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Dr Juan Hernandez Vega
(he/him)
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Juan Hernandez Vega
Senior Lecturer and Director of PGR
Overview
I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the School of Computer Science and Informatics, where I am part of the Human-centred Computing Group and the Director of Postgraduate Research (PGR) studies.
Before joining Cardiff University, I had worked in robotics for more than 10 years. During my BSc in electronic engineering (in Cali, Colombia), I worked on developing computationally efficient algorithms to model and simulate a biped robot under the supervision of Prof. Andrés Jaramillo-Botero. Then, during my MSc in robotics and automation (Madrid, Spain) and under the supervision of Prof. Antonio Barrientos, I designed and built a robotic sphere (ROSPHERE), including its software and hardware architectures. Then, I moved to Girona (Catalonia, Spain) to work at a well-known underwater robotics laboratory (CIRS), where I conducted my doctoral research in motion planning for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) under the guidance of Prof. Marc Carreras. In my doctoral research, I focused on AUVs that do not have any a priori map and are required to build one online, while safely navigating through unexplored environments.
After completing my PhD in 2017, I joined TNO (Helmond, Netherlands), where I worked as a research robotics engineer. At TNO I was the technical leader for automated valet parking applications. After this experience in industry, I joined Prof. Lydia E. Kavraki's laboratory at Rice University (Houston, USA) in 2018. My research at Rice was mainly focused on developing motion planning techniques to endow robots with better decision-making capabilities for human-robot collaboration scenarios. After completing my postdoctoral research, I joined Apple Inc. and its Special Projects Group (SPG) in 2019. At Apple, I was a senior engineer and I worked on developing tools for simulation of autonomous systems.
Publication
2025
- He, Y. et al. 2025. Few-shot transfer learning for deep reinforcement learning on robotic manipulation tasks. Presented at: 25th Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2024) London, UK 21-23 August 2024. Published in: Huda, M. N. , Wang, M. and Kalganova, T. eds. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: Proceedings, Part ll. Vol. 15052.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-72062-8_8)
- Mosquera Maturana, J. S. , Hernández, J. D. and Romero Cano, V. 2025. Sampling-based motion planning for guide robots considering user pose uncertainty. Presented at: 25th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Conference London, UK 21-23 August 2024. Published in: Huda, M. N. , Wang, M. and Kalganova, T. eds. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: Proceedings, Part 1. Vol. 15051.Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-72059-8_14)
2024
- Munguia‐Galeano, F. et al., 2024. Learning to bag with a simulation‐free reinforcement learning framework for robots. IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics 6 (2) e12113. (10.1049/csy2.12113)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and challenges of social robot navigation: Two case studies in different socio-technical contexts. Presented at: 36th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI) Brisbane, Australia 30 November - 4 December 2024. Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. OzCHI '24 New York: ACM. , pp.442-455. (10.1145/3726986.3727028)
2023
- Munguia-Galeano, F. et al., 2023. Affordance-based human-robot interaction with reinforcement learning. IEEE Access 11 , pp.31282-31292. (10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3262450)
- Rivero-Ortega, J. D. et al., 2023. Ring attractor bio-inspired neural network for social robot navigation. Frontiers in Neurorobotics 17 1211570. (10.3389/fnbot.2023.1211570)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2023. Online social robot navigation in indoor, large and crowded environments. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) London, United Kingdom 29 May – 2 June 2023. (10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160603)
2022
- Fajardo, J. M. et al., 2022. FRobs_RL: A flexible robotics reinforcement learning library. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) Mexico City 20 - 24 August 2022. 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE(10.1109/CASE49997.2022.9926586)
- Pairet, È. et al., 2022. Online mapping and motion planning under uncertainty for safe navigation in unknown environments. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 19 (4), pp.3356-3378. (10.1109/TASE.2021.3118737)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2022. Towards online socially acceptable robot navigation. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Mexico City, Mexico 20-24 August 2022. 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE. , pp.707-714. (10.1109/CASE49997.2022.9926686)
