SOSE-ARISE Lecture Series SY 2024-2025: Perspectives on Emerging Fields and Technology

“Form vs Function: The Value of Design in Building Real-Life Robots”

We are excited to invite you to this insightful lecture by Albert Causo, PhD, a Balik-Scientist Program Awardee, as he delves into the fascinating world of robot design!

About the Lecturer

Dr. Albert Causo is a Balik-Scientist Program Awardee currently affiliated with DOST-MIRDC. He is the CEO & Co-founder of Hand Plus Robotics, a robotics company based in Singapore and Malaysia, and also a Co-Founder and Program Director of ALGOrhythm Robotics Center, a robotics education company based in Cebu. He is a former Senior Research Fellow at the Robotics Research Centre at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He has developed robotics solutions and conducted R&D with applications in manufacturing, logistics and e-commerce, assistive rehabilitation, and robot-assisted education. He has led teams to win robotics competitions such as the Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017, DHL Robotics Challenge 2017, and IROS Mobile Manipulation Challenge 2018. His research interests include robot vision, AI/ML for computer vision, robot-assisted education, and the application of unstructured picking robots in various industries. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Computer Engineering from Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) and a Master’s and Ph.D. degree in Information Science (Robotics) from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (Japan).