April 28, 2025

Thailand Activity #1

Day 1 [Mon, 23 Jun 2025]: Pre-workshop

  • Tour at rehabilitation centre and hospital in Bangkok

Day 2 [Tue, 24 Jun 2025]: Research Talk and Networking Symposium

Location: Thai Bank Museum, SCB Park, Bangkok

9:00 – 9:15Overview: Prof. Poramate Manoonpong (15 mins)
9:15 – 9:30SCB introduction (15 mins)
9:30 – 10:30Topic 1: Exoskeletons
1) Soft Robotics & Exosuits: Dr. Richard Suphapol Diteesawat, UoB (30 mins)
2) Exo. & Human-robot interaction: Assoc. Prof. Carlos Cifuentes, UWE (30 mins, Online)
10:30 – 10:45Coffee break (15 mins)
10:45 – 11:45Topic 2: Interaction
1) Motor control in human: Prof. Domenico Campolo, NUT (30 mins)
2) Upper-limb exo.: Assoc. Prof. Xiaofeng Xiong, SDU (30 mins)
11:45 – 13:00Lunch and networking (75 mins)
13:00 – 14:15Topic 3: AI
1) Morphological computation: Prof. Helmut Hauser, UoB (30 mins)
2) Neural control in lowe-limb exo.: Dr. Chaicharn Akkawutvanich, VISTEC (20 mins)
3) AI in EEG processing: Assoc. Prof. Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn, VISTEC (20 mins)
14:15 – 14:30Coffee break (15 mins)
14:30 – 15:30Topic 4: Need analysis for healthcare and rehabilitation challenges
1) Assoc. Prof. Chaipat Lawsirirat, CU (20 mins)
2) Speaker #2 (20 mins)
3) Speaker #3 (20 mins)
15:30 – 16:20Panel discussion (50 mins)
16:20 – 16:30Conclusion (10 mins)
16:30 – 17:00SCB Museum tour (optional, 30 mins)
18:00Dinner (only speakers)

Day 3 [Wed, 25 Jun 2025]: VISTEC introduction and lab tour

Day 4 [Thu, 26 Jun 2025]: Co-design day

  • State-of-the-art exoskeleton and future vision
  • AI for healthcare
  • Physical AI