2021
- Scharff Willners, J. et al., 2021. Online 3-dimensional path planning with kinematic constraints in unknown environments using hybrid A* with tree pruning. Sensors 21 (4) 1152. (10.3390/s21041152)
- Wang, Y. et al., 2021. Online partial conditional plan synthesis for POMDPs with safe-reachability objectives: methods and experiments. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 54 (6), pp.383-384. (10.1109/TASE.2021.3057111)
2020
- Hernández, J. D. 2020. Sampling-based roadmap planners (PRM and variations). In: Ang, M. H. , Khatib, O. and Siciliano, B. eds. Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer(10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_169-1)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2020. Increasing robot autonomy via motion planning and an augmented reality interface. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5 (2), pp.1017-1023. (10.1109/LRA.2020.2967280)
2019
- Hernández, J. D. , Moll, M. and Kavraki, L. E. 2019. Lazy evaluation of goal specifications guided by motion planning. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Montreal, Canada 20-24 May 2019. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.944-950. (10.1109/ICRA.2019.8793570)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2019. Online motion planning for unexplored underwater environments using autonomous underwater vehicles. Journal of Field Robotics 36 (2), pp.370-396. (10.1002/rob.21827)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2019. Online multilayered motion planning with dynamic constraints for autonomous underwater vehicles. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Montreal, QC, Canada 20-24 May 2019. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.8936-8942. (10.1109/ICRA.2019.8794009)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2019. Two-dimensional frontier-based viewpoint generation for exploring and mapping underwater environments. Sensors 19 (6) 1460. (10.3390/s19061460)
2018
- Carreras, M. et al., 2018. Sparus II AUV - a hovering vehicle for seabed inspection. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 43 (2), pp.344-355. (10.1109/JOE.2018.2792278)
- Pairet, È. et al., 2018. Uncertainty-based online mapping and motion planning for marine robotics guidance. Presented at: 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Madrid, Spain 1-5 October 2018. 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). (10.1109/IROS.2018.8593394)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2018. Optimized environment exploration for autonomous underwater vehicles. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 21-25 May 2018. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.6409-6416. (10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460919)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2018. Online robotic exploration for autonomous underwater vehicles in unstructured environments. Presented at: OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Kobe/Techno-Ocean 2018 Kobe, Japan 28-31 May 2018. 2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans (OTO). IEEE. , pp.1-4. (10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2018.8559224)
2017
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2017. AUV online mission replanning for gap filling and target inspection. Presented at: IEEE OCEANS 2017 Aberdeen, Scotland 19-22 June 2017. OCEANS 2017 - Aberdeen. IEEE. , pp.1-4. (10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084740)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2017. Online view planning for inspecting unexplored underwater structures. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2 (3), pp.1436-1443. (10.1109/LRA.2017.2671415)
2016
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2016. Autonomous underwater navigation and optical mapping in unknown natural environments. Sensors 16 (8) 1174. (10.3390/s16081174)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2016. Planning feasible and safe paths online for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Daejeon, Korea October 9-14 2016. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). , pp.1313-1320. (10.1109/IROS.2016.7759217)
2015
