Members of the ORB Group

Head of Research Group

Prof. Dr. Katja Mombaur

kmombaur (at) uni-hd.de
katja.mombaur (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14870
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 100

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Assistant

Sarah Englert geb. Otto
orbsec (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14872
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 107

Postdocs

Dr. Manish Sreenivasa

manish.sreenivasa (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14874
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 110

SPEXOR project
Research topics: Neuro-musculoskeletal modeling,
development of spinal exoskeleton

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Dr. Matt Millard

matthew.millard (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14874
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 110

DFG project, prev. SPEXOR project:
Motion prediction, Musculoskeletal modeling, foot contact modeling, balance modeling, development of spinal exoskeleton

Dr. Yue Hu

yue.hu (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14868
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 102

HGS PostDoc, prev. KoroiBot project

Motion generation for humanoid robots (HeiCub)
Modeling and optimal control of compliance in humans

Dr. Khai-Long Ho Hoang

khailong.hohoang (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14875
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 111

Excellence Initiative Twinning, prev. MOBOT project

Research topics:
Stability analysis of walking, Capturability
Modeling and optimization of walking and sit to stand motions of elderly

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Dr. Alexander Schubert

alexander.schubert (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14875
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 111

Scientific Manager, Heidelberg Center for Motion Research

Research topics: Modeling and analysis of human motion, Dynamic motions in sports and arts

PhD Students

Marina Horn

marina.horn (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14867
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 104

Research topics:
Brachytrainer - Patient specific computer and phantom based training environment for prostate brachytherapy. In collaboration with Fraunhofer project group PAMB (Automation in Medicine and Biotechnology) in Mannheim,
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jan Stallkamp

Benjamin Reh

benjamin.reh (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14889
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 114

Research topic: Swarm-like behaviour in crowds of motocycles in Asian metropoles - Modeling and validation on swarm robots

Christian Seitz

christian.seitz (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14889
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 114

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
Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Untermann, Mediaval Art History, Heidelberg

Malin Kopitzsch geb. Schemschat

malin.kopitzsch (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14869
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 100

HGS Scholarship

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

ph.: +49-6221-54-14889
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 114

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

ph.: +49-6221-54-14889
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 114

HGS Scholarship

Research topic: Optimal mapping by vision based autonomous robotic trajectories

Anna Lena Kleesattel

annalena.kleesattel (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14869
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 100

Research topic: Modeling and optimal control of amputee sprinters and long jumpers
Co-supervision: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Potthast, Sporthochschule Köln

Kevin Stein

kevin.stein (at) ziti.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14869
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 100

Lab Manager Heidelberg Center for Motion Research

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

ph.: +49-6221-54-14869
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 100

BMBF Project MITASSIST

Research topic: Motion identification and classification of patients with mental disorders
Co-supervisor: PD Dr. Knut Schnell, Asklepios Klinik, Göttingen / Universtät Göttingen

Manuel Kudruss

manuel.kudruss (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de

ph.: +49-6221-54-14868
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 102

KoroiBot Project
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)

ph.: +49-6221-54-14868
ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room A 102

Motion analysis and optimization in sports

Students



	Wolfgang Andris ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Bachelor student in Physics Research topic: optimal control of Olympic style weight lifting
	Valentin Chelaru ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Master student in Physics Research topic: UAV mounted laserscanning for automated navigation and 3D documentation
	Istvan Dalicsek ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Bachelor Student Computer Science Anbindung der Elisa-3-Schwarm an die Kreuzungssimulation
	Johannes Daub ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Bachelor Student Computer Science ArchDoc
	Martin Huber ph.: +49-6221-54-14873 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 108 Master Student Computer Science Walking on soft soles
	Daniela Kilian ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Bachelor Student Computer Science Implementation of modular joint control and sensors reading on the HeiCub humanoid robot using YARP interfaces
	Robert Küchler kuechler (at) stud.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Master student in Computer Science Research topic: VR simulation of motorbikes
	Julian Martus ph.: +49-6221-54-14875 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 111 Master Student Computer Engineering Design and control of spinal exoskeletons
	Shi Ming Law law (at) stud.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14873 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 108 Master Student Scientific Computing Optimization of a pantograph leg design
	Letitia Pacalabescu ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Master student in Physics Segmentation of archeological building elements in drone images
	Gero Plettenberg gero.plettenberg (at) iwr.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Bachelor student in Computer Science Research topic: Swarm robotics
	Silvio Stammler stammler (at) stud.uni-heidelberg.de ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 ZITI, Berliner Str. 45, room L 102 Master student in Computer Engineering Research topic: Humanoid robot HeiCub
	Pascal Windhagen ph.: +49-6221-54-14871 Mathematikon, Robotics Research Lab Bachelor Student Computer Science 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

K. Mombaur, orb@uni-hd.de
Last Update: 22.01.2018 - 15:48