday\, 21 May 2026\, at 1:00 pm AEDT\nVenue: ACFR seminar area\ , J04 level 2 (Rose St Building)\nZoom ID: https://uni-sydney. zoom.us/s/87306457455\n\n**RSVP by Tuesday 19 May for catering purposes. Accept this calendar invitation if you plan to attend the semin ar in person and join us for a light lunch at approximately 12.30pm.\n\nAb stract:\n\nMulti-robot systems have the potential to operate at larger sca les and with greater resilience than individual robots\, but this requires coordination algorithms that remain useful beyond idealised laboratory se ttings. In this seminar\, I will present several planning and coordination algorithms for robot teams operating in complex outdoor environments\, wi th a particular focus on active perception: planning robot motion and obse rvation viewpoints to improve high-level understanding of the world while accounting for motion\, communication\, and task constraints. The talk wil l connect several threads from my research\, including decentralised Monte Carlo tree search (Dec-MCTS)\, communication-aware coordination\, coaliti on formation\, synthesising behaviour trees\, communication of maps or int ent\, and sequential task allocation. I will discuss how these ideas have been applied across real-world field robotics contexts\, including subterr anean exploration\, high-speed ground robot surveillance\, and marine envi ronmental monitoring.\n\nBio:\n\n\nDr Graeme Best is a Senior Lecturer in the Robotics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney. His researc h focuses on developing autonomy for multi-robot systems in challenging ou tdoor environments\, with contributions ranging from new fundamental algor ithms to full-scale system demonstrations. He completed postdoctoral studi es at Oregon State University\, where he participated in the DARPA Subterr anean Challenge with Carnegie Mellon University. He earned his PhD from Th e University of Sydney (2019) and his BEng and BSc from Monash University\ , and has also worked at DSTG’s Maritime Division and the CSIRO Autonomo us Systems Lab. Dr Best is a recipient of a Google Research Scholar Progra m Award and multiple best paper awards and nominations at international ro botics conferences\, including RSS\, ICRA\, and IROS. At UTS\, he is the M echatronics Major Coordinator and teaches Space Robotics and project-based robotics subjects. He is actively involved with the broader robotics rese arch community as an editor and workshop organiser and is currently a Loca l Arrangements Chair for the upcoming Robotics: Science and Systems confer ence to be held in Sydney.\n\n[Register for Event >]\n[https:/ /d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20260517/2e/8d/c7/1c/1c70baef8b350e3840963e fe.png]\n\n[Web Site]\n[LinkedIn]\n[X] \n[YouTube]\n\nCopyright © 2026\n\nThe University of Sydney\n \nPlease add acfr.admin@sydney.edu.au to your address book or senders safe list to make sure you continue to see ou r emails in the future.\n\n\n\nCricos Code 00026A TEQSA PRV12057\nDisclai mer | Privacy statement |\n\nManage your preferences | Opt Out using TrueRemove™\nGot this as a forward? 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