PhD dissertations - iCub - IIT

PhD dissertations

PhD dissertations

A small (though incomplete) collection of PhD theses successfully defended by the “iCub” students. We are proud of you all!

2021

2021

Fabrizio Bottarel - Where’s my mesh? An exploratory study on model-free grasp planning

2020

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 Elisa Maiettini - From Constraints to Opportunities: Efficient Object Detection Learning for Humanoid Robots Gian Maria Marconi - Structured machine learning for robotics Ana Tanevska - Towards a Cognitive Architecture for Socially Adaptive Human-Robot Interaction Fabio Vannucci - Motion for cooperation and vitality in Human-robot interaction

2019

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

2018

Massimo Regoli - Robotic Manipulation using Tactile Feedback Alessia Vignolo - Learning visual cues of interaction for humanoid robots

2017

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

2014

Ali Paikan - Enhancing Software Module Reusability and Development in Robotic Applications

2013

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

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

2010

Alberto Parmiggiani - Torque Control: A Study On The iCub Humanoid Robot Lorenzo Jamone - Autonomous sensori-motor learning in a humanoid robot

2009

2009

Boris A. Duràn - Nonlinear Dynamical Systems and applications to Robotics

2008

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