- Hernández, J. D. 2015. Autonomous seabed inspection for environmental monitoring. Presented at: 2nd Iberian Robotics Conference (Robot 2015) Lisbon, Portugal 19-21 November 2019. Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference: Advances in Robotics, Volume 2. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Springer, Cham. , pp.27-39. (10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_3)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. On-line 3D path planning for close-proximity surveying with AUVs. Presented at: 4th IFAC Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles (NGCUV 2015) Girona, Spain 28-30 April 2015. Vol. 48.Vol. 2. , pp.50-55. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.009)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. Online path planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2015) Seattle, WA, USA 26-30 May 2015. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.1152-1157. (10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139336)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. Simultaneous mapping and planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: OCEANS'15 MTS/IEEE Genova Genova, Italy 18-21 May 2015. OCEANS 2015 - Genova. IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/OCEANS-Genova.2015.7271469)
2013
- Hernandez, J. D. et al. 2013. Sensorized robotic sphere for large exterior critical infrastructures supervision. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 7 (1) 073522. (10.1117/1.JRS.7.073522)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2013. Moisture measurement in crops using spherical robots. Industrial Robot: An International Journal 40 (1), pp.59-66. (10.1108/01439911311294255)
Articles
- Carreras, M. et al., 2018. Sparus II AUV - a hovering vehicle for seabed inspection. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 43 (2), pp.344-355. (10.1109/JOE.2018.2792278)
- Hernandez, J. D. et al. 2013. Sensorized robotic sphere for large exterior critical infrastructures supervision. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 7 (1) 073522. (10.1117/1.JRS.7.073522)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2013. Moisture measurement in crops using spherical robots. Industrial Robot: An International Journal 40 (1), pp.59-66. (10.1108/01439911311294255)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2016. Autonomous underwater navigation and optical mapping in unknown natural environments. Sensors 16 (8) 1174. (10.3390/s16081174)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2020. Increasing robot autonomy via motion planning and an augmented reality interface. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 5 (2), pp.1017-1023. (10.1109/LRA.2020.2967280)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2019. Online motion planning for unexplored underwater environments using autonomous underwater vehicles. Journal of Field Robotics 36 (2), pp.370-396. (10.1002/rob.21827)
- Munguia-Galeano, F. et al., 2023. Affordance-based human-robot interaction with reinforcement learning. IEEE Access 11 , pp.31282-31292. (10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3262450)
- Munguia‐Galeano, F. et al., 2024. Learning to bag with a simulation‐free reinforcement learning framework for robots. IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics 6 (2) e12113. (10.1049/csy2.12113)
- Pairet, È. et al., 2022. Online mapping and motion planning under uncertainty for safe navigation in unknown environments. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 19 (4), pp.3356-3378. (10.1109/TASE.2021.3118737)
- Rivero-Ortega, J. D. et al., 2023. Ring attractor bio-inspired neural network for social robot navigation. Frontiers in Neurorobotics 17 1211570. (10.3389/fnbot.2023.1211570)
- Scharff Willners, J. et al., 2021. Online 3-dimensional path planning with kinematic constraints in unknown environments using hybrid A* with tree pruning. Sensors 21 (4) 1152. (10.3390/s21041152)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2017. Online view planning for inspecting unexplored underwater structures. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2 (3), pp.1436-1443. (10.1109/LRA.2017.2671415)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2019. Two-dimensional frontier-based viewpoint generation for exploring and mapping underwater environments. Sensors 19 (6) 1460. (10.3390/s19061460)
- Wang, Y. et al., 2021. Online partial conditional plan synthesis for POMDPs with safe-reachability objectives: methods and experiments. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 54 (6), pp.383-384. (10.1109/TASE.2021.3057111)
Book sections
- Hernández, J. D. 2020. Sampling-based roadmap planners (PRM and variations). In: Ang, M. H. , Khatib, O. and Siciliano, B. eds. Encyclopedia of Robotics. Springer(10.1007/978-3-642-41610-1_169-1)
Conferences
- Fajardo, J. M. et al., 2022. FRobs_RL: A flexible robotics reinforcement learning library. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) Mexico City 20 - 24 August 2022. 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE(10.1109/CASE49997.2022.9926586)
