Fifth Master Trainer Program
Focused on Computer Vision and Motion Planning for UAVs
- Dates: 27th - 31st October 2025
- Venue: Saranga Hall 119, Nilgiri Building, IIIT Hyderabad Campus, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
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About the Program
IIIT Hyderabad is identified as one of the Resource Centers (RC) for the MeitY approved project entitled “Capacity building for human resource development in Unmanned Aircraft System (Drone and related Technology)”.
As a part of this project, IIIT Hyderabad is organizing the Fifth Master Trainer Program (MTP) for the Technology Specific Work Theme “Allied UAS Technologies” for five days from 27th - 31st October 2025.
The program includes theory and hands-on sessions on:
- Introduction to UAV Localization, motion planning and control
- Sensors, state estimation and control
- Rigid body dynamics
- Motion planning
- Image processing
- Computer Vision
- Introduction to flight control hardware
- Companion computers for UAV
- MAVLINK protocol
- Introduction to ROS
- Hardware session for Computer Vision - use of camera and LIDAR
- Flight experiments
Key Highlights:
- Expert-led sessions by IIIT-H faculty and researchers
- Hands-on tutorials with UAV sensor systems
- Focus on real-world UAV applications
Program Topics
Computer Vision
Image processing, object detection, and visual navigation for UAVs
Sensor-based Navigation
Using cameras, LIDAR, IMU, and other sensors for UAV navigation
Motion Planning
Path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms for autonomous flight
Control Systems
UAV flight control and stabilization techniques
Detailed Schedule
| Date | Session 1 | Break | Session 2 | Lunch Break | Session 3 | Break | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/10/2025 (Mon) | Introduction to UAV Localization (10:00-11:30) Dr Harikumar Kandath |
11:30-11:45 | Rigid Body Dynamics - I (11:45-1:15) Dr Antony Thomas |
1:15-2:00 | Sensors, State estimation and control -I (2:00-3:30) |
3:30-3:45 | Introduction to Flight Control Hardware (3:45-5:15) Bhanu Teja |
| 28/10/2025 (Tue) | Rigid Body Dynamics - II (10:00-11:30) Dr Antony Thomas |
11:30-11:45 | Image Processing -I (11:45-1:15) Dr Ravi Kiran S |
1:15-2:00 | Computer Vision (2:00-3:30) Dr Madhava Krishna K |
3:30-3:45 | Introduction to Flight Control Hardware (3:45-5:15) Bhanu Teja |
| 29/10/2025 (Wed) | Motion Planning (10:00-11:30) Dr Antony Thomas |
11:30-11:45 | Image Processing -II (11:45-1:15) Dr Ravi Kiran S |
1:15-2:00 | Sensors, State estimation and control -II (2:00-3:30) Dr Harikumar Kandath |
3:30-3:45 | Image Processing and Basic Computer Vision Tutorial (3:45-5:15) Amal Joseph & Tathagata Ghosh |
| 30/10/2025 (Thu) | Hardware Session for Computer Vision (10:00-11:30) Bhanu Teja |
11:30-11:45 | Companion Computers for UAV (11:45-1:15) Bhanu Teja |
1:15-2:00 | MAV Link Communication (2:00-3:30) Bhanu Teja |
3:30-3:45 | Introduction to ROS (3:45-5:15) Bhanu Teja |
| 31/10/2025 (Fri) | Computer Vision Tutorial (10:00-11:30) Bhanu Teja |
11:30-11:45 | Advanced Computer Vision (11:45-1:15) Bhanu Teja |
1:15-2:00 | Flight Experiments (2:00-3:30) Bhanu Teja |
3:30-3:45 | Flight Experiments (3:45-5:15) Bhanu Teja |
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Registration Fee
Registration Fees (to be paid at the venue on 27/10/2025):
- Students: Rs. 2,000
- Faculty: Rs. 5,000
- Industry Participants: Rs. 8,000
Includes lunch, tea break refreshments, welcome kit, and participation certificate.
Organized by Robotics Research Center, IIIT Hyderabad
