Seth Hutchinson
`Curriculum Vitae
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`Phone:
`E-mail:
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`404-385-7583
`seth@gatech.edu
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`ADDRESS
`Klaus Advanced Computing Building
`266 Ferst Drive NW
`Atlanta, GA 30332
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`CURRENT POSITION
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`Professor and KUKA Chair for Robotics, School of Interactive Computing (2018-present)
`Executive Director, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (2019-present)
`—Georgia Institute of Technology,
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`EDUCATION
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`Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, Dec. 1988
`Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, Dec. 1984
`Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, May 1983
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`OTHER POSITIONS
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`At the Georgia Institute of Technology
`• 2018: Associate Director, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines
`At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
`• Jan, 2018-present: Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
`• 2003-2017: Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Research Professor, Beckman Institute
`and Coordinated Science Laboratory
`• 2001-2007: Associate Head for Undergraduate Affairs, Electrical and Computer Engineering
`• 1996-2003: Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Research Assc. Professor,
`Beckman Institute and Coordinated Science Laboratory
`• 1990-1996: Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Research Asst. Professor,
`Beckman Institute and Coordinated Science Laboratory
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`Visiting Positions and Sabbatical Leaves
`• July, 2017: Universit`a di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy: Visiting Professor
`• Sep-Dec, 2013: Universit`a di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy: Visiting Professor
`• Oct, 2011: Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus of Guadalajara: Visiting Professor
`• Jun, 2008: L’Institut Fran¸cais M´echanique Avanc´ee, Clermont-Ferrand, France: Visiting Professor
`• Sep-Oct, 2007: Universit´e de Rennes I, Rennes France: Invited Professor
`• Jun 2005: Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de M´exico: Visiting Professor
`• Jan, 2005: The Australian National University: Visiting Fellow
`• 1997-1998: Ecole Nationale Sup`erieure des T´el´ecommunications, Paris, France: Visiting Professor
`• 1989: Purdue University: Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering
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`RESEARCH INTERESTS
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`Robotics: Vision-based control, motion planning, planning under uncertainty, pursuit-evasion, local-
`ization and mapping, locomotion, bio-inspired robotics
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`TEACHING
`• Courses Developed, Georgia Institute of Technology:
`⋄ CS 8803RMP Robot Motion Planning
`⋄ CS 8803MM Mobile Manipulation (with Professor Frank Dellaert)
`• Course Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology:
`⋄ Introduction to Perception and Robotics (CS 3630)
`• Courses Developed, University of Illinois:
`⋄ ECE 550 Advanced Robotic Planning
`⋄ ECE 470 Introduction to Robotics (with Professors Mark Spong and Narendra Ahuja)
`⋄ ECE 379 Robot Sensing (with Professor Narendra Ahuja)
`• Course Instructor, University of Illinois:
`⋄ Introduction to Robotics (ECE 470)
`⋄ Advanced Robotic Planning (ECE 550)
`⋄ Control Systems (ECE 486)
`⋄ Control System Theory and Design (ECE 515)
`⋄ Introduction to Optimization (ECE 490)
`⋄ Senior Design Laboratory (ECE 445)
`⋄ Introduction to Computing Systems (ECE 190)
`⋄ Analog Signal Processing (ECE 210)
`⋄ Computer Engineering I (ECE 290)
`⋄ Probability with Engineering Applications (ECE 313)
`⋄ Logic Design (ECE 462)
`⋄ Engineering Ethics (ECE 316)
`• Tutorials
`⋄ “Visual Servo Control,” 9th Summer School on Image and Robotics 2008, IFMA, Campus des
`Cezeaux, France
`⋄ “Visual Servo Control,” Centro de Investigaci´on en Matem´aticas, Guanajuato, Mexico (Feb. 2008)
`⋄ “Visual Servo Control,” IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation, 1996
`⋄ “Multisensor Fusion Under Uncertainty: Bayes Methods and the Dempster-Shafer Theory,” given
`at the IEEE Int’l Conf. on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, 1994
`• Short Courses:
`⋄ Underactuated Robots, Universit`a di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy, Winter, 2016.
