To aid and support the continued collaboration and knowledge exchange of the ULTRACEPT researchers, the consortium hosts online quarterly ‘Sandpit Sessions’. The aim of these sessions is to provide researchers an opportunity to share their work in an informal forum where they can raise and discuss issues and challenges in order to gain support and feedback from the group.

Researcher Dr Jiannan Zhao presented at an ULTRACEPT Sandpit Session on the 26th September, 2022. Dr Zhao undertook his PhD at the University of Lincoln, during which, he carried out a 12 month ULTRACEPT secondment to Guangzhou University (GZHU). Dr Zhao is now working at Guangxi University, China.

The theme of the sandpit session was Looming Detection: A unique instance of motion detection, from Neural Computing to Drone Applications. 24 attendees across the ULTRACEPT consortium participated.

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Looming Detection: A unique instance of motion detection, from Neural Computing to Drone Applications

• Date: Monday, 26^th September 2022
• Time: UK 11:00; China 18:00; Germany 12:00; Argentina 07:00; Malaysia 18:00; Japan 19:00.
• Facilitators:
  • Jiannan Zhao, Presenter, Guangxi University, CN
  • Shigang Yue, University of Lincoln, UK (chair)