08/10/2016 - Events, News
Gianmarco Veruggio at TEDxCNR, Rome, October 8th 2016, Parco della Musica
Reading time: 1.5 minutesSchool of Robotics Honorary President, Gianmarco Veruggio will be speaking at TEDxCNR in Roma, on October 8th 2016. He will elaborate on his vision of the future of robotics, the Roboethical issues, and the challenges facing the new generation of roboticists.
Tickets here: https://www.cnr.it/en/cnrxted
TED is a non profit organization whose goal is perfectly epitomized by their motto, ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’. The first TED Conference, held in 1984, included a demo of the compact disc and a preview of the Apple MacintoshA TED Conference now takes place every year in Vancouver and speakers are invited to present their ideas in 18 minutes maximum. Their talks are then archived on ted.com [1] and published on the web, one talk every weekday. The TED YouTube channel already has reached more than 2 billion views. In the mood of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, TED promotes the TEDx program, which consists in a series of local events, independently organized all around the world, granted by a TED license, with the purpose of gathering communities, organizations, people so they can all live a TED-like experience.
TEDxCNR is a global communication event, the first TEDx ever held by an Italian Research Institution. Its primary goal is sharing new visions and models across all fields of the cutting edge research activity developed by CNR (National Research Council) and its partners.The most prominent exponents of ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’ spread their worthy ideas in 18 minutes. It's going to be a unique experience, a meeting with the unknown to find out what the future has in store for us. Food, medicine, quality of life, sport, economy, environment, art, fashion and music. All at the service of science and viceversa.
Gianmarco Veruggio
Gianmarco Veruggio earned a degree in electronic engineering at University di Genoa in 1980.
In 2007 he joined the CNR-IEIIT (National Research Council – Electronic, Information and Telecommunication Engineer Institute) as a Research Director and is now Responsible for the Genoa's Operational Unit.
He designs prototypal submarine robots and personally led several scientific missions in the Mediterranean Sea, Antarctica and the Arctic.
A pioneer of the Internet Robotics, in 2002 explored both Poles with the world's first Internet - controlled submarine robot.
He has been involved in projects of dissemination and education and in
2000 he founded the association “Scuola di Robotica” (Robotics School) to promote Robotics among young people through European and national Educational projects.
In 2002, the study of the complex relationships between Robotics and Society led him to introduce the concept (and coin the very term) of Roboethics and supports the idea of applying ethics to robotics development for human and social progress.
In 2009 he was presented with the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, one of Italy’s highest civilian honours.
In 2015, Rotary International Foundation awards him a Paul Harris Fellowship for his tangible contribution to a better mutal understanding anmd friendly relationship among people all across the world.