Where is the RAISE Lab located? Who sits where?

Our physical lab is mostly located in the Centre for Intelligent Machines, 4th Floor of McConnell building.

• MC442 is our main controlled experiment space that is meant for human-subject experiments with collaborative robot arms.
• MC444 is a combination of student desk spaces and a supplementary HRI experiment space shared with Prof. Tal Arbel’s Probabilistic Vision Group.
• MC435 is an experimental space shared with Prof. Jeremy Cooperstock’s Shared Reality Lab to be equipped with VICON-mountable rails (i.e., motion capture system) for when we need to conduct controlled experiments needing larger space.
• MC412 is a shared quiet office area between PVG and RAISE for senior Ph.D. students needing quiet writing area and postdoctoral fellows. Access is granted on per needs basis.
• MC418 is a shared “robot aquarium” where we have a very small footprint. It hosts other robotics labs, such as that of Prof. Hsiu-chin Lin, Audrey Sedal, and the Mobile Robotics Lab. Access is granted on per needs basis.

MC444

1. Chris Wong
2. Shalaleh Rismani
3. Rahatul Ananto
4. Gauri Sharma
5. Tanaka Akiyama
6. Tamara Paris
7. Shared desk: Mitacs student, summer intern, McCAIS student
8. Desks 10-18: PVG?

• Ohmni
• Stretch 1
• Stretch 2
• Panda 2

1. Kadambari Bhujbal (to come back Fall 2024)

MC442

1. Lixiao Zhu

• Panda 1

MC435

1. RA 1
2. RA 2
3. RA 3

Fully Remote

1. Sandrine Bedard

As the RAISE Lab is highly collaborative with affiliations across Montreal, we have physical access to the following as well.

• Retail Innovation Lab: We are part of the Retail Innovation Lab, which is a living lab consisting of a frictionless retail store. This is the Couche-Tard store located at the Bronfman Building. This means we have access to the living lab as our experimental space as long as we go through the proper steps to do so.
• Mila: AJung is an Associate Member of Mila. As such, students supervised by AJung can register to gain access to Mila. You’ll need to be a registered student at McGill for these to kick in:
  • If you want a security card for physical access to Mila: ask AJung and she'll send an email to the helpdesk & Linda Peinthière to request an access card for you.
• International Laboratory of Learning Systems (ETS): As we are a member of the ILLS, an international laboratory shared with Paris Saclay University, France, and ETS/Mila etc. we will have physical access to Pavillion F building at the ETS campus downtown. Access information will be updated as the renovation finishes.

You might need to book rooms for your thesis defence, seminars, or other research-related activities. Reach out to ECE reception (reception.ece@mcgill.ca) and cc AJung to inquire about rooms available for the specific time/date. Typically, we’ll use McConnell Room 603 (Dept. of ECE) for larger group meetings. If the room is exceptionally busy, we can reach out to CIM to find a slot on the 4th floor. To book a room with CIM, ask for availability via (roombookings@cim.mcgill.ca).

It's a good idea to have talked to AJung about these room needs and cc her in your room request emails because: (a) the university often needs someone's blessing to access these places to make sure you aren't using the spaces for non-research purposes (e.g., partying :P) and (b) it'll avoid you & AJung having another back-and-forth emails with receptionists/support staff about the nature of the event etc.

Since these are shared conference/seminar rooms that belong to a large group of people, any 1-on-1 meetings with your supervisor(s) or similar smaller meetings (between two/three people) should take place at the supervisor(s)' office or similarly smaller spaces.