PhD-defence: Self-Organizing, -adaptive, and hybrid robotic control in architectural technology

Mary Katherine Heinrichdefends the dissertation Self-Organizing, -adaptive, and hybrid robotic control in architectural technology. The defence takes place Friday 12 April 2019, at 13:00 in Aud. 6, Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 53, 1435 Copenhagen K.

Agenda

13:00      Welcome and presentation of the assessment committee, supervisor and author by Phil Ayres

13:05      Mary Katherine Heinrichpresents her dissertation Self-Organizing, -adaptive, and hybrid robotic control in architectural technology

13:50      Short break

According to the ’Ministerial Order on the PhD Course of Study and the PhD Degree’ the chair may invite the audience to contribute with short statements. Such intentions should be addressed to the chair during the break.

14:00      Alan Penn, Professor, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London
(UCL), United Kingdom

14:30      David J. Gerber, Associate Professor, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Architecture, USA

15:00      Isak Worre Foged, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

15:30      Comments from the auditorium

The assessment committee evaluates and makes the concluding remarks
Closure of session

Assessment committee

Alan Penn, Professor, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

David J. Gerber, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Southern California, Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Architecture, USA

Isak Worre Foged, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark (Chair of the assessment committee)

Supervisor

Phil Ayres, Associate Professor, Institute of Architecture and Technology, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation

External supervisors

Yaneer Bar-Yam. Professor, New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI), USA

Siobhan Rockcastle, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Environment, University of Oregon, USA 

Chair of the assessment committee

Isak Worre Foged, Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark

The thesis is the result of a PhD-studio financed by EU Funds and Institute of Architecture and Technology, KADK. Project 'flora robotica' has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the FET grant agreement, no. 640959.

The thesis is available to look through at the Library of Architecture, Design and Performing Arts, Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 50, 1434 Copenhagen K.