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Arash Ajoudani

Senior Researcher Tenured - Principal Investigator
Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction
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Arash Ajoudani is the director of the Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction (HRI²) laboratory at IIT. He also coordinates the Robotics for Manufacturing (R4M) lab of the Leonardo labs, and is a principal investigator of the IIT-Intellimech JOiiNT lab. He received his PhD degree in Robotics and Automation from University of Pisa and IIT in 2014. 

He is a recipient of the European Research Council (ERC) proof-of-concept grant 2023 Real-Move and the ERC starting grant 2019 (Ergo-Lean), the coordinator of the Horizon-2020 project SOPHIA, the co-coordinator of the Horizon-2020 project CONCERT, and a principal investigator of the HORIZON-MSCA project RAICAM, and the national projects LABORIUS and COROMAN.  He is a recipient of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Early Career Award 2021, and winner of the Amazon Research Awards 2019, of the Solution Award 2019 (MECSPE2019), of the KUKA Innovation Award 2018, of the WeRob best poster award 2018, and of the best student paper award at ROBIO 2013. His PhD thesis was a finalist for the Georges Giralt PhD award 2015 - best European PhD thesis in robotics. He was also a finalist for the best paper award on mobile manipulation at IROS 2022, the best paper award at Humanoids 2022 (oral category), the Solution Award 2020 (MECSPE2020), the best conference paper award at Humanoids 2018, the best interactive paper award at Humanoids 2016, the best oral presentation award at Automatica (SIDRA) 2014, and for the best manipulation paper award at ICRA 2012. 

He is the author of the book "Transferring Human Impedance Regulation Skills to Robots" in the Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), and several publications in journals, international conferences, and book chapters. He is currently serving as an elected IEEE RAS AdCom member (2022-2024), and as chair and representative of the IEEE-RAS Young Professionals Committee, and as a Senior Editor of the International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR). He has been serving as a member of scientific advisory committee and as an associate editor for several international journals and conferences such as IEEE RAL, ICRA, IROS, ICORR, etc. He is a scholar of the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS). His main research interests are in physical human-robot interaction, mobile manipulation, robust and adaptive control, assistive robotics, and tele-robotics.

All Publications
2023
Galvani G., Korivand S., Ajoudani A., Gong J., Jallil N.
A FRAMEWORK FOR HUMAN-ROBOT TEAMING PERFORMANCE PREDICTION: REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND EYE MOVEMENT ANALYSIS
ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Conference Paper Conference
2023
Roveda L., Veerappan P., Maccarini M., Bucca G., Ajoudani A., Piga D.
A human-centric framework for robotic task learning and optimization
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 67, pp. 68-79
2023
Merlo E., Lamon E., Fusaro F., Lorenzini M., Carfi A., Mastrogiovanni F., Ajoudani A.
An ergonomic role allocation framework for dynamic human–robot collaborative tasks
Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 67, pp. 111-121
2023
Sirintuna D., Giammarino A., Ajoudani A.
An Object Deformation-Agnostic Framework for Human-Robot Collaborative Transportation
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
Article Journal
2023
Sirintuna D., Giammarino A., Ajoudani A.
An Object Deformation-Agnostic Framework for Human–Robot Collaborative Transportation
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering
Article Journal
Dissemination
2022
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Human Centric Design in Industry 5.0
2022 Technology Forum Week by The European House Ambrosetti
Public Event
2021
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Una nuova generazione di robot collaborative per un'industria competitiva
Linea 4.0 Festival
Public Event
2020
Leonori M., Villa N., Ajoudani A.
INTERFACCE UOMO-ROBOT E ROBOT COLLABORATIVI
Torino Digital Days
Public Event
2019
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Colleghi Robot: A che Punto Siamo Arrivati
Festival 4.0 at Kilometro Rosso
Public Event
2019
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Colleghi robot (our Robotic Colleagues)
Brain Forum Italy (SOMS theatre, Castellucchio)
Public Event
Scientific Talks
2023
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Learning and control for interactive robots
ETH Zurich (Autonomy Talk Series)
Institute
2023
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Socio-Physically Interactive Mobile Collaborative Robots
IEEE SPS ASI webinar series
Workshop/Symposium
2023
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Success Stories of the EU funded Project: H2020 SOPHIA
European Robotics Forum
Conference
2022
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Anticipatory Control of Human-Robot Interaction: Towards Autonomous yet Truly Collaborative Robots
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Conference
2022
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How physical and social factors can come together in human-robot interaction
International Symposium of Robotic Research (ISRR)
Conference
Awards and Achievements
2023
Du Y., Zhang X., Leonori M., Balatti P., Jin J., Wang Q., Ajoudani A.
Best Conference Paper Award Finalist at ARSO 2023
2023
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Recognition by EU Commission under "Success Stories of the EU funded Projects 2023" (with project H2020 SOPHIA)
2022
Amadio F., Laghi M., Raiano L., Rollo F., Zunino A., Raiola G., Ajoudani A.
Best Oral Paper Award Finalist at Humanoids 2022
2022
Zhao J., Giammarino A., Lamon E., Gandarias J. M., De Momi E., Ajoudani A.
Best Paper Award on Mobile Manipulation Finalist (IROS 2022)
2022
Lamon E., Ajoudani A.
Finalist of Georges Giralt PhD Award 2022 - best European PhD thesis in Robotics.
Editorships
2023
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IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts
2023
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The International Journal of Robotics Research
2021-2022
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IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
2020-2022
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Mechatronics
2019
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IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Organized Events
2023
Peternel L., Kim W., Ben Amor H., Ajoudani A., Yoshida E.
6th Ergonomic Physical Human-Robot Collaboration: Harnessing Advancements in Robot Learning
2023
Giardini Lahr G., Ajoudani A., Vanderborght B., Bianchi M.
Socio-physical Interaction Skills for Cooperative Human-Robot Systems in Agile Production
2022
Kim W., Peternel L., Ajoudani A., Yoshida E.
5th Ergonomic Human-Robot Collaboration: How Cognitive and Physical Aspects Come Together
2022
Maurice P., Huber M., Latella C., Ivaldi S., Ajoudani A.
ICRA 2022 Workshop on Integrating Multidisciplinary Approaches to Advance Physical Human-Robot Interaction: Challenges of Interfacing Wearable Robots with the Human Neuromotor System
2021
Peternel L., Kim W., Ajoudani A., Yoshida E.
Ergonomic Human-Robot Collaboration: Applications and Future Research