`⋄ Probabilistic Methods in Robotics, Universit`a di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy, Fall, 2013.
`⋄ Lectures on visual servo control and path planning at the Dutch Institute of Systems and Control
`(DISC) Summer School on Dynamics and Control Methods for Medical Robotics, June, 2011.
`⋄ “Visual Servo Control,” Centro de Investigaci´on en Matem´aticas, Guanajuato, Mexico (Aug. 2009)
`⋄ “Visual Servo Control,” Centro de Investigaci´on y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituo Polit´ecnico
`Nacional, CINVESTAV, Saltillo, Mexico, (Feb. 2009)
`⋄ Robot Motion Planning, a four week graduate course given at the Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey,
`Campus Estado de M´exico, June 2005
`⋄ Robotics and Computer Vision, a three day short course offered through the Office of Continuing
`Engineering Education at the University of Illinois, Summer 1993 (with Professor Ponce)
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`PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
`• Editorships
`⋄ Advisory Board, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2023-present
`⋄ Advisory Editorial Board, Journal of Intelligent Service Robotics, 2014-present
`⋄ Editorial Board, International Journal of Robotics Research, 2005-2022
`⋄ Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2008-2013
`⋄ Founding Editor-in-Chief, Conference Editorial Board, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
`2006-2008
`⋄ Editorial Board, Journal of Intelligent Service Robotics, 2005-2014
`⋄ Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 2000-2005
`⋄ Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 1997-2000
`• Guest Editorships
`⋄ Guest Editor, IEEE Trans. on Automation Science and Engineering, Special Issue on the 2018
`Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), July, 2021.
`⋄ Guest Editor, Int’l Journal of Robotics Research, Special Issue on the Thirteenth Workshop on
`the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), Sept. 2021.
`⋄ Guest Editor, International Journal of Computer Vision and International Journal of Robotics
`Research, Joint Special Issue on Vision and Robotics, Nov., 2007.
`⋄ Guest Editor, International Journal of Robotics Research, Jul.-Aug. 2004.
`⋄ Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, Special section on visual servo
`control, October 1996.
`• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, Offices and Committees
`⋄ Junior Past President, 2022-present
`⋄ Chair, Nomminations Committee, 2022-present
`⋄ President, 2020-2021
`⋄ President-Elect, 2018-2019
`⋄ Member of the AdCom, 2006-2009, 2014-2016, 2017-2018 (at-large member)
`⋄ Member, Ad hoc Committee on RAS Governance Review and Restructuring, 2021-present
`⋄ Member, Conference Activities Board (CAB), 2016-2019
`⋄ Associate Vice President for Conference Technical Programs, 2016-2019
`⋄ Chair of the Steering Committee of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2015-2019
`⋄ Co-Chair, Awards Committee, 2018-2019
`⋄ Chair, Awards Evaluation Committee, 2018-2019
`⋄ Member of the Publications Activities Board (PAB), 2008-2019
`⋄ Member of the ad hoc Committee on New Publication Strategies, 2014-2019
`⋄ Director, IEEE RAS Young Reviewers Program, 2015-2018
`⋄ Member of the Electronic Pubications and Services Board, 2014-2015
`⋄ Member of the IEEE Fellow Nomination Committee, 2012-2015
`⋄ Chair, IEEE Fellow Nomination Committee, 2016, 2017
`⋄ Member of the search committee: Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2015
`⋄ Member of the Nomination Committee for the George Saridis Leadership Award, 2017
`⋄ Member of the Nomination Committee for the IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award, 2017
`⋄ Co-Chair, Evaluation Panel for the George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation,
`2014, 2015
`⋄ Co-Chair, Evaluation Panel for the IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award, 2014, 2015
`⋄ Member of the Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award Nomination Committee, 2014, 2015
`⋄ Co-chair of the Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award Nomination Committee, 2013
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`⋄ Member of the Financial Activities Board (FAB), 2008-2013
`⋄ Member of the Technical Activities Board (TAB), 2008-2013
`⋄ Member of the Steering Committee for Technical Programs (SCTP), 2006-2009
`⋄ Associate Vice President for Publications, 2005-2006
`⋄ Member of the Conference Board and the Member Services Committee, 2005-2007
`⋄ Member of the ad hoc committee to rename and redefine the scope of the IEEE Transactions on
`Robotics and Automation, 2002
`⋄ Co-chair, Technical Committee on Computer and Robot Vision, 1992-1996
`• IEEE Boards and Committees
`⋄ IEEE TAB Strategic Planning Committee, 2019
`⋄ IEEE Periodicals Review and Advisory Committee (PRAC), 2016-2018
`⋄ Division 10 representative to the IEEE Thesaurus Editorial Board, 2014-2018
`• Conference and Workshop Organization
`⋄ Genearl Chair, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2025
`⋄ Program Chair, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2023
`⋄ Awards Co-chair, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2019, 2022
