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<p><font size="+1">CALL FOR PROPOSALS<br>
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society - SIG on Humanitarian
Technology<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight">http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight</a><br>
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The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society - Special Interest
Group on Humanitarian technology (RAS-SIGHT) is engaging the
academic and non-academic community to propose viable solutions
in R&A to address relevant world problems through several
initiatives that include competitions, funding impactful
projects, and establishment of collaboration networks with
academia, industry, and governments. The mission of RAS-SIGHT is
the application of robotics and automation technologies for
promoting humanitarian causes around the globe, and to leverage
existing and emerging technologies for the benefit of humanity
in under-served, under-developed areas in collaboration with
existing global communities and organizations. <br>
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RAS-SIGHT’s activities broadly fall under Challenges and
Projects. While Challenges are intended to advance the
state-of-the-art in robotics and automation and provide a
platform for researchers and developers to participate in a
group setting working towards addressing problems with a
humanitarian slant, Projects facilitate communities and
associated organizations to work closely with robotics and
automation researchers to elevate the quality of life for the
residents of communities across the globe. RAS-SIGHT envisions
Humanitarian Robotics and Automation Technology Challenges
(HRATCs) as an unprecedented opportunity for technologists from
around the world to collaborate using their skills and education
to benefit humanity. The problems (challenges) are framed with
the environmental, cultural, structural, political,
socio-economic, and resource constraints so that solutions can
be developed, deployed, and sustained. <br>
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In this vein, RAS-SIGHT is soliciting proposals that when
implemented would improve the quality of life for the
beneficiaries. To date, 25 projects have been funded. A listing
of previously completed and currently running projects are
available from <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight/projects">http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight/projects</a> ('Digests'
provide a 1-page summary and 'Reports' (for completed projects)
provide more details).<br>
Some important points worth noting:<br>
• The problem that you propose to solve should utilize
robotics and/or automation technologies<br>
• It is strongly encouraged that the solution be developed
and deployed with active involvement from the community or the
end-users that it is intended to benefit<br>
• Sustainability beyond the completion of the project will be
a key consideration<br>
If you are interested, please submit a 4 page (max.) proposal in
the standard IEEE conference format outlining:<br>
• the problem<br>
• the solution<br>
• related work, similar initiatives, and how the proposed
project will achieve new results than what is currently
available,<br>
• proposed partnerships with existing initiatives,<br>
• number of people who would be impacted,<br>
• previous experiences, both in terms of applied research and
deployment,<br>
• project development timeline,<br>
• breakdown of anticipated costs, and how the funds would be
used to support the project, and<br>
• short biographies of project members (with URLs of
respective websites)<br>
We anticipate to fund proposals in the US$2500-$5000 range from
all Regions of IEEE. Please note that the awarded funds cannot
be used to support wages or salaries of personnel or for
supporting theoretical research. All submissions should be sent
to Lino Marques, Chair, RAS-SIGHT at <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lino@isr.uc.pt"><lino@isr.uc.pt></a>. <br>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br>
14 May 2020 - Submission Deadline (extended)<br>
24 May 2020 - Acceptance Notifications<br>
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Additional information is available from:<br>
• RAS-SIGHT: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-sight"><http://www.ieee-ras.org/ras-sight></a><br>
• RAS-SIGHT Projects:
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight/projects"><http://ieee-ras.org/ras-sight/projects></a><br>
• IEEE Conference Template:
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html"><http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html></a></font><br>
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Lino Marques
Dep. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Coimbra
3030-290 Coimbra E-Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lino.marques@uc.pt">lino.marques@uc.pt</a>
PORTUGAL Phone: +(351) 239 796 277
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