Mentoring

PhD

• George Kremer. Mechanical Intelligence and Multimodal Perception for Adaptive Grasping in Space, (Supervisor), 2026-current
• Oscar Martinez Bernal. Enhancing Space Robotic Manipulation with AI-Driven Tactile Intelligence, Neuromorphic Computing, and XR-Haptic Feedback (Supervisor), 2026-current
• Mario Cavero Vidal. Multi-modal Reinforcement Learning for In-Space Assembly Tasks (Supervisor), 2025-current
• Lina Amaya. Enhancing Autonomous Space Robotic Manipulation Through Efficient Sevomotor Skills (Supervisor), 2023-current
• Ioannis Stavropoulos. Robot Shared Autonomy Via Immersive Interfaces Under Communications and Bandwidth Constraints (Collaboration), 2023-current
• Mohatashem Reyaz. Robot Assited On-Ground Emulation of In-Orbit Interactions under Scale and Time-Delay Constraints (Supervisor), 2021-2025
• Andrej Orsula. Reinforcement Learning for Space Manipulation (Co-supervisor), 2021-2025
• Maxime Hubert. Design of a Capturing, Absorbing, and SEcuring system for active space Debris removal (Co-supervisor), 2021-2025
• Kuldeep Barad. Towards Generalizable Vision-Based Autonomy for On-Orbit Manipulation (Co-supervisor), 2020-2025

  Master

• Carlos Rodríguez. Design and Testing of a Gecko-Based Compliant Mechanism for Space Debris Removal Applications. (Supervisor), MSTB, August 2026
• Supuni Kaveendya. Deep Learning-Based Detection and Pose Estimation of Launch Adapter Rings for Autonomous On-Orbit Servicing. (Supervisor), MSTB, August 2026
• Eduart Abdullahu. Modelling and Experimental Characterization of a Gecko-Inspired Dry Adhesive with Capacitive Contact Sensing for On-Orbit Servicing. (Supervisor), MSTB, August 2026
• George Kremer. Robotic End Effector for Space Operations using Compliant Mechanisms. (Supervisor), MSTB Sept 2025
• Joao Pardal. Towards Tactile Sensing for Space Robotics Manipulation: Exploring the GelSight Vision-Based Tactile Sensor. (Supervisor), MSTB Sept 2025
• Lina Amaya. Comparative Study of Image-Based Visual Servoing Techniques for Autonomous Robotic Manipulation in Space Assembly Tasks. (Supervisor), Interdisciplinary Space Master ISM Sept 2023
• Nicolás Barrera. Visual Inspection Using Deep Learning Techniques for Industrial Manufacturing Processes with Class Imbalance and Limited Labeled Data. (Supervisor). July 2020. Best thesis award
• Diego Hernandez. An Intelligent System for Counting People on Transmilenio. (Supervisor). July 2020
• Esteban Fonseca. Design and Implementation of a Hardware for Visual Servoing in an Industrial Manipulator. (Co-supervisor). July 2020
• Wilson Hernandez. An Intelligent Robotic System for Classifying Plastic Bottles. (Supervisor) July 2020. Best thesis award.
• Wendy Fong. Image processing for quality analysis of thick blood smears employed in malaria diagnosis (Supervisor) July 2020. Nominated for best thesis award.
• Juan Pablo Rojas. Image Mosaic for Monitoring Rice Crops. September 2018 (Co-supervisor)

Bachelor

• Lina Amaya and Nicolás Duque. Safety System for Industrial Robots based on Computer Vision and Deep Learning Techniques. (Supervisor). Best thesis award.
• David Rodriguez and Steven Forero. Automatic cup extraction system for plastic bottles. (Co-supervisor) Nov. 2019
• Angie Medina, Juan Mora, and Esteban Ramirez. Human Recognition Algorithm for Industrial Collaborative Robots in Automated Waste Separations Tasks. (Supervisor) July 2018
• Nicolás Barrera and Didier Galvis. Designing a Framework to Give Perception Capabilities to an Industrial Robot for Waste Separation Tasks. (Supervisor) January 2018. Best thesis award.