Workshop programme

Welcome and Introduction (20 minutes)
08:30	08:50	Paolo Dario and Alain Berthoz
Neuroscience models for neuro-robotics (25' presentation + 5' discussion for each speaker)
08:50	09:20	Alain Berthoz	Modelling the saccadic circuitry using contraction analysis
09:20	09:50	Roland Johansson	Sensory control of object manipulation in human
09:50	10:20	Vittorio Gallese	The presentation of goals in the motor cortex
10:20	10:50	Coffee break
Robotics perspectives in neuro-robotics (25' presentation + 5' discussion for each speaker)
10:50	11:20	Paolo Dario	Grand challenges in robotics and potential benefits from neuroscience
11:20	11:50	Oussama Khatib	Human-centered robot design and control
11:50	12:20	Minoru Asada	Synergistic intelligence: towards emergence of communication - A preliminary study on vowel acquisition by maternal imitation -
12:20	13:50	Lunch break
Humanoid robots for studying and modelling human beings (25' presentation + 5' discussion for each speaker)
13:50	14:20	Yasuo Kuniyoshi	Emergence and development of motor behavior from neural-body coupling
14:20	14:50	Giulio Sandini/Giorgio Metta	Understanding mirror neurons: a bio-robotic approach
14:50	15:20	Massimiliano Zecca	Humanoid Robots for Emotional Neuroscience
Neuro-robotics for motor control: first part (25' presentation + 5' discussion for each speaker)
15:20	15:50	Maria Chiara Carrozza	Design of a cybernetic hand for perception and action
15:50	16:10	Coffee break
Neuro-robotics for motor control: second part (25' presentation + 5' discussion for each speaker)
16:10	16:40	Yoky Matsuoka	On the design of robotic hands for brain-machine interface
16:40	17:10	Harry Asada	Synergistic data compression, stochastic recruitment, and broadcast feedback for neuro-robotic systems
17:10	17:40	José del R. Millan	Non-invasive brain-controlled robots
Round table discussion (20 minutes)
17:40	18:00	Moderators: Paolo Dario, Alain Berthoz