- He, Y. et al. 2025. Few-shot transfer learning for deep reinforcement learning on robotic manipulation tasks. Presented at: 25th Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS 2024) London, UK 21-23 August 2024. Published in: Huda, M. N. , Wang, M. and Kalganova, T. eds. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: Proceedings, Part ll. Vol. 15052.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-72062-8_8)
- Hernández, J. D. 2015. Autonomous seabed inspection for environmental monitoring. Presented at: 2nd Iberian Robotics Conference (Robot 2015) Lisbon, Portugal 19-21 November 2019. Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference: Advances in Robotics, Volume 2. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Springer, Cham. , pp.27-39. (10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_3)
- Hernández, J. D. , Moll, M. and Kavraki, L. E. 2019. Lazy evaluation of goal specifications guided by motion planning. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Montreal, Canada 20-24 May 2019. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.944-950. (10.1109/ICRA.2019.8793570)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2016. Planning feasible and safe paths online for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Daejeon, Korea October 9-14 2016. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). , pp.1313-1320. (10.1109/IROS.2016.7759217)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. On-line 3D path planning for close-proximity surveying with AUVs. Presented at: 4th IFAC Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles (NGCUV 2015) Girona, Spain 28-30 April 2015. Vol. 48.Vol. 2. , pp.50-55. (10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.06.009)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2017. AUV online mission replanning for gap filling and target inspection. Presented at: IEEE OCEANS 2017 Aberdeen, Scotland 19-22 June 2017. OCEANS 2017 - Aberdeen. IEEE. , pp.1-4. (10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084740)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. Online path planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2015) Seattle, WA, USA 26-30 May 2015. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.1152-1157. (10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139336)
- Hernández, J. D. et al. 2015. Simultaneous mapping and planning for autonomous underwater vehicles in unknown environments. Presented at: OCEANS'15 MTS/IEEE Genova Genova, Italy 18-21 May 2015. OCEANS 2015 - Genova. IEEE. , pp.1-6. (10.1109/OCEANS-Genova.2015.7271469)
- Mosquera Maturana, J. S. , Hernández, J. D. and Romero Cano, V. 2025. Sampling-based motion planning for guide robots considering user pose uncertainty. Presented at: 25th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (TAROS) Conference London, UK 21-23 August 2024. Published in: Huda, M. N. , Wang, M. and Kalganova, T. eds. Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: Proceedings, Part 1. Vol. 15051.Springer. (10.1007/978-3-031-72059-8_14)
- Pairet, È. et al., 2018. Uncertainty-based online mapping and motion planning for marine robotics guidance. Presented at: 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Madrid, Spain 1-5 October 2018. 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). (10.1109/IROS.2018.8593394)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and challenges of social robot navigation: Two case studies in different socio-technical contexts. Presented at: 36th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (OzCHI) Brisbane, Australia 30 November - 4 December 2024. Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. OzCHI '24 New York: ACM. , pp.442-455. (10.1145/3726986.3727028)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2022. Towards online socially acceptable robot navigation. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering Mexico City, Mexico 20-24 August 2022. 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). IEEE. , pp.707-714. (10.1109/CASE49997.2022.9926686)
- Silva Mendoza, S. et al. 2023. Online social robot navigation in indoor, large and crowded environments. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) London, United Kingdom 29 May – 2 June 2023. (10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10160603)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2018. Optimized environment exploration for autonomous underwater vehicles. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 21-25 May 2018. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.6409-6416. (10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460919)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2018. Online robotic exploration for autonomous underwater vehicles in unstructured environments. Presented at: OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Kobe/Techno-Ocean 2018 Kobe, Japan 28-31 May 2018. 2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans (OTO). IEEE. , pp.1-4. (10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2018.8559224)