`⋄ Steering Committee, Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2009-present
`⋄ Program Co-Chair for the Americas, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2016
`⋄ Area Chair, Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018
`⋄ Program Co-chair, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2015, 2017
`⋄ Program Co-chair for the Americas, IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS),
`2008, 2014
`⋄ Program Co-chair for America, 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, 2007
`⋄ Co-chair, Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2002, 2018
`⋄ Program Vice-chair, 9TH IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (IC-
`TAI97), November 1997
`⋄ Co-chair, IEEE Workshop on Visual Servoing: Achievements, Applications and Open Problems,
`San Diego, May 1994
`• Program and Organizing Committees
`⋄ Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Task Allocation and Planning Workshop (held in conjunction with
`RSS): 2020
`⋄ International Symposium on Medical Robotics, 2019
`⋄ IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, 2017
`⋄ Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR): 1994, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010,
`2014, 2016
`⋄ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001-2006,
`2008-2011, 2019
`⋄ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA): 1994, 1996, 1997 1999-2003, 2005-2006;
`2017 (SPC), 2019, 2021 (SPC)
`⋄ IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control (CDC): 2012
`⋄ American Control Conference (ACC): 2011
`⋄ Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS): 2005, 2009, 2014
`⋄ Robotics Challenges and Vision Workshop (held in conjunction with RSS): 2013
`⋄ Int’l Conf. on Pattern Recognition (ICPR): 2002, 2010, 2012
`⋄ IEEE Workshop on Visual Control of Mobile Robots (ViCoMoR): 2011, 2012
`⋄ International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO): 2007
`⋄ International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS): 2007
`⋄ IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Applications: 2007
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`⋄ 13th International Conference on Advanced Robotics: 2007
`⋄ SICE-ICASE International Joint Conference: 2006
`⋄ SPIE Conf. on Optomechatronic Systems Control: 2006
`⋄ Int’l Conf. on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP): 2006
`⋄ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI): 1994, 1996,
`1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009
`⋄ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Comp. Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR): 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001
`⋄ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation (IETA): 2001
`⋄ Thirty-First International Symposium on Robotics (ISR): 2000
`⋄ SPIE Conf. on Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Autonomous Robotic Sys.: 1997, 1999
`⋄ IEEE Workshop on Perceptual Organization in Computer Vision (held with CVPR): 1998
`⋄ Nat’l Conf. on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI): 1994, 1996
`⋄ Sixth Int’l Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing (ISRAM): 1996
`⋄ IROS Workshop on Vision for Robots: 1995
`⋄ SPIE Conf. on Neural and Stochastic Methods in Image and Signal Processing: 1992, 1993, 1994
`⋄ The Twelfth Int’l Conf. on Pattern Recognition — Comp. Vision and Applications: 1994
`⋄ SPIE Conf. on Applications of Artificial Intelligence XI: Machine Vision and Robotics: 1993
`⋄ SPIE Conf. on Stochastic Methods in Signal Proc., Image Proc., and Comp. Vision: 1991
`• Reviewer
`⋄ Chair, Science Advisory Board, Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (2022-
`present)
`⋄ Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Chile, member of
`the International Scientific Committee, 2018-present
`⋄ National Science Foundation Spring 1994, Fall 1995, Spring 1997, Spring 2002, Winter 2008,
`Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015
`⋄ National Institute of Justice, Standing Scientific Review Panel on Technology, 2013
`⋄ NASA: Spring 1999, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Fall 2007
`⋄ INRIA: Evaluation of the control and complex systems program, Fall 2004
`⋄ EU Framework Programme for research and technology development:
`ˆ Evaluation Panel for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT-2009.2.1 Cognitive
`Systems and Robotics), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
`ˆ Site Review Committee: 2012 (TOMSY), 2013 (TOMSY), 2014 (TOMSY, PACMAN), 2015
`(PACMAN)
`⋄ Journals: IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Inter-
`national Journal of Robotics Research, IEEE Trans. on Image Processing, IEEE Trans. on Pattern
`Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Trans. on Computers, IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man,
`and Cybernetics, IEEE Computer Magazine, IEEE Control Magazine, Journal of Robotic Sys-
`tems, ASME Trans. Journal of Engineering for Industry, Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image
`Processing: Image Understanding, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
`⋄ Conferences and Workshops: dozens of technical conferences and workshops
`• Professional Memberships: IEEE (Fellow), Robotics Society of India, 2013-present.
