Scholar
Arunkumar Rathinam
Google Scholar ID: zC2Ri2MAAAAJ
Research Scientist @ SnT, University of Luxembourg
Citations & Impact
Citations
340
H-index
10
i10-index
10
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Involved in significant projects such as the development of SPADES dataset; published a paper on spacecraft pose estimation using event sensing at ICRA 2024; authored a review article on deep learning-based monocular spacecraft pose estimation: current state, limitations, and prospects in Acta Astronautica.
Research Experience
- Research Associate at SnT, University of Luxembourg since September 2021, focusing on Computer Vision for Space Applications; previously worked as a Research Associate at the Surrey Space Center, University of Surrey, UK from May 2019 to September 2021, also in Computer Vision for Space Applications.
Education
- PhD in Space Robotics, 2019, UNSW (Australia); MSc in Space Science and Technology, 2015, University of Würzburg (Germany); BE in Mechanical Engineering, 2007, Anna University (India).
Background
- Research interests include vision-based navigation, space robotics, and deep learning. Currently a Research Associate at SnT, Interdisciplinary Center for Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, leading multiple Space projects and SPARK challenge activities as part of the Computer Vision, Imaging and Machine Intelligence Research Group (CVI2).
Miscellany
- Co-organizing the third edition of the SPARK challenge as part of the AI4Space workshop, held in conjunction with CVPR 2024; presented about opportunities and challenges in deep learning-based spacecraft pose estimation for future in-orbit servicing missions at ESA CleanSpace Industry days.
Co-authors