Date & Time
August 7, 2026
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Workshop
Jarvis Auditorium
Grimes Engineering Center
University of California, Berkeley
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Join us in celebrating Professor Masayoshi Tomizuka's half-century achievements. This special occasion gathers alumni, colleagues, students, and friends from around the world to honor his contributions to the control of mechanical systems.
Professor Tomizuka has mentored generations of researchers and engineers throughout his distinguished career. This event will serve as a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, share memories, and celebrate his enduring legacy.
Program Schedule
If you are attending only the dinner party, we recommend arriving at the Faculty Club by 4:40 PM to join the group photo.
Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM: Welcome Address
Roberto Horowitz, George Chiu
9:05 AM - 9:15 AM: On Behalf of the College of Engineering
Mark Asta (Dean, College of Engineering)
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM: On Behalf of the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chris Dames (Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
9:25 AM - 10:35 AM: Robotics Session
Roberto Horowitz, George Anwar, Bin Yao, Kiyonori Inaba, Changliu Liu, Te Tang, Jiachen Li
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM: Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM: Professional Society Colleagues Panel
Wayne Book, Gallip Ulsoy, Lucy Pao, Miroslav Krstic
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM: Storage Session
Craig Smith, Nancy Dong, Steven Zheng, Xu Chen
11:50 AM - 12:05 PM: Remarks from Western Digital CTO
Xiaodong Che (CTO, Western Digital)
12:05 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Jarvis Auditorium, Grimes Engineering Center
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM: Mechanical Engineering Colleagues Panel
Francesco Borrelli, Kameshwar Poolla, David Bogy, David Auslander, Koushil Sreenath, Roberto Horowitz
1:50 PM - 2:40 PM: Vehicle & Transportation Session
Wei-Bin Zhao, Pushkar Hingwe, Wei Zhan, Liting Sun, Chen Tang
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM: Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Mechatronics & Manufacturing Session
Tsu-Chin Tsao, George Chiu, Prabhakar Pagilla, Tesheng Hsiao, Soo Joen, Sandipan Mishra, Kyoungchul Kong
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM: Guest of Honor
Masayoshi Tomizuka
4:20 PM - 4:45 PM: Group Photo and Walking to the Faculty Club
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Group Photo
5:00 PM - 5:05 PM: Welcome Address
Roberto Horowitz
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM: Remarks
Yoshiharu Inaba (FANUC), Jia-Yush Yen (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Dinner
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Remarks
Family & Colleagues
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM: Final Remarks
Roberto Horowitz, Masayoshi Tomizuka
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Registration Fees:
Dinner tickets for additional guests are available at USD 150 each person.
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