Scholar
Stefan Schaal
Google Scholar ID: YGQs1AYAAAAJ
Robotics, Machine Learning, AI, Neuroscience
Citations & Impact
Citations
21,148
H-index
72
i10-index
212
Publications
20
Co-authors
19
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Contact
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Co-authored over 400 papers in refereed journals and conferences; co-founder of the “IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robotics” and “Robotics: Science and Systems”; served as Program Chair at these conferences and other major events such as SAB 2004 and ICRA 2008; Area Chair at NIPS and Program Committee Member of ICML; serves on the editorial board of “Neural Networks”, “International Journal of Humanoid Robotics”, and “Frontiers in Neurorobotics”; elected as IEEE Fellow in 2013.
Research Experience
- From 1991 to 1992, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Brain and Cognitive Science and the Artificial Intelligence Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; from 1992, he also became an Invited Researcher at the ATR Computational Neuroscience Labs in Japan, where he created a robotics lab focusing on biological principles of motor control and learning; in 1994, he became an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and held the same rank at the Pennsylvania State University; in 1996, he assumed a group leader position in the ERATO Kawato Dynamic Brain Project in Japan; starting from 1997, he began his tenure at the University of Southern California, advancing from Assistant Professor to Full Professor; since 2009, he has been a key founder in defining and creating the Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems in Tübingen/Stuttgart, Germany, and in 2012, he established the Autonomous Motion Department at this institute, leading it to international recognition until 2018.
Education
- Graduated from the Technical University of Munich in Mechanical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) in 1987; received his Ph.D. in Computer Aided Design and Artificial Intelligence from the Technical University of Munich and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Summa Cum Laude) in 1991.
Background
- Research interests include statistical and machine learning, neural networks, computational neuroscience, functional brain imaging, nonlinear dynamics, nonlinear control theory, and biomimetic robotics. His research is applied to problems of artificial and biological motor control and motor learning, focusing on both theoretical investigations and experiments with human subjects and anthropomorphic robot equipment.
Miscellany
- Born in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, and grew up in Nuremberg; served in the German army, honorably discharged with the rank of Lieutenant; interests span a wide range of technological innovations and their impact on society.
