Scholar
Henrik Iskov Christensen
Google Scholar ID: MA8rI0MAAAAJ
Director / Professor @ UCSD
Citations & Impact
Citations
8,040
H-index
41
i10-index
128
Publications
20
Co-authors
144
list available
Publications
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Published over 400 contributions across AI, Computer Vision, and Robotics
- - Main editor of the US National Robotics Roadmap
- - Research adopted by companies such as Electrolux, ABB, KUKA, Weda, BMW, Boeing, iRobot, PerMobil, General Motors, etc.
- - Advisor to agencies and companies across four continents
Research Experience
- - Fellow, Temasek Holdings, Apr 2025 – Present, Singapore
- - Co-Founder, Robust.AI, Apr 2019 – Oct 2025, San Carlos, California
- - Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, Jul 2016 – Present, La Jolla, CA
- - Director / Qualcomm Chancellors Chair of Robot Systems, Contextual Robotics Institute, UCSD, Jul 2016 – Present, La Jolla, CA
- - Co-Founder/Advisor, Robo Global, Mar 2014 – Present, Texas
- - Director of Robotics/KUKA Chair of Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Jul 2006 – Aug 2016, Atlanta, GA
- - Professor of Computer Science and Director of Center for Autonomous Systems, Royal Institute of Technology, Jul 1998 – Jun 2006, Stockholm, Sweden
- - Associate Professor, Aalborg University, Aug 1992 – Jul 1996, Aalborg, Denmark
Education
- - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 1990, Aalborg University
- - M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, 1987, Aalborg University
- - Certificate of Engineering Design, 1981, Technical College of Frederikshavn
Background
- Researcher, Educator, Entrepreneur, and Investor. Currently a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego, and the director of the Contextual Robotics Institute, Cognitive Robotics Laboratory, and Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory. Co-founder of multiple companies including Robust.AI, Christensen Consulting Group, AeroScan, and Intelligent Machines. Also serves as an advisor to several companies.
Miscellany
- Interests: Autonomy, Information/Sensor Fusion, Systems Engineering
