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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>We are pleased to announce the *IROS 2025 Workshop on Advancements in<br>Aerial Physical Interaction*.<br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🗓</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *When:* October 24th, 2025 | 08:00 – 12:00<br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>📍</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Where:* Multi-functional Hall C, Hangzhou International Expo Center,<br>Hangzhou, China<br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🌐</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Website:*<br></span><a href="https://es.sonicurlprotection-fra.com/click?PV=2&MSGID=202508201827210150984&URLID=5&ESV=10.0.28.7941&IV=F86C3E12ABBCDCBD67DFEEDDBA8ECCA6&TT=1755714448701&ESN=PjaInLhJFjtMbL%2FW17gC%2FNDcE8WIG5plXgThoiutRlM%3D&KV=1536961729280&B64_ENCODED_URL=aHR0cHM6Ly9zaXRlcy5nb29nbGUuY29tL3ZpZXcvaXJvczIwMjUtYWVyaWFscm9ib3Qtd29ya3Nob3AvaG9tZQ&HK=8D3026A8E5866A3BF008A5C415AE43A81EB5D8C8E9035769E0AA16C935CF7A84" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif'>https://sites.google.com/view/iros2025-aerialrobot-workshop/home</span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br>This workshop will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss<br>the future of *aerial physical interaction (API)* — enabling UAVs to go<br>beyond observation and physically interact with their environment. Topics<br>include novel aerial robot designs, interaction control, perception,<br>reinforcement learning, and multi-robot cooperation. The program will<br>feature invited talks, poster sessions, panel discussions, and more.<br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>📝</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Call for Contributions:*<br>We invite *1–2 page extended abstracts* on topics related to API, including<br>but not limited to:<br><br> - Novel UAV platforms and multi-modal systems<br> - Dexterous aerial manipulation<br> - Safety-critical and interaction control<br> - Perception integrating tactile information<br> - Multi-UAV cooperative manipulation<br> - Reinforcement learning for aerial manipulation<br> - Human-drone collaborative tasks<br><br>Accepted works will be presented as *posters or short talks*. *Best Paper<br>Awards* will be given.<br><br>*Important Dates:*<br><br> - </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>📄</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Submission deadline:* August 31, 2025<br> - </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>📢</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Notification:* September 15, 2025<br> - </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black'>🛫</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Microsoft YaHei",sans-serif;color:black'> *Workshop:* October 24, 2025<br><br>We look forward to your participation and contributions! <br><br>*Organizers:*<br><br> - Yushu Yu (Beijing Institute of Technology)<br> - Vincenzo Lippiello (University of Naples Federico II)<br> - Dongjun Lee (Seoul National University)<br> - Marco Tognon (Inria Rennes)<br> - Sophie Armanini (Imperial College London)<br> - Xiang Yu (Beihang University)<br> - Yibo Zhang (Beijing Institute of Technology)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 at 22:43, Prof. Vincenzo Lippiello <<a href="mailto:vincenzo.lippiello@unina.it">vincenzo.lippiello@unina.it</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dear Yushu,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sure, I sent an email to Davide.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I will share the workshop info among my colleagues. Can you send me a template email with all the final information?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Best regards</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Vincenzo</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Da:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Yushu Yu <<a href="mailto:yushuyu@gmail.com" target="_blank">yushuyu@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Inviato:</b> martedì 19 agosto 2025 05:46<br><b>A:</b> lippiello <<a href="mailto:vincenzo.lippiello@unina.it" target="_blank">vincenzo.lippiello@unina.it</a>><br><b>Oggetto:</b> IROS workshop</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hi Prof. Lippiello,<br><br>Could you please check with Davide Scaramuzza later if he will be able to attend our IROS workshop?<br><br>Also, it would be great if you could share the workshop information with your group and colleagues.<br><br>Thank you very much!<br><br>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Yushu<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>