Prof. Cynthia Matuszek to chair NSF Robotics PI meeting

UMBC Professor Cynthia Matuszek is the PI on a new award from the National Science Foundation to support the 2024 joint Principal Investigator Meeting for NSF's two research programs on robotics and related areas, National Robotics Initiative (NRI) and Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR). Professor Jie Yin from North Carolina State University is the grant Co-Principal investigator. Dr. Matuszek will chair the meeting, which will take place in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, on 28-30 April 2024. 

The meeting will serve as a conference bringing together a community of robotics researchers whose work is specifically relevant to the NRI and FRR programs. The agenda includes talks from selected projects, poster sessions, workshops, panel discussions, multiple keynote talks, a diversity-focused event, and Federal agency program updates from leaders in the research community. This meeting will also support the participation of a cohort of potential future proposers to the FRR program. 

The annual PI Meeting for the NSF FRR and NRI research communities enables investigators to meet and share their research and best practices, discuss new research opportunities, explore new ideas and partnerships, and interact with Federal agency representatives, industry, and other stakeholders interested in NSF robotics research.