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This paper proposes a novel fixed-time integral sliding mode controller for admittance control to enhance physical human-robot collaboration. The proposed method combines the benefits of compliance to external forces of admittance control and high robustness to uncertainties of integral sliding mode control (ISMC), such that the system can collaborate with a human partner in an uncertain environment effectively. Firstly, a fixed-time sliding surface is applied in the ISMC to make the tracking error of the system converge within a fixed-time regardless of the initial condition. Then, a fixed-time backstepping controller (BSP) is integrated into the ISMC as the nominal controller to realize global fixed-time convergence. Furthermore, to overcome the singularity problem, a non-singular fixed-time sliding surface is designed and integrated into the controller, which is useful for practical application. Finally, the proposed controller is validated for a two-link robot manipulator with uncertainties and external human forces. The results show that the proposed controller is superior in the sense of both tracking error and convergence time, and at the same time, can comply with human motion in a shared workspace.

AI-powered video analytics start-up CattleEye is in a field of its own having won the Irish leg of KPMG's Global Tech Innovator Competition. Belfast-based tech start-up CattleEye has won the top prize at KPMG's tech innovator competition, which saw entrants from all over Ireland. CattleEye uses AI-powered video analytics to keep an eye on cows. The start-up's CEO Terry Canning impressed the panel of judges, who also heard from eight other business people hoping to be crowned Ireland's top tech innovator. Canning's CattleEye will now progress to KPMG's Global Tech Innovator competition, which will be held at the Web Summit in Lisbon.

A major artificial intelligence conference is set to be staged in Belfast for the first time. AI Con is expected to bring global leaders in the field to the Northern Ireland capital later this week for the first AI Con to be held in the region. AI leaders from companies such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft will discuss some of the major technological advances and how it is changing the world in which we live at the event on Thursday. The conference will also examine the very practical ways in which AI is transforming how businesses operate and will look at how the latest advances in AI research can be implemented. Tom Gray, chief technology officer at Kainos said AI is an area of rapid growth in the technology sector.

MCS Group is proud to be partnering with a technology company based in Belfast specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We are looking for a Java Software Engineer to join the team and work on the intelligent components of the company's core product. The company's core product is already making waves across the globe and is rivalling some of the biggest technology players in the world. The company have been around for a decade but have retained their start-up culture. This is a unique opportunity for a java software engineer to join a company that is on a serious uphill trajectory.

The Big Data tech conference is set to return to Belfast with a high profile line-up of speakers offering their insights into new technologies, ideas, and tools from right across the sector. The one-day conference takes place at Belfast Waterfront on Thursday, October 18, exploring trends and opportunities emerging in health care, smart cities, the internet of things (IoT), fintech, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Speakers include world-renowned hacker and founder of WhiteHat Security Jerimiah Grossman, lead data scientist at Liverpool Football Club, William Spearman, and programme director from the Alan Turing Institute, Mark Briers. Also speaking will be Thom Kenney, CEO of recruitment marketing software solutions SmashFly, which recently announced a major investment in Belfast creating 70 jobs.

Artificial Intelligence is set to take centre stage at BelTech 2017, a major technology conference that will take place in Belfast on 6th April. Belfast is well placed to become a centre of excellence for AI technologies if the province's tech industry plays to its strengths in sectors such as healthcare and cybersecurity, according to the team behind the high profile conference, which aims to be the premier technology event for local software practitioners, business leaders, entrepreneurs and young people aspiring to break into the industry. BelTech is curated by Northern Ireland-based digital solutions provider, Kainos Software, and will feature influential international speakers from the worlds of software engineering, machine learning, connected systems, immersive technologies and cybersecurity. Tom Gray, Group Chief Technology Officer at Kainos, said that the opportunities and challenges presented by the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence are likely to run through all strands of the conference. He said: "There's a lot of work going on to position the UK tech sector and a certain amount of agreement that many of the major areas of tech in the years ahead will be supported by developments in artificial intelligence. "If the UK is going to be a hub for AI, it's inefficient to have all regions focusing on the same tech segments.

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