Program of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems

October 15: Check-in/On-site   Registration

October 16: Keynote Speeches

October 17: Sessions (including oral and poster)



October 15

9:00-12:00

Check-in/On-site Registration

14:30-18:00

Check-in/On-site Registration

October 16

Keynote Speeches

8:30-9:00

Opening/Award Ceremony

9:00-9:40

Prof. Ljubo Vlacic

(Griffith University, Australia)

Co-operative Intelligent Transportation Systems

9:40-10:20

Prof. Kimon P. Valavanis

(University of Denver, U.S.A.)

Modeling and Navigation Controller Design of a Circulation Control Next Gen Fixed-Wing UAV

10:20-10:40

Plenary Photo/Tea Break

10:40-11:20

Prof. Hong Liu

(Peking University, China)

New Generation Artificial Intelligence: Main   Features and Typical Applications

11:20-12:00

Prof. Yiguang Hong

(Tongji University, China)

Analysis and Synthesis of Complex Multi-agent Systems

12:00-14:00

LunchBuffet

14:00-14:40

Prof. Yaonan Wang

(Hunan University, China)

Intelligent unmanned system: Technology Application and Development Trend

14:40-15:20

Prof. Ben M. Chen

(Chinese University of Hong Kong)

On the Applications of Autonomous Unmanned   Systems

15:20-16:00

Dr. Keyou You

(Tsinghua University, China)

Fast DNN-based MPC for Standoff Tracking

16:00-16:20

Tea Break

16:20-17:00

Prof. Lihua Xie

(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Heterogeneous Sensor Fusion for Unmanned Systems

17:00-17:40

Dr. Hongbo Gao

(University of Science and Technology of China)

Learning Intelligence for Autonomous Unmanned System Applications

17:40-18:20

Prof. Fei-Yue Wang

(Institute of Automation, Chinese Institute of Academy)

Parallel Intelligence for Unmanned Systems: From Virtual Twins to Parallel Operations

18:20-18:30

Handover Ceremony of Conference Organizers

18:30

DinnerBuffet

October 17

(Sessions)

8:30-10:00

Invited Session 01: Navigation and Control Methods of Unmanned System in the Extreme Environment

Chair: Prof. Yuan Yuan

(Northwestern Polytechnical University, China)

Invited Session 02: Cross-Domain Collaborative Unmanned Systems

Chair: Prof. Yi Yang

 (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Yufeng Yue

(Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Invited Session 03: Recent Advances in Cooperative Control of Swarm Systems

Chair: Prof. Xiwang Dong

(Beihang University, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Yongchao Hua

(Beihang University, China)

Invited Session 04: Intelligent Decision-making, Planning and Control for Connected and Automated Vehicles

Chair: Dr. Hongbo Gao

(University of Science and Technology of China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Ruidong Yan

(Beijing Jiaotong University)

Invited Session 05: Intelligent Navigation and   Advanced Information Fusion Technology

Chair: Dr. Yulong Huang

(Harbin Engineering University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Yuxin Zhao

(Harbin Engineering University, China)

Invited Session 06: Intelligent Cooperative Control and Optimization of Autonomous Unmanned Systems

Chair: Dr. Jialing Zhou

(Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Yuezu Lv

(Southeast University, China)

10:00-10:30

Poster Session/Tea Break

10:30-12:00

Invited Session 07: Artificial Intelligence and Security in Unmanned Systems

Chair: Prof. Yingchao Zhang

(Sun Yat-sen University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Cheng Zhu

(National University of Defense Technology)

Invited Session 08: Biologically Inspired Intelligent Robots and Systems

Chair: Prof. Qing Shi

(Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Qirong Tang

(Tongji University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Zhangguo Yu

(Beijing Institute of Technology, China)

Invited Session 09: Autonomous Collaborative Technology of Manned/Unmanned System and Its Application

Chair: Dr. Tingting Zhang

(Army Engineering University of PLA, China)

Invited Session 11: Intelligent Space Unmanned System

Chair: Dr. Chengchao Bai

(Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Jifeng Guo

(Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

Invited   Session 12: USV Swarm Cooperation and Coordination: Theory, Technology and Applications

Chair: Prof. Yuqing He

(Shenyang   Institute of Automation, CAS)

Co-Chair: Dr. Decai Li

(Shenyang Institute of Automation, CAS)

Invited Session 13: Micro and Nano Autonomous System

Chair: Prof. Yu Cheng

(Tongji University, China)

12:00-14:00

LunchBuffet

14:00-15:30

Invited Session 10: Key Technologies on Autonomous Cooperation of Swarm Systems

Chair: Prof. Xiwang Dong

(Beihang   University, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Jie Li

(National University of Defense Technology,   China)

Invited Session 14: Cooperative Control of Unmanned Swarm Systems in Maritime Environment

Chair: Prof. Hai-Tao Zhang

(Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Zhouhua Peng

(Dalian Maritime University, China)

Invited Session 15: Multi-Modal Perception for Autonomous Unmanned System

Chair: Prof. Huaping Liu

(Tsinghua University, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Xinyu Zhang

(Tsinghua University, China)

Invited Session 16: Distributed and Scalable Schemes for Multi-agent Decision Making over Networks

Chair: Prof. Jinlong Lei

(Tongji University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Min Meng

(Tongji University, China)

Invited   Session 17: Advances in Learning,   Optimization, and Filtering for Multi-agent Systems

Chair: Dr. Zhiqiang Pu

(Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Invited Session 18: Key Technologies on Unmanned Surface System

Chair: Prof. Wei Han

(Systems Engineering Research Institute, CSSC, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Yong Liu

(Zhejiang University, China)

15:30-16:00

Poster Session/Tea Break

16:00-17:30

Invited Session 19: Autonomous Intelligent Target Detection and Tracking

Chair: Prof. Quanbo Ge

(Tongji University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Xingfa Shen

(Hangzhou Dianzi University, China)

Invited Session 20: Cooperative   Communication and Computing of 6G-Oriented Unmanned Swarm Systems

Chair: Prof. Daxin Tian

(Beihang University, China)

Invited Session 21: Distributed Control and Optimization for Unmanned Systems

Chair: Prof. Xiuxian Li

(Tongji University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Wei Meng

(Guangdong University of Technology, China)

Invited Session 23: Antagonistic Game for Unmanned Systems

Chair: Prof. Dewei Li

(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Co-Chair: Dr. Haibin Shao

(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Invited Session 24: Marine Situation Intelligent Awareness and Cognition of Unmanned System

Chair: Prof. Haipeng Wang

    (Naval Aeronautical University of the PLA, China)

                Co-Chairs: Prof. Yu Liu

Prof. Bo Chen

Prof. Jie Jiang

Prof. Hao Liu

Assoc. Prof. Yu An

Invited Session 25: Information Fusion in Unmanned Systems

Chair: Prof. Wen Jiang

(Northwestern   Polytechnical University, China)

Co-Chair: Prof. Fuyuan Xiao

(Chongqing University, China)