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`INVITED LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND COLLOQUIA
`• Universit`a di Pisa, Italy (July, 2023)
`• munich i Hightech Summit, Munich (Jun. 2022)
`• AUTOMATE 2022, Detroit, Michigan (May 2022)
`• Centro de Investigaci´on en Matem´aticas, Guanajuato, Mexico (Jun. 2021)
`• 18th Mexican International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Keynote, Oct. 2019)
`• Carnegie Mellon University (Oct. 2019)
`• KUKA Corporate Research, Augsburg (Jul. 2019)
`• 4th Int’l Conf. on Automation, Control and Robotics Engineering (Keynote, July 2019)
`• IEEE Int’l Work Conference on Bioinspired Intelligence, (Plenary, July 2019)
`• ETH Zurich, First Annual Robotics Symposium (June 2019)
`• Johns Hopkins University (Oct., 2018)
`• World Robot Conference, Beijing (Keynote, Aug., 2018)
`• University College of London (July 2018)
`• University of Leeds (July 2018)
`• Georgia Institute of Technology (Apr. 2017)
`• Workshop on Planning Legged and Aerial Locomotion with Dynamic Motion Primitives (held with
`IROS 2017, Sep. 2017)
`• University of Texas at Dallas (Mar. 2017)
`• Robotics Big Bang for Humanity Workshop, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan (Jan. 2017)
`• Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genoa (Dec. 2016)
`• IEEE/RSJ IEEE Int’l Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (Keynote, Oct. 2016)
`• The 19th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots (Keynote, Sep. 2016)
`• ARL Workshop on Heterogeneity, Diversity and Resilience in Multi-Robot Systems (Aug. 2016)
`• IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and Automation (Keynote, May 2016)
`• MIT (Apr. 2016)
`• Universit´e de Rennes, France (Dec., 2015)
`• University of Washington (Dec. 2015)
`• Georgia Institute of Technology (Nov. 2015)
`• NSF National Robotics Initiative PI meeting (Keynote, Nov. 2015)
`• Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (Nov. 2014)
`• Universidad T´ecnica Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile (Nov. 2014)
`• Aviation Innovation Conf: Spanning Manned and Unmanned Aviation, U. Ill. (Plenary, Nov. 2014)
`• Advances in Robotics, Pune, India (Plenary, July 2013)
`• Int’l Workshop on Recent Developments in Robotics and Control, U. Texas at Dallas (Nov. 2012)
`• Georgia Institute of Technology (Nov. 2011)
`• Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara (Oct. 2011)
`• Universit`a degli Studi di Pisa, Italy (July, 2011)
`• University of Birmingham, England (June 2011)
`• Boston University (Feb. 2011)
`• 3do Taller en Rob´otica y Planificaci´on de Movimientos, Guanajuato, Mexico (Nov. 2010)
`• Maryland Robotics Center, University of Maryland (Oct. 2010)
`• Festschrift for Dick Volz, Texas A&M (Apr. 2010)
`• Workshop on Search and Pursuit/Evasion in the Physical World: Efficiency, Scalability, and Guaran-
`tees (held with ICRA 2010, May 2010)
`• LAAS, Toulouse, France (Sep. 2009)
`• FIRA, Incheon, South Korea (Plenary, Aug. 2009)
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`• Centro de Investigaci´on en Matem´aticas, Guanajuato, Mexico (Aug. 2009)
`• Technical University of Munich, Germany (March 2009)
`• Centro de Investigaci´on y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituo Polit´ecnico Nacional, CINVESTAV,
