Agenda
This is an outline of the 2025 agenda. Details will be updated as they are confirmed.
2025 Day 1 - June 17
| 8:00 AM | Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:20 | Keynote TBA |
| 9:55 | Keynote TBA |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Case Study 1 Forging Further with Foliar Foresight: Perception and Planning for Autonomous Navigation through Vegetated Terrains (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Case Study 2 From Pixels to Paths: Tensor Network-Driven Behavioral Cloning for Autonomous Vehicles in Virtual Environments (abstract) |
| 12:15 PM | Group Photo | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Technical Session 1 (matrix of parallel sessions) |
| 3:30 - 6:00 |
ARC Technology Showcase Posters and Networking |
2025 Day 2 - June 18
| 8:00 AM | Light Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 9:10 | Keynote Speaker Defense Economics Drives Digital Design and Opportunity For the Knowledgeable and Creative |
| 9:45 | Debate Digital Engineering: Zero Shot or Zero Chance? This dynamic debate will explore the transformative potential of digital engineering in the domain of ground vehicle systems, with a focus on innovation, feasibility, and long-term impact. Our distinguished debaters will assume roles at the two extreme positions to defend: either "Zero Shot"—championing the idea that digital engineering is poised for immediate and radical success, or "Zero Chance"—arguing that digital engineering faces insurmountable challenges and is unlikely to deliver on its promises. |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Technical Session 2 (matrix of parallel sessions) |
| 12:15 PM | Awards & Lunch Announcing Winners of Best Student Poster Competition Announcing Recipient of ARC Excellence in Research Award (ARC-ERA) |
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