We’re excited to welcome Tobias Fischer, Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow at QUT (Queensland University of Technology), to our joint heidelberg.ai / NCT Data Science Seminar series.
In this talk, he will dive into the world of brain-inspired autonomous navigation, exploring how biological brains localize themselves so efficiently - without GPS. From energy-efficient perception to underwater navigation for reef restoration, bio-inspired computing is reshaping how robots understand and interact with their environments.
Tobias will present cutting-edge research in Visual Place Recognition (VPR), showing how event-based cameras and spiking neural networks enable ultra-low-power, high-precision localization, including applications in underwater robotics. He will also introduce Pixi, a versatile tool for running robotics and AI libraries seamlessly across platforms.
Please register prior to this event.
This event will be held in English.
This event will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube Channel (see below).
When: December 17, 17:00 (CET)
Where: INF 280, Seminar Room K1+K2 (in person)
Details & Registration:
Info: https://heidelberg.ai/2025/12/17/tobias_fischer.html
Sign up: https://www.meetup.com/heidelberg-artificial-intelligence-meetup/events/312169901/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heidelbergai