`Saltillo, Mexico, (Feb. 2009)
`• Int’l. Congress of Mechatronics, Sinergia, Guadalajara, Mexico (Plenary, Oct. 2008)
`• University of Tennessee (September 2008)
`• l’Institut Francais de M´ecanique Avanc´ee, Clermont-Ferrand, France (June 2008)
`• 2do Taller en Rob´otica y Planificaci´on de Movimientos, Guanajuato, Mexico (Feb. 2008)
`• University of Southern California (Nov. 2007)
`• Mexican Int’l. Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, Aguascalientes, Mexico (Plenary, Nov. 2007)
`• GRASP Lab, University of Pennsylvania (May 2007)
`• Colloquium on Robotics and Automation, Universit`a Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples Italy
`(Dec. 2006)
`• LAAS, Toulouse, France (June 2006)
`• Dagstuhl Seminar on Form and Content in Sensor Networks, Wadern, Germany (Sep. 2005)
`• Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de M´exico (June 2005)
`• University of Florida (April, 2005)
`• The Australian National University (January, 2005)
`• Johns Hopkins University (April, 2003)
`• Carnegie Mellon University (April, 2002)
`• University of Louisville (May, 2001)
`• Dagstuhl Seminar on Modelling of Sensor-Based Intel. Robot Sys., Wadern, Germany (Oct. 2000)
`• Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada (Sept. 2000)
`• Joint EU-US Workshop on Key Research Issues and Opportunities in Motion Planning (July 2000)
`• Technical University of Vienna, Austria (November 1999)
`• Technical University of Munich, Germany (November 1999)
`• Iowa State University (November 1998)
`• IRISA/INRIA, Rennes, France (June 1998)
`• Technical University of Munich, Germany (June 1998)
`• LAAS, Toulouse, France (May 1998)
`• Blaise Pascal University, France (June 1996)
`• University of Texas at Austin (June 1995)
`• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Jan. 1995)
`• Texas A & M University (May 1994)
`• Michigan State University — Pattern Recognition and Image Processing Laboratory (Nov. 1993)
`• Michigan State University — Dept. of Computer Science (Nov. 1993)
`• Carnegie Mellon University — Robotics Institute (Oct. 1993)
`• Carnegie Mellon University — Vision and Autonomous Systems Center (Oct. 1993)
`• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (March 1993)
`• Illinois State University (March 1992)
`• University of Chicago (Jan. 1992)
`• University of Notre Dame (Jan. 1992)
`• University of South Florida (April 1991)
`• Illinois Institute of Technology (April 1991)
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`AWARDS AND HONORARIES
`• Finalist (one of four), Best Interactive Paper Award, Proc. IEEE-RAS Int’l. Conf. on Humanoid
`Robots, 2015, L. Lanari, S. Hutchinson, “Planning Desired Center of Mass and Zero Moment Point
`Trajectories for Bipedal Locomotion.”
`• Recipient of the Academic Leaders Program’s visiting professorship, Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, Cam-
`pus of Guadalajara (2011)
`• The Romulo Garza Award (third place in Science and Technology) from the Tec de Monterrey (2011),
`for the paper “Planning Exploration Strategies for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping,” by B.
`Tovar, L. Munoz-Gomez, R. Murrieta-Cid, M. Alencastre-Miranda, R. Monroy, and S. Hutchinson,
`Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, Vol. 54, No. 4, April 2006, pp. 314-331.
