Student Participant Support for the Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR)

机器人技术算法基础研讨会（WAFR, www.wafr.org）是一个多学科的单轨研讨会，提交和邀请的论文涉及机器人技术算法问题的进展。自1994年以来，它每隔一年举办一次，即使不是展示与机器人相关的算法工作的最重要场所，也已经建立了声誉。WAFR最重要的方面之一是其非正式的氛围，允许坦率地交换新的，以前未发表的想法。特别是，WAFR为研究生提供了一个与更多高级研究人员会面和互动的机会，这些研究人员在主要的机器人会议上很多时候都无法与学生接触。WAFR 2006将在纽约市曼哈顿下城的翠贝卡大酒店举行。2006年WAFR计划包括32篇论文，从创纪录的提交数量中选出，并邀请了6位演讲者。受邀演讲的嘉宾阵容非常强大，既有定义该领域的研究人员，也有今天正在定义该领域前沿的研究人员——有时是同一个人：雅各布·施瓦茨（纽约大学）、托马斯·洛扎诺-佩雷斯（麻省理工学院）、让-克洛德·拉通贝（斯坦福大学）、詹姆斯·Gimzewski（加州大学洛杉矶分校）、杰西卡·k·哈金斯（CMU）和塞巴斯蒂安·特伦（斯坦福大学）。该奖项将用于支持不同学生群体的部分旅行和会议费用，包括WAFR论文的作者，已经在该领域工作的人，以及有兴趣了解更多机器人技术的学生，作为他们研究生学习的可能研究重点。将努力鼓励在机器人和计算机领域未被充分代表的群体申请。

IIS-0633422Student Participant Support for the Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR)The Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR, www.wafr.org) is a multi-disciplinary single-track workshop with submitted and invited papers on advances on algorithmic problems in robotics. It has been held every other year since 1994 and has an established reputation as one, if not the, most important venues for presenting algorithmic work related to robotics. One of the most important aspects of WAFR is its informal atmosphere, which allows a frank exchange of new, previously unpublished ideas. 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 major robotics conferences.WAFR 2006 will be held in New York City at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in lower Manhattan. The WAFR 2006 program includes 32 papers, selected from a record number of submissions, and 6 invited speakers. There is a stellar line-up of invited speakers, including both researchers who defined the field and those who are today defining the frontiers of the field - in several cases the same people: Jacob Schwartz (NYU), Tomas Lozano-Perez (MIT), Jean-Claude Latombe (Stanford), James Gimzewski (UCLA), Jessica K. Hodgins (CMU), and Sebastian Thrun (Stanford).This award will be used to support partial travel and conference costs for a diverse group of students, including authors of WAFR papers, those who are already working in the area, and students who are interested in learning more about robotics as a possible area of research focus for their graduate studies. Efforts will be made to encourage applications from underrepresented groups in robotics and computing.