PhD dissertations
A small (though incomplete) collection of PhD theses successfully defended by the “iCub” students. We are proud of you all!
2020
Yeshasvi Tirupachuri
Enabling Human-Robot Collaboration via Holistic Human Perception and Partner-Aware Control
Stefano Dafarra
Predictive Whole-Body Control of Humanoid Robot Locomotion
Gabriele Nava
Instantaneous Momentum-Based Control of Floating Base Systems
Elisa Maiettini
From Constraints to Opportunities: Efficient Object Detection Learning for Humanoid Robots
Ana Tanevska
Towards a Cognitive Architecture for Socially Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction
Fabio Vannucci
Motion for cooperation and vitality in Human-robot interaction
2019
Alexander Mois Aroyo
Bringing Human Robot Interaction towards Trust and Social Engineering
Marie Charbonneau
Methods to improve the coping capacities of whole-body controllers for humanoid robots
Francisco Javier Andrade Chavez
Force-Torque Sensing in Robotics
Nuno Guedelha
Improving Dynamics Estimations and Low Level Torque Control Through Inertial Sensing
Giulia Vezzani
Sense, Think, Grasp: A study on visual and tactile information processing for autonomous manipulation
2018
Massimo Regoli
Robotic Manipulation using Tactile Feedback
Alessia Vignolo
Learning visual cues of interaction for humanoid robots
2017
Tanis Mar
Affordances for and from manipulation; A developmental approach to tool use learning on iCub
Oskar Palinko
Gaze Tracking for Human Robot Interaction
Giulia Pasquale
Deep Learning for Visual Recognition in Robotics: Are We Ready for Real World Applications?
2014
Ali Paikan
Enhancing Software Module Reusability and Development in Robotic Applications
2013
Francesco Rea
From perception to cognition: a quest for effective active vision in human-robot interaction
Charles Clercq
Implementation of Neuromorphic Vision Solutions for Humanoid Robots
Andrea Del Prete
Control of Contact Forces using Whole-Body Force and Tactile Sensors: Theory and Implementation on the iCub Humanoid Robot
Fouzhan Hosseini
Low-Power Lightweight Vision Supercomputer: Algorithms and Architectures
2011
Serena Ivaldi
From humans to humanoids: a study on optimal motor control for the iCub
Matteo Fumagalli
Increasing Perceptual Skills of Robot Trough Proximal Force/Torque Sensors
Arjan Gijsberts
Incremental Learning for Robotics with Constant Update Complexity
Ugo Pattacini
Modular Cartesian Controllers for Humanoid Robots: Design and Implementation on the iCub
Alexander Schmitz
A Distributed Tactile System for Humanoid Robot Hands
2010
Alberto Parmiggiani
Torque Control: A Study On The iCub Humanoid Robot
Lorenzo Jamone
Autonomous sensori-motor learning in a humanoid robot
2009
Boris A. Duràn
Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and applications to Robotics
2008
Marco Maggiali
Artificial Skin for Humanoid Robots
Marco Randazzo
Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Jayathu G. Samarawickrama
Bio-inspired Computational Solutions for Humanoids: A Real-Time Binocular Visuo-Motor Controller
Vishwanathan Mohan
Cognitive Robots: From Affordance to Action