»Schedule // Workshop
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
10:00–16:00
Location: Workshop location TBA

Sponsored by

Helsing

Rust in Action - Applications of Computer Vision and Control

About

It’s one thing doing things in theory - it’s a totally different ballgame to do them in action. In this workshop, you’ll be combining computer vision, control theory, and a healthy dosage of Rust, to play a Helsing-edition of Simon-says, using real cameras and vehicles!

Every 30 seconds, the server will issue a new command - who can get their vehicle into the targeted quadrant the fastest?

A computer with an eye coming out of it

Format

  1. 1. Meet your crew

    We’ll divide participants into teams of 3-4 people.

  2. 2. Grab your wheels

    Each team will receive their own vehicle and details on how to connect to it.

  3. 3. Kickstart your code

    We’ll be providing a simple Rust SDK to help people ramp up faster.

  4. 4. Start your engines

    Over the course of 3-4 hours, you’ll be figuring out how to control your vehicle, visualise it through the camera systems, and finally - start racing for the target!

Mentor

Alex Read

Alex is a Deployed AI Engineer at Helsing, working on Lura, Helsing's AI-powered acoustic analysis and anti-submarine warfare capability, and helping build SG-1, Helsing's first underwater glider.

Previously the founding engineer at an AI legal-tech startup, and before that building backend systems for a drone-based IMSI catcher, Alex's first encounter with Rust came while building out a RAG pipeline for the startup's AI agent. Since joining Helsing, it has become his daily driver, and he enjoys deepening his expertise by tinkering on projects in his own time.

Alex Read
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