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Career

· Associate Professor in Engineering Science, Oxford Robotics Institute2017–
· Postdoctoral researcher in Robot Learning & Interaction Group, Idiap Research Institute2015–
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Indiap Research Institute, Robot Learning & Interaction Group2015–
· Senior Postdoctoral Researcher and Head of Locomotion Group, Dynamic Legged Systems Lab, IIT2013–
· Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Head of Locomotion Group, Italian Institute of Technology, Dynamic Legged Systems Lab2013–
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Dynamic Legged Systems Lab, IIT2011–
· Research Assistant, MSc, PhD, University of Edinburgh2007–

Publications (93)

High-slope terrain locomotion for torque-controlled quadruped robots
Autonomous Robots · 2016
209
cited
RLOC: Terrain-Aware Legged Locomotion Using Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control
IEEE Transactions on robotics · 2020
152
cited
Motion Planning for Quadrupedal Locomotion: Coupled Planning, Terrain Mapping, and Whole-Body Control
IEEE Transactions on robotics · 2020
126
cited
An Approach for Imitation Learning on Riemannian Manifolds
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2017
121
cited
Planning and execution of dynamic whole-body locomotion for a hydraulic quadruped on challenging terrain
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2015
121
cited
BiConMP: A Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Framework for Whole Body Motion Planning
IEEE Transactions on robotics · 2022
101
cited
Trajectory and foothold optimization using low-dimensional models for rough terrain locomotion
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2017
92
cited
Dynamic trot-walking with the hydraulic quadruped robot — HyQ: Analytical trajectory generation and active compliance control
2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2013
76
cited
Path planning with force-based foothold adaptation and virtual model control for torque controlled quadruped robots
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation · 2014
73
cited
Agile Maneuvers in Legged Robots: a Predictive Control Approach
arXiv.org · 2022
66
cited
Zero-Shot Category-Level Object Pose Estimation
European Conference on Computer Vision · 2022
66
cited
RoLoMa: robust loco-manipulation for quadruped robots with arms
Autonomous Robots · 2022
65
cited
Guided Constrained Policy Optimization for Dynamic Quadrupedal Robot Locomotion
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2020
61
cited
LOCAL REFLEX GENERATION FOR OBSTACLE NEGOTIATION IN QUADRUPEDAL LOCOMOTION
2013
61
cited
Learning from demonstration for semi-autonomous teleoperation
Autonomous Robots · 2018
58
cited
Programming by Demonstration for Shared Control With an Application in Teleoperation
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters · 2018
55
cited
Quadrupedal trotting with active compliance
International Congress of Mathematicans · 2013
49
cited
On-line and on-board planning and perception for quadrupedal locomotion
International Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications · 2015
45
cited
Onboard perception-based trotting and crawling with the Hydraulic Quadruped Robot (HyQ)
2013 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2013
44
cited
Quadruped robot trotting over irregular terrain assisted by stereo-vision
Intelligent Service Robotics · 2014
44
cited
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