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Biography of Dr. Sutthiphong Srigrarom :

Dr. Sutthiphong Srigrarom, also known as “Dr.Spot”, is a senior research fellow at Mechanical Engineering at National University of Singapore (NUS). Dr.Spot is also a visiting associate professor at Institute of Flight System Dynamics, Technical University of Munich in Germany. He graduated from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Mechanical Engineering, in 1994. He received his MSAA and PhD from University of Washington,
Aeronautics and Astronautics, in 1998 and 2002. He was an assistant professor at Nanyang Technological University, and became an associate professor at Singapore Institute of Technology.

Dr.Spot’s research work is mainly on aerial robotics, unmanned aerial systems and its applications, especially: vision-based navigation, perception and sensing for UAS, counter-UAS, multi-agent and swarm of UAVs.

Title:

Aero-Pursuit by Swarms of Multiple Chasers: Integrating Classical Optimization and AI for task assignments

Keynote Address :

This talk addresses cooperative aero-pursuit, where multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) intercept dynamic and potentially adversarial targets. We combine classical optimization methods—including optimal control, model predictive control, and differential game theory—with modern artificial intelligence approaches such as multi-agent reinforcement learning and graph neural networks. While classical methods provide performance guarantees, learning-based techniques enable scalability, adaptability, and decentralized coordination. We propose a hybrid framework that integrates both paradigms for real-time, robust pursuit in uncertain environments. Applications in counter-UAS, defense, and urban airspace security are highlighted, along with key challenges in safety, communication constraints, and real-world deployment.