`• Finalist (one of five), Best Student Paper Award (Stephen Kloder), IEEE Int’l. Conf. on Robotics and
`Automation, 2008, S. Kloder and S. Hutchinson, “Partial Barrier Coverage: Using Game Theory to
`Optimize Probability of Undetected Intrusion in Polygonal Environments.”
`• Finalist, (one of six) Best Student Paper Award (Sourabh Battacharya), Robotics: Science and Sys-
`tems IV, 2008, S. Bhattacharya and S. Hutchinson, “Approximation Schemes for Two-Player Pursuit
`Evasion Games with Visibility Constraints.”
`• Best Paper Award, Fourth Mexican Int’l Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, R. Murrieta-Cid, A. Sarmiento,
`T. Muppirala, S. Hutchinson, R. Monroy, M. Alencastre-Miranda, L. Munoz-Gomez and R. Swain,
`“A Framework for Reactive Motion and Sensing Planning: A Critical Events-based Approach,” in
`Advances in Artificial Intelligence — MICAI, A. Gelbukh, A. Albornoz, H. Terashima-Mar´ın Eds.,
`Springer-Verlag LCNS 3789, 2005, pp. 990-1000.
`• Jos´e Negrete Best Paper Award, IX Ibero-American Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IBERAMIA),
`A. Sarmiento, R. Murrieta-Cid and S. Hutchinson, “A Multi-robot Strategy for Rapidly Searching a
`Polygonal Environment,” in Advances in Artificial Intelligence –– IBERAMIA, C. Lemaˆıtre, C. A.
`Reyes, J. A. Gonz´alez Eds., Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, LCNS 3315, 2004, pp. 484-493.
`• Finalist (one of five) for the 1998 King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Transactions Paper Award, S. LaValle
`and S. Hutchinson, “Multiple-Robot Motion Planning Under Independent Objectives,” IEEE Trans.
`on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 14, No. 6, Dec. 1998, pp. 912-925.
`• Finalist (one of five) for the 1996 King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Transactions Paper Award, S. Hutchin-
`son, G. Hager, and P. Corke, “A Tutorial on Visual Servo Control,” IEEE Trans. on Robotics and
`Automation, Vol. 12, No. 5, Oct. 1996, pp. 651-670.
`• Distinguished Student Paper Award (Steve LaValle), Ninth Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial
`Intelligence, 1993, S. LaValle and S. Hutchinson, “On Considering Uncertainty and Alternatives in
`Low-Level Vision.”
`• Fellow of the IEEE, 2007
`• Arnold O. Beckman Research Award, 1994
`• NSF Research Initiation Award, 1991
`• Magoon Teaching Award, 1985
`• Eta Kappa Nu
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`THESIS SUPERVISION
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`Ph.D. Thesis Supervision
`1 Sergio F. Aguilera Marinovic, Creating Mobile Manipulation Capabilities: On Dynamic Modeling and
`Control of Euler-Lagrange Passive Nonholonomic Systems, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology,
`Aug., 2023.
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`2 Andrew Messing, Interleaving Allocation, Planning, and Scheduling for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot
`Coordination through Shared Constraints, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec., 2022.
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`3 Muhammad Ali Murtaza, Control, Safety and Coordination of Robotics Manipulators and Beyond,
`Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec., 2022.
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`4 Victor Aladele, Cooperative Manipulation Strategies for Multi-Robot Collaboration, Ph.D., Georgia
`Institute of Technology, Dec., 2022.
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`5 Ali Albeladi, Vision-Based Shape Reconstruction and Control of Soft Continuum Arms, Ph.D., Univ.
`of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May, 2022, (jointly supervised with Prof. Girish Krishnan).
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`6 Jon Hoff, Trajectory Optimization and Data-Driven Modeling for Robotic bat Flapping Flight, Ph.D.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May, 2020.
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`7 Vahid Azimi, Control and Safety of Fully Actuated and Underactuated Nonlinear Systems: From
`Adaptation to Robustness to Optimality, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, May, 2020 (this
`research was also supervised at various times by Aaron Ames and Patricio Vela).
