HiAI University of Haifa AI Conference
MAY 25-27, 2025
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25.5.2025 Sunday
Hecht Auditorium, University of Haifa
The program is subject to change
Gathering
09:40 - 09:00
Greetings by the President of the University of Haifa, Prof. Gur Alroey
09:50 - 09:40
Opening Remarks
Mor Peleg - DSRC Center Director
10:00 - 09:50
Session 1 - Robotics
Chair: Roi Porrane
Drive Anywhere: Generalizable End-to-end Autonomous Driving with Multi-modal Foundation Models
Alaa Maalouf, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
10:15 - 10:00
Machine Learning in geosciences
Anna Brook, School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
10:30 - 10:15
Unlocking Seamless Autonomous Navigation with Intelligent Hybrid Estimation
Itzik Klein, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
10:45 - 10:30
Coresets for AI
Dan Feldman, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
11:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:25 - Coffee break & Poster session
Reseach students session - Robotics
Chair: Dan Tchernov
Rapid Gyroscope Calibration: A Deep Learning Approach
Yair Stolero, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:35 - 11:25
Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter
Amit Levy, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:45 - 11:35
Snake-inspired mobile robot positioning with hybrid learning
Aviad Etzion, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:55 - 11:45
Towards Learning-Based Gyrocompassing
Daniel Engelsman, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:05 - 11:55
Gaussian Process Regression for Improved Underwater Navigation
Nadav Cohen, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:15 - 12:05
DCNet: A Data-Driven Framework for DVL Calibration
Zeev Yampolsky, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:25 - 12:15
Sonar To Image transfer transformation for clear navigation
Izhak Fabian, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:35 - 12:25
Reinforcement learning-based swarm management for optimizing long-range communication and control of USVs
Yevgeni Gutnik, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:45 - 12:35
Optimization of Micro-robotic Swarm Locomotion in Time-Dependent Dynamic Flow using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Assaf Josef Berman, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:55 - 12:45
Enhancing AUV maneuverability through CFD prediction and machine learning
Aurele Itah, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
13:05 - 12:55
13:05 - 14:15 - Lunch break
Keynote 1
Chair: Tally Katz-Gerro
Keynote - AI for Nature: From Science to Impact
Tanya Berger-Wolf, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA
15:15 - 14:15
Session 2 - AI for Nature, Animals, and Sustainability
Chair: Ilan Shimshoni
AI for pain and emotion recognition in animals
Anna Zamansky, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
15:30 - 15:15
Industry talk - Using AI and Satellite Data to Track Wildfires
Shahar Timnat, Google
15:45 - 15:30
AI-Powered Larval Classification: Advancing Pest Detection with Computer-Vision
Eddie Kanevsky, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
15:55 - 15:45
Hey ShelterBot, Should We Euthanize This Dog? Requirements Engineering for Conversational AI in Animal Shelters
Lucy Shulman, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
16:05 - 15:55
Continuous Automated Analysis of Facial Dynamics of Brachycephalic and Normocephalic Dogs in Different Contexts
George Martvel, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
16:15 - 16:05
16:15 - 17:15 - Coffee break & Poster session
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HiAI University of Haifa AI Conference
MAY 25-27, 2025
Program
Home
Registration
Keynote Speakers
Organizing Committee
Program
Workshops
Submission
Venue
Contact
Home
Registration
Keynote Speakers
Organizing Committee
Program
Workshops
Submission
Venue
Contact
25.5.2025 Sunday
Hecht Auditorium, University of Haifa
The program is subject to change
Gathering
09:40 - 09:00
Greetings by the President of the University of Haifa, Prof. Gur Alroey
09:50 - 09:40
Opening Remarks
Mor Peleg - DSRC Center Director
10:00 - 09:50
Session 1 - Robotics
Chair: Roi Porrane
Drive Anywhere: Generalizable End-to-end Autonomous Driving with Multi-modal Foundation Models
Alaa Maalouf, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
10:15 - 10:00
Machine Learning in geosciences
Anna Brook, School of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences
10:30 - 10:15
Unlocking Seamless Autonomous Navigation with Intelligent Hybrid Estimation
Itzik Klein, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
10:45 - 10:30
Coresets for AI
Dan Feldman, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Social Sciences
11:00 - 10:45
11:00 - 11:25
Coffee break & Poster session
Reseach students session - Robotics
Chair: Dan Tchernov
Rapid Gyroscope Calibration: A Deep Learning Approach
Yair Stolero, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:35 - 11:25
Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter
Amit Levy, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:45 - 11:35
Snake-inspired mobile robot positioning with hybrid learning
Aviad Etzion, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
11:55 - 11:45
Towards Learning-Based Gyrocompassing
Daniel Engelsman, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:05 - 11:55
Gaussian Process Regression for Improved Underwater Navigation
Nadav Cohen, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:15 - 12:05
DCNet: A Data-Driven Framework for DVL Calibration
Zeev Yampolsky, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:25 - 12:15
Sonar To Image transfer transformation for clear navigation
Izhak Fabian, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:35 - 12:25
Reinforcement learning-based swarm management for optimizing long-range communication and control of USVs
Yevgeni Gutnik, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:45 - 12:35
Optimization of Micro-robotic Swarm Locomotion in Time-Dependent Dynamic Flow using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Assaf Josef Berman, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
12:55 - 12:45
Enhancing AUV maneuverability through CFD prediction and machine learning
Aurele Itah, The Hatter Department of Marine Technologies, Charney School of Marine Sciences
13:05 - 12:55
13:05 - 14:15
Lunch break
Keynote 1
Chair: Tally Katz-Gerro
Keynote - AI for Nature: From Science to Impact
Tanya Berger-Wolf, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, The Ohio State University, USA
15:15 - 14:15
Session 2 - AI for Nature, Animals, and Sustainability
Chair: Ilan Shimshoni
AI for pain and emotion recognition in animals
Anna Zamansky, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
15:30 - 15:15
Industry talk - Using AI and Satellite Data to Track Wildfires
Shahar Timnat, Google
15:45 - 15:30
AI-Powered Larval Classification: Advancing Pest Detection with Computer-Vision
Eddie Kanevsky, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
15:55 - 15:45
Hey ShelterBot, Should We Euthanize This Dog? Requirements Engineering for Conversational AI in Animal Shelters
Lucy Shulman, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
16:05 - 15:55
Continuous Automated Analysis of Facial Dynamics of Brachycephalic and Normocephalic Dogs in Different Contexts
George Martvel, Department of Information Systems, Faculty of Social Sciences
16:15 - 16:05
16:15 - 17:15
Coffee break & Poster session
Registration