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Episode Fifty-Two: Sara Bernardini

Robot Talk · 9 Jun 2023 · 29m · Episode 52

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Sara Bernardini, Professor of AI at Royal Holloway University of London and Principal Research Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre, discusses decision-making for autonomous systems in complex environments. She explains how robots use symbolic AI and game theory to plan actions in real-time, particularly in multi-agent scenarios like automated warehousing and surveillance. Bernardini also details her work on creating digital twins of the ocean to model climate change impacts and test environmental policies.

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