Scholar
Ignacio Carlucho
Google Scholar ID: GTsgFVMAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, Heriot-Watt University
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,183
H-index
14
i10-index
20
Publications
20
Co-authors
20
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Presented MarineGym at IROS’25 (2025), a high-fidelity marine vehicle simulator based on Isaac Sim
- Published new paper on RL for quadcopter control (May 2025)
- Developed UROSA, a distributed robot autonomy framework using LLMs for underwater missions (Jan 2025)
- Two papers accepted at ICRA’25 on Stonefish simulator and underwater sonar SLAM
- Co-organizing a workshop on underwater simulation at ICRA’25
- Authored/co-authored multiple 2025 publications including in ICRA, arXiv (e.g., 'Distributed AI Agents for Cognitive Underwater Robot Autonomy', 'MarineGym')
- Published 'FRAGG-Map' at IROS 2024
- Contributed to 'Enhancing AUV Autonomy With Model Predictive Path Integral Control' (OCEANS 2023)
Background
- Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, UK
- Affiliated with the National Robotarium and the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics
- Research interests: robotics, reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, with a focus on ad hoc teamwork
- Aims to develop intelligent agents capable of autonomous decision-making in complex multi-agent environments without human supervision
- Views reinforcement learning as a key paradigm for adaptive and intelligent behavior in robotic systems
- Key application area: marine robotics for the offshore renewable energy sector (e.g., inspection and maintenance of offshore wind farms)
- Seeks to enhance autonomy of subsea marine robots to enable safer and more sustainable offshore operations
