Has research outcomes in areas such as robot learning, probabilistic models, skill learning, recognition, and motion generation; worked on problems related to legged locomotion with HyQ, including motion planning, foothold selection, control, and body trajectory optimization.
Research Experience
Currently an Associate Professor at the Oxford Robotics Institute and a lead at the Dynamic Robot Systems group; previously a postdoctoral researcher at the Robot Learning & Interaction Group of Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland, working on the Horizon 2020 DexROV project; and head of the Locomotion Group of the Dynamic Legged Systems Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology's Advanced Robotics Department.
Background
Research interests include robotics and machine learning, focusing on the combination of machine learning with dynamic whole-body motion planning and control, particularly for robots with arms and legs. Interested in both the locomotion and manipulation aspects of autonomous robots.
Miscellany
Passionate about robots with arms and legs, strongly believes that learning is key for autonomous mobile robots. Hopes his work will enable robots to become more autonomous and widely used in various applications, from inspection and monitoring to maintenance and construction work.