- Vidal, E. et al., 2019. Online multilayered motion planning with dynamic constraints for autonomous underwater vehicles. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Montreal, QC, Canada 20-24 May 2019. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). IEEE. , pp.8936-8942. (10.1109/ICRA.2019.8794009)
Teaching
2024-now
- CM3118/CMT123 Introduction to Computational Robotics (Module leader)
2023-2024
- CM3118 Introduction to Computational Robotics (Module leader)
2022-2023
- CM1101 Computational Thinking
As a Lecturer in the School of Engineering (2021-2022):
2021-2022
- EN3037 Solid Mechanics
- ENT604 Measurement Systems
2020-2021
- EN3037 Solid Mechanics
Biography
Education
- 2017: PhD in Technology (with emphasis in robotics), University of Girona (Spain)
- 2012: MSc (2-year programme) in Robotics and Automation, Technical University of Madrid (Spain)
- 2009: BSc (5-year programme) in Electronic Engineering, Pontifical Xavierian University (Cali, Colombia)
Honours and awards
- 2019: Extraordinary ability nonimmigrant visa (O-1), USA
- 2019: Elevated to IEEE Senior Member Grade
- 2017: Outstanding Cum Laude Distinction in PhD Thesis, University of Girona
- 2016: IEEE-RAS Travel Grant to International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Daejeon, Korea
- 2015: University of Girona’s team member, first place in the European Robotics Grand Challenge (euRathlon). Piombino, Italy
- 2015: IEEE-RAS Travel Grant to International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). Seattle, USA
- 2014: University of Girona’s team member, first place in European sea challenge (euRathlon). La Spezia, Italy
- 2013-2017: PhD Scholarship Program awarded by Colciencias (Colombian science and technology department)
- 2009: Honor Distinction for Academic and Humanistic Excellence, Pontifical Xavierian University
- 2009: Honor Distinction for Excellence in Graduation Work. “Kinematics and Dynamics Model of a Walking Robot,” Pontifical Xavierian University
- 2006: Dean’s Award, academic excellence, Pontifical Xavierian University
- 2006: Dean’s Award, extracurricular activities as Chair of the IEEE Student Branch, Pontifical Xavierian University
Professional memberships
Senior Member of IEEE and its Robotics and Automation Society
Academic positions
- 2023 - present: Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
- 2020 - 2023: Lecturer, Cardiff University
- 2019 - 2020: Senior Engineer, Apple Inc
- 2018 - 2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University (Houston, USA)
- 2017 - 2018: Robotics Research Engineer, TNO (Helmond, Netherlands)
- 2013 - 2017: Junior Researcher, CIRS and ViCOROB at University of Girona (Catalonia, Spain)
- 2010 - 2012: Research Assistant, CAR UPM-CSIC (Madrid, Spain)
Committees and reviewing
- 2020 - present: Associated Editor of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
Referee for the following journals:
- IEEE Transactions on Robotics
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
- IEEE Access
- IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
- Journal of Field Robotics.
- MDPI Sensors
- Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems.
- Automatica.
Referee for the following conferences:
- IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
- IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
- Conferencia Internacional de Ambientes Virtuales de Aprendizaje Adaptativos y Accesibles (CAVA).
- Congreso Internacional de Innovaci ́on y Tendencias en Ingeniería (CONIITI).
Supervisions
Supervision Areas
I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:
- Path/motion planning for robotic and autonomous systems
- Shared autonomy for robotic and autonomous systems
- Social robot navigation
- Human-robot interaction/collaboration
- Field Robotics
- Robot learning
Current Supervision
Current PhD students at Cardiff University:
- Mr Steven Silva (as main supervisor)
- Mr Furkan Duman (as main supervisor)
- Mr Samul Millan-Norman (as main supervisor)
- Mr Jose Patiño (as main supervisor)
- Mr Ioannis-Marios Stavropoulos (as main supervisor)
- Mr Yuanzhi He (as co-supervisor)
Current MSc students in collaboration with National University of Colombia:
- Mr Juan S. Hernandez Reyes: Reinforcement Learning for Robot Navigation
Current PhD student in collaboration with Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (Colombia):
- Mr Juan S. Mosquera Maturana: Social Navigation Systems for Inclusive Guide Robots
Previous Supervision
Cardiff University:
- Dr Francisco Munguia-Galeano (as co-supervisor)
MSc students in collaboration with the University of Antwerp:
- Ms Daniëlle Jongstra: Learning-based Robot Social Navigation
- Mr Wei Wei: Grasping Regions through Learning and Computer Vision Techniques
Current supervision
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Field robotics
- Intelligent robotics
- Social robotics