Juxi Leitner
I am a researcher at IDSIA (Swiss AI lab) in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics.
Previous work includes Space Security and AI at the European Space Agency's Advanced Concepts Team. I studied in the Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology (SpaceMaster) with a specialization in Space Robotics and Space Technology. My background is in computer science and includes a BSc in Software Engineering and graduating from a vocational high-school in informatics.
Research interests
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InterestsSpace Robotics, Multi Agent System, Learning, Evolutionary Robotics, Cognitive Robotics, Robotics, Robot Vision, Artifical Intelligence, Intelligent Control, Intelligent Systems
Research experience
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Sep 2011–
Jan 2012Teaching: TA for Systems Programming
Università della Svizzera italiana · IDSIASwitzerland · Lugano -
Jul 2007–
Sep 2007Research: Depth Perception for Humanoid Robots
Instituto Superior Técnico · ISRPortugal · Lisbon -
Feb 2007–
Jun 2007Teaching: TA for Usability Engineering
Technische Universität Wien · DECOAustria · Vienna -
Oct 2006–
Jan 2007Teaching: TA for User Interface Design
Technische Universität Wien · DECOAustria · Vienna
Education
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Feb 2011–
Jan 2014Università della Svizzera italiana
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics · PhDSwitzerland · Lugano -
Jan 2009–
Apr 2009The University of Tokyo
Intelligent Space Systems · Special Research StudentJapan · Tokyo -
Aug 2008–
Aug 2009Aalto University
Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology · MSc (Tech.) (Space Robotics and Automation)Finland · Helsinki -
Feb 2008–
Aug 2009Lulea University
Joint European Master in Space Science and Technology · MSc (Space Science and Technology)Sweden · Kiruna -
Oct 2007–
Jan 2008Universität Würzburg
Joint European Master in Space Science and TechnologyGermany · Wuerzburg -
Aug 2005–
Jun 2006Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
Informatics · ERASMUSSweden · Stockholm -
Oct 2003–
Jun 2007Technische Universität Wien
Software and Information Engineering · BScAustria · Vienna
Other
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LanguagesGerman, English, Italian
a bit of Swedish, Japanese -
Journal RefereeJournal of Field Robotics (JFR), IEEE Intelligent Systems, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence & Intelligent Informatics (JACI3)
Publications
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Mars Terrain Image Classification using Cartesian Genetic Programming
11th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS); 09/2012
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icVision: A Modular Vision System for Cognitive Robotics Research
5th International Conference on Cognitive Systems (CogSys); 02/2012
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CUDA Massively Parallel Trajectory Evolution
GPUs for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Competition (GPGPU) at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO); 07/2011
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On Cooperation in a Multi Robot Society for Space Exploration
10th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS); 08/2010
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Evolving ANNs for Spacecraft Rendezvous and Docking
10th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS); 08/2010
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Simulating Resource Sharing In Spacecraft Clusters Using Multi-Agent-Systems
Small Satellites Systems and Services - The 4S Symposium 2010; 06/2010
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Robot Formations for Area Coverage
Second International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications.; 12/2009
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Multi-Robot Formations for Area Coverage in Space Applications
08/2009
Degree: MSc(Tech) in Space Robotics and Automation
Supervisor: Aarne Halme, Kalevi Hyyppä, Shinichi Nakasuka and Tapio Taipalus
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Multi-robot Cooperation in Space: A Survey
Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Quality of Life. 02/2009;
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Processing - The new way of visual programming
06/2007
Degree: BSc in Software and Information Engineering
Supervisor: Thomas Költringer, Thomas Grechenig
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A Benchmark on Stereo Disparity Estimation for Humanoid Robots
8th Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions Aveiro, Portugal;
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Project SMURFS - A Society of Multiple Robots.
Papers from the 2009 AAAI/International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI) Mobile Robots Workshop;
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Universal Robot-Human-Operations Cooperative Unit
Student Design Competition. 3rd Annual Human Robot Interaction Conference;
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MT-CGP: Mixed Type Cartesian Genetic Programming
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO);
Following (4)
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Andrea-Emilio Rizzoli
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana -
Roberto Montemanni
IDSIA