`
`8 Munzir Zafar, Whole Body Control of Wheeled Inverted Pendulum Humanoids, Ph.D., Georgia Insti-
`tute of Technology, Aug., 2019 (this research was also supervised at various times by Mike Stilman,
`Henrik Christensen, and Evangelos Theodorou).
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`9 Kevin Meier, Visual-Inertial Curve SLAM, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan., 2018
`(jointly supervised with Prof. Soon-Jo Chung).
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`10 Hyongju Park, Fault-Tolerant Control Policies for Multi-robot Systems, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, Jul., 2016
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`11 Junho Yang, Vision-Based Estimation, Localization, and Mapping for Autonomous Vehicles, Ph.D.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec., 2015 (jointly supervised with Prof. Soon-Jo Chung).
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`12 Han Ul Yoon, Assistive HRI Interface with Perceptual Feedback Control: An Approach to Customizing
`Assistance Based on User Dexterity, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug., 2014.
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`13 James Davidson, Exploiting Insensitivity in Stochastic Systems to Learn Approximately Optimal Poli-
`cies, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug., 2012.
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`14 Salvatore Candido, Optimization of Stochastic, Partially Observed Systems using Switched Policies
`and a Sampling-based Approach, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug., 2011.
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`15 Sourabh Bhattacharya, Pursuit-Evasion Games in Mobile Networks, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, May, 2010.
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`16 Stephen Kloder, Barrier Coverage: Deploying Robot Guards to Prevent Intrusion, Ph.D., Univ. of
`Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec., 2008.
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`17 Nicholas Gans, Hybrid Switched System Visual Servo Control, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, Dec., 2005.
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`18 Alejandro Sarmiento, Generating Expected-Time Efficient Trajectories for Rapidly Finding an Object
`in Known Environments, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec., 2004.
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`19 Peter Leven, A Framework for Real-Time Path Planning in Changing Environments, Ph.D., Univ. of
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`Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May, 2001.
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`20 Kevin Nickels, Model Based Tracking of Articulated Objects, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, Aug., 1998.
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`21 Rebecca Castano, Yield Estimation for Multichip Module Cermaic Substrates, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois
`at Urbana-Champaign, Dec., 1997.
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`22 Herry Sutanto, Robot Motion Planning with Visual Constraints, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, May, 1997 (jointly supervised with Dr. Rajeev Sharma).
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`23 Michael Barbehenn, Toward Incremental Geometric Robot Motion Planning, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois
`at Urbana-Champaign, Dec., 1995.
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`24 Steven LaValle, A Game-Theoretic Framework for Robot Motion Planning, Ph.D., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, Aug., 1995.
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`25 Arnaud Klipfel, Learning Expressive Quadrupedal Locomotion Guided by Kinematic Trajectory Gen-
`erator, E.C.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec. 2022.
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`26 Hai Zhong, Congestion Game-Based Task Allocation for Multi-Robot Teams, E.C.E., Georgia Institute
`of Technology, May, 2020.
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`27 Tao Song, Design and Test of A Bat Robot, M.S.M.E., jointly awarded by Georgia Institute of Tech-
`nology and the University of Stuttgart, May, 2020.
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`28 Areeb Mehmood, Balancing and Grasping from Visual Feedback for an Unstable Wheeled Humanoid,
`M.S.M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology, Dec. 2019.
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`29 Martin Miller, Hardware and Software Considerations for Monocular SLAM in a Riverine Environ-
`ment, M.S.E.C.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 2017.
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`30 Yinai Fan, Biped Walking Control Design Based on Zero Moment Point Dynamics, M.S.M.S.E., Univ.
`of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2017.
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`31 Jifei Xu, Biped Walking Trajectory Design and Stabilization, M.S.E.C.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, May 2017.
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`32 Jon Hoff, Optimizing the Structure and Movement of a Robotic Bat with Biological Kinematic Syner-
`gies, M.S.M.S.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May. 2017.
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`33 Mingyo Seo, Application of a Model-Based Nonlinear Attitude Control for Quadrotor UAVs, M.S.M.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2016.
