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