We are pleased to announce that the program for the Molecular Robotics December Workshop has been finalized.
Date & Time: Monday, December 8, 2014, 14:00–18:20
Venue: Kyushu University Nishijin Plaza, Large Conference Room
Address: 2-16-23 Nishijin, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-0002, Japan
Access: http://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/university/institution-use/nishijin

Program

14:00–14:50 Special Lecture
“On a Theoretical Approach to Autonomous Distributed Robot Systems Using Fat Robots”
Yoshiaki Katayama (Nagoya Institute of Technology)

Abstract:
Theoretical research on methods for controlling autonomous mobile robots as distributed systems has been conducted mainly by distributed algorithm research groups worldwide. In this research area, robot models have extremely limited capabilities, and a central interest is the solvability of problems under such limitations. In this talk, we will review the basic model of autonomous distributed robot systems and their solvability, and in particular introduce problems, solution approaches, and challenges related to “fat robots,” which have attracted attention in recent years.

14:50–15:00
Break

15:00–15:25
“A Weakly Self-Stabilizing Leader Election Algorithm in the Population Protocol Model”
Fukuhito Oshita (Osaka University)

15:25–15:50
“Complexity of Moving Robots on a Graph with Group Constraints”
Hirotaka Ono (Kyushu University)

15:50–16:00
Break

16:00–16:50 Special Lecture
“Friction Dynamics of Soft Elastic Bodies”
Tetsuo Yamaguchi (Kyushu University)

Abstract:
When an elastic body slides with friction on a smooth substrate, stick–slip motion—repeated cycles of sticking and slipping—often appears. When soft materials such as rubber or gels are used as the elastic body, changing conditions such as the driving speed can produce a rich variety of dynamics: for example, a mode in which a straight detachment region propagates in pulses, or a mode in which a bubble-like detachment region moves while coalescing, splitting, accelerating, and stopping. In this talk, focusing mainly on our research from both experimental and theoretical perspectives, we will introduce several topics on the friction dynamics of gels.

16:50–17:00
Break

17:00–17:05
“BIOMOD Jamboree Report Session”
Hisashi Tadakuma (The University of Tokyo)

17:05–17:30
“BIOMOD 2014 Project Report: Tales of the Order — Development of a Universal Strand Generator”
Aki Ishihara (Tohoku University)

17:30–17:55
“BIOMOD 2014 UTokyo Kashiwa Team Report: Toward the Development of an Artificial Immune Cell ‘PoLICe’”
Hisashi Tadakuma (The University of Tokyo)

17:55–18:20
“BIOMOD 2014 Project Report: The Nano-Pop-Up-Pirate: Selective release of colloidal particles controlled by signal DNA”
Yoshiki Hiranaka, Kazuya Inoue, Kosuke Kuroki, Chikako Shinohara, Moe Matsumura, Takumi Okayama,
Miho Sase, Shinya Anraku, Ryo Iwashita, Maika Kuroki, Naoya Yamaguchi, Nobuyoshi Miyamoto
(Fukuoka Institute of Technology)
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