Doctoral Student Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics

该奖项支持美国博士生参加WAFR 2014在土耳其伊斯坦布尔举行的旅行，从2014年8月3日至8月5日。研讨会的目的是从理论和实践两个角度突出对机器人算法设计和分析的研究。这为学生提供了一个与高级教师互动并获得工作反馈的机会。WAFR最重要的方面之一是其非正式的氛围，它允许新的，以前未发表的想法坦率交流;这是研究生发展的重要组成部分。特别是，WAFR一直是研究生与更高级的研究人员见面和互动的机会，这些研究人员在其他主要的机器人会议上很多时候是无法接触到学生的。WAFR 2014组委会将根据他们对研讨会的贡献来选择与会者和差旅支持的接受者。该奖项旨在让参与者在性别，种族背景，学术机构和地理位置方面具有多样性。

This award supports travel for US PhD students attending WAFR 2014 held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 3 to August 5, 2014. The goal of the workshop is to highlight the research on the design and analysis of robot algorithms from both theoretical and practical angles. This gives an opportunity for the students to interact with senior faculty and get feedback on their work. One of the most important aspects of WAFR is its informal atmosphere, which allows a frank exchange of new, previously unpublished ideas; this is a critical component of graduate student development. In particular, WAFR has been an occasion for graduate students to meet and interact with more senior researchers who many times are not accessible to students at other major robotics conferences. The WAFR 2014 organizing committee will select participants and recipients of this travel support based on their contribution to the workshop. This award aims to have a diverse representation of participants in terms of gender, ethnic background, academic institution, and geographic location.