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`34 Maria de Lourdes Labastida Valdes Uso de la Medida de Perceptibilidad de Movimiento para Guiar
`Visualmente a un Veh´ıculo Submarino, M.S., Cinvestav, Saltillo, Mexico, (co-advisor) Dec., 2015.
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`35 Alexander von Alt, From Interest Points to Map Transformation: A Discussion of RGB-D SLAM and
`Its Applications, M.S.E.C.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2013.
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`36 Dushyant Rao, CurveSLAM: Utilizing Higher Level Structure in Stereo Vision-based Navigation, M.S.A.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug., 2012 (jointly supervised with Prof. Soon-Jo Chung).
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`37 Devin Bonnie, Probabilistic Search: A bayesian Approach in a Continuous Workspace, M.S.E.C.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 2011.
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`38 Wenzhuo Ma, Visual Servoing for Avoiding Environment Constraints, M.S.E.C.E., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, May 2009.
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`39 Salvatore Candido, Motion Planning for Bipedal Walking Robots, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, May 2007.
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`40 James Davidson, Hyperfiltering for Stochastic systems, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
`May 2007.
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`41 Sourabh Bhattacharya, Optimal Paths for Landmark-Based Navigation by Nonholonomic Vehicles with
`Field-of-View Constraints, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2005.
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`42 Stephen Kloder, Permutation-Invariant Multi-Robot Formations: A Complex Polynomial-Based Foun-
`dation, M.S.C.S., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 2004.
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`43 Bradley Chambers, Point- and Window-Based Matching in Images Using Critical Point Filters, M.S.E.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2004.
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`44 Jerome Durand, Real-Time Object Tracking Using Multiresolution Critical Points Filters, M.S.E.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 2002.
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`45 Nicholas Gans, Performance Tests of Partitioned Approaches to Visual Servo Control, M.S.E.E., Univ.
`of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2002.
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`46 Peter Kim, Interactive Image Segmentation Using Level Set Methods in a Virtual Reality Environment,
`M.S.C.S., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Aug. 2000.
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`47 Youngmin Kim, Projective Geometry and Visual Servoing, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, Dec. 1997.
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`48 Eric Gree, Using Corresponding Points for Object Modeling, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-
`Champaign, Dec. 1996.
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`49 Peter Leven, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, A Multithreaded Implementation of a Robot
`Control C Library, M.S.E.E., Dec. 1996.
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`50 Salvatore M. Mazzola, Design and Control of an Underactuated Robot, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 1995.
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`51 Kevin Nickels, Textured Image Segmentation Using Markov Random Fields: Returning Multiple Solu-
`tions, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dec. 1995.
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`52 Ken Moroney, Implementation and Analysis of Lowe’s Model-Based Motion Tracking System, M.S.E.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1995.
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`53 Fredrick Geiger, Hybrid Force/Vision Control of Robotic Manipulators, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, December 1994.
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`54 Rebecca Casta˜no, A Probabilistic Framework for Grouping Image Features, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois
`at Urbana-Champaign, August 1994.
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`55 James Reed, Subpixel Parameter Estimation for Circular Shapes Using Image Sequences, M.S.E.E.,
`Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1994.
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`56 Michael Barbehenn, Efficient Search and Hierarchical Motion Planning by Dynamically Maintaining
`Single-Source Shortest Paths Trees, M.S.C.S., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February, 1993.
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`57 Steven M. LaValle, A Bayesian Framework for Considering Probability Distributions of Image Seg-
`ments and Segmentations, M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, December, 1992.
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`58 Sandeep Pandya, A Case-Based Approach to Robot Motion Planning, M.S.C.S., Univ. of Illinois at
`Urbana-Champaign, August 1992.
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`59 Andr´es Casta˜no, Hybrid Vision/Position Servo Control of a Robotic Manipulator, M.S.E.E., Univ. of
`Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August, 1992.
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`60 Armando Fox, Exploiting Visual Geometric Constraints in Robot Motion Planning with Uncertainty,
`M.S.E.E., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1992.
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`61 Robert Spence, Avoiding Unexpected Moving Obstacles by Integrating