PISA Workshop Program
IEEE MOST 2026 · May 6, 2026 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
09:00 – 10:00
Keynote
Speaker: TBA
10:30 – 12:10
Paper Session 1: Systems and Algorithmic Methods
Session Chair: TBA
RL-Enabled LoS Blockage Avoidance for Visible Light Robot Localization
Lyall Sathishkumar (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Rathikadevi Mani (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Saravana Srinivasan (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Xiao Zhang (University of Michigan-Dearborn)
Lyall Sathishkumar (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Rathikadevi Mani (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Saravana Srinivasan (University of Michigan-Dearborn); Xiao Zhang (University of Michigan-Dearborn)
MAPLE: Multi-session Anchor-based Point Cloud Closure for Efficient Merging
Ren Zhong (Wayne State University); Tianyang Chen (University of Delaware); Weisong Shi (University of Delaware)
Ren Zhong (Wayne State University); Tianyang Chen (University of Delaware); Weisong Shi (University of Delaware)
Runtime Learning of Quadruped Robots in Wild Environments
Yihao Cai (Wayne State University); Yanbing Mao (Wayne State University); Abhilash Pandya (Wayne State University); Lui Sha (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign); Hongpeng Cao (Technical University of Munich); Marco Caccam (Technical University of Munich)
Yihao Cai (Wayne State University); Yanbing Mao (Wayne State University); Abhilash Pandya (Wayne State University); Lui Sha (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign); Hongpeng Cao (Technical University of Munich); Marco Caccam (Technical University of Munich)
13:30 – 15:00
Paper Session 2: Applications and Real-World Deployment
Session Chair: TBA
TinyLite: Efficient Edge Intelligence for Real-Time Spam Detection Under Device Constraints
Xuanlin Zhu (William & Mary); Johora Polin (William & Mary); Sidi Lu (William & Mary)
Xuanlin Zhu (William & Mary); Johora Polin (William & Mary); Sidi Lu (William & Mary)
DaVoS: An Instantaneous Safety Model for Autonomous Vehicles
Yuankai He (University of Delaware); Yuxin Wang (University of Delaware); Boyang Tian (University of Delaware); Weisong Shi (University of Delaware)
Yuankai He (University of Delaware); Yuxin Wang (University of Delaware); Boyang Tian (University of Delaware); Weisong Shi (University of Delaware)
The On-Robot Computing Needs for Embodied AI
Shaoshan Liu (Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society)
Shaoshan Liu (Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society)
15:30 – 17:00
Discussion and Closing Session
Open discussion on physical intelligence systems
Future directions and challenges
Closing remarks
Future directions and challenges
Closing remarks