Members of the ORB Group
Head of Research Group

Prof. Dr. Katja Mombaur kmombaur (at) uni-hd.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14870
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Postdocs

| Dr. Manish Sreenivasa manish.sreenivasa (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14874 SPEXOR project |

| Dr. Matt Millard matthew.millard (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de DFG project, prev. SPEXOR project: |

| Dr. Yue Hu yue.hu (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de HGS PostDoc, prev. KoroiBot project |

| Dr. Khai-Long Ho Hoang khailong.hohoang (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de Excellence Initiative Twinning, prev. MOBOT project Research topics:
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Dr. Alexander Schubert alexander.schubert (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de
Scientific Manager, Heidelberg Center for Motion Research |
PhD Students

| Marina Horn marina.horn (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de Research topics: |

| Christian Seitz christian.seitz (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de Twinning project Scientific Computing ArchEyeAutomatic - Model-based optimization of trajectories of an octocopter for an automatic full documentation of monuments in art history and archaeology
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| Malin Kopitzsch geb. Schemschat malin.kopitzsch (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de Analysis of human push recovery using inverse optimal control Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Giese, University of Tübingen |

| Monika Harant harant.monika (at) gmx.net SPEXOR project / prev. HEIKA project Research topics: Optimal control for spinal exoskeletons; Optimal control, motor control and learning of goal directed arm motions in force fields |

| Silvan Lindner silvan.lindner (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de HGS Scholarship
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Anna Lena Kleesattel annalena.kleesattel (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de Research topic: Modeling and optimal control of amputee sprinters and long jumpers |

Kevin Stein kevin.stein (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de Research topic: Motion learning and motion stability in sports Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Roth, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften, Universität Heidelberg |

Jonas Große Sundrup jonas.grosse-sundrup (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de Research topic: Motion identification and classification of patients with mental disorders Co-supervisor: PD Dr. Knut Schnell, Asklepios Klinik, Göttingen / Universtät Göttingen |

Manuel Kudruss Research: Nonlinear model predictive control for humanoid robot walking First supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Kirches, Braunschweig |

Ayaka Yamada Visiting PhD student from the University of Tokyo (Prof. Y. Namamura) |
Students
Wolfgang Andris ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 Bachelor student in Physics Research topic: optimal control of Olympic style weight lifting | |
Valentin Chelaru ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 | |
Istvan Dalicsek ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 Anbindung der Elisa-3-Schwarm an die Kreuzungssimulation | |
Johannes Daub ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ArchDoc | |
Martin Huber ph.: +49-6221-54-14873 Walking on soft soles | |
Daniela Kilian ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 Implementation of modular joint control and sensors reading on the HeiCub humanoid robot using YARP interfaces | |
Robert Küchler kuechler (at) stud.uni-heidelberg.de Master student in Computer Science Research topic: VR simulation of motorbikes | |
Julian Martus ph.: +49-6221-54-14875 Design and control of spinal exoskeletons | |
Shi Ming Law law (at) stud.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14873 Optimization of a pantograph leg design | |
Letitia Pacalabescu Segmentation of archeological building elements in drone images | |
Gero Plettenberg gero.plettenberg (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de Research topic: Swarm robotics | |
Pascal Windhagen ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 Further Analysis of the segregation effect on swarm robots |
Former Members
Eikke Fokken, Master thesis in Mathematics, now at University of Mannheim
Michael Engler, Master thesis in Computer Engineering
Gaurav Gupta, India, Visiting Grad Student
Gloria Feher, Bachelor student in Computer Science
Carlos Javier González Chamorro, Master Student in Physics
Raphael Michel, Bachelor thesis in Physics
Pamela Schmidts, Assistant, HCI / IWR
Paul Manns, PhD student (now at Universität Braunschweig)
Christoph Wilk, Master thesis in Physics
Moritz Brinkmann, State examination in Mathematics and student assistant
Dr. Debora Clever, PostDoc (now at ABB. Ladenburg)
Daniel Gozalez Alvarado, student assistant
Sascha Tebben, Bachelor thesis Computer Science and student assistant
Vera Thiel, student assistant
Alexander König, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
David Sprengel, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Anna Lena Heusser, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Kristina Herbold, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Davide Corradi, PhD student (now at SAP AG, Walldorf)
Jakob Schnell, Bachelor student in Physics and student assistant
Dr. Martin Felis, PhD student and PostDoc (now at Guerilla Games, Amsterdam)
Felix Aller, Master and bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Dr. Kai Henning Koch, PhD student and PostDoc (now at Robert Bosch GmbH)
Maedeh Aram, PhD student
Dr. Kathrin Hatz (Associated PostDoc; now at Bayer AG, Leverkusen)
Fabian Finkeldey, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Fatma Kurt, Bachelor thesis in Mathematics
Dr. Mourad Benoussaad, PostDoc (now in Montpellier)
Justin Carpentier, Visiting Master Student, ENS Cachan (now at LAAS-CNRS)
Dominik Ducati, State examination in Computer Science
Julia Feuerer, Assistant (now at University Hospital Heidelberg)
Marcel Gutsche, Bachelor thesis in Physics
Esar van Hal, Associated PhD student (now in Groningen)
Andreas Reischmann, Diploma student Mathematics
Dominik Riedinger, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Ina Scheid, Assistant (now at URZ Uni Heidelberg)
Joachim Schleicher, Bachelor thesis in Computer Science
Dr. Wael Suleiman, PostDoc (now Assistant Professor at Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada)
Visitors
Colombe Bélaise, Université de Montreal, Canada, Oct Dec 2015
Prof. Dr. Mickael Begon and Benjamin Michaud, Université de Montreal, Canada, Oct 2015
Dr. Matt Millard, University of Duisburg, Germany, Feb - April 2015
Dr. Giovanni de Magistris, JRL AIST-CNRS, Tsukuba, Japan, February 2015
Roberto Lampariello and Alexander Werner, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, December 2013
Prof. Dr. Abderrahmane Kheddar, CNRS-LIRMM / JRL, Montpellier / Tsukuba, November 2013
Prof. Dr. Richard Longman, Columbia University, New York, USA, May - August 2013 (Romberg Professor of HGS)
Prof. Dr. Mickael Begon and Ariane C. Rousseau, Université de Montreal, Canada, April 2013
Prof. Dr. Michael Coleman, University of Vermont, March - April 2012
Antonio El Khoury, LAAS-CNRS, France, Jan. - Feb. 2012
Dr. Christian David Remy, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Oct. - Nov. 2011
Prof. Dr. Richard Longman, Columbia University, New York, USA, July 2011
Dr. Manish Sreenivasa, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France, Nov - Dec 2010
Dr. Hideki Kadone, College de France, Paris, France (now at the University of Tsukuba, Japan), May 2010