🏝️LatinX in SI
LatinX in System Integration
Connecting LatinX voices shaping system integration worldwide
- International Forum
- Jan. 13, 2026, 16:00 pm
This forum aims at LatinX researchers from academia and industry working on (or interested in) system integration. It provides a space to share experiences and challenges, and to connect with other LatinX researchers within and beyond LATAM. Speakers from LATAM, Asia, Europe, and the United States will present current research that anchors this initiative. The format fosters open dialogue and knowledge exchange with the wider robotics, AI, and automation communities. Topics include system integration in advanced robotics, AI, and renewable & sustainable energies. The event is an opportunity to explore future directions for SII across academia and industry.
🐚🪸Description
Latin American researchers will share contributions to system integration from an international perspective (LATAM, Asia, the EU, and the US). The primary objective is to present current research themes of leading Latin American researchers spanning robotics, AI, and automation, from academic and industrial viewpoints. A broader goal is to share these themes with the wider research and industrial community to gather feedback and foster collaboration. Representative topics include human-robot collaboration and interaction, machine learning in industrial robotics and automation, and integration of renewable and sustainable energies.
🐚🪸Topics of Interest
Human-Robot Collaboration, Humanoids, Industrial Robotics, Service Robotics, Haptics, AI Systems, Renewable & Sustainable Energy
🐚🪸Forum Program
| Time | Speaker | Affiliation | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | MS Ana María Quintero & Abraham Ramos | LatinX in AI (USA) | Bridging the Global Community of LatinX in AI Researchers and Professionals |
| 15 min. | Dr. Alberto Bortoni | Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico) | Artificial Behavior: From Organismal Biology to Robotics |
| 15 min. | Dr. Luis Yoichi Morales | Standard AI (USA) | Towards Digitalization of Physical Spaces |
| 15 min. | Networking Session (Moderator: Dr. Arturo Cerón) | - | Collaboration opportunities on the forum's topics of interest |
🐚🪸Encouraged Interaction
The forum opens with invited talks providing a broad perspective on system integration, successful cases and challenges, followed by structured Q&A to emphasize collaboration opportunities with Latin American researchers in and outside LATAM. A concluding networking session will enable researchers, professionals, educators, and students to identify potential collaborations in a broad range of system integration and robotics topics. The forum aims to strengthen collaboration among Latin American (LatinX) researchers, particularly encouraging participation from a broader range of countries. The agenda will be refined to include a structured 30-minute invited talk session grouped by topic, and a 30-minute networking session. Additionally, an optional remote participation is being considered to expand inclusivity and impact across Latin America.
🐚🪸Similar Past Events
- LatinX in AI (ICRA 2025 LXAI)
- IEEE RAS ICRA 2025 LA@Chile Satellite
- Robotics Beyond Borders: Latin American Contributions to Robotics in Japan and Europe (2024 JSME TC)
🐚🪸Forum Organizers
- Alberto Muñoz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (amunoz@tec.mx)
- Arturo Cerón, Tecnologico de Monterrey (arturo.ceron@tec.mx)
- José Salazar, Tohoku University (j.salazar@srd.mech.tohoku.ac.jp)
- Emmanuel Dean, Chalmers University of Technology (deane@chalmers.se)
For questions or collaboration ideas, contact any of the organizers listed above.
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