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Stelian Coros

Stelian Coros

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Computer Science

D-Index
43
Citations
6281
World Ranking
8093
National Ranking
151

Overview

Stelian Coros is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a research profile focused on engineering and computer science disciplines. Their body of work spans multiple subfields, including Control and Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Mechanics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The researcher's main topics of interest cover areas related to robotics and computational modeling such as Robot Manipulation and Learning, Reinforcement Learning in Robotics, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics, Robotic Locomotion and Control, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Bernhard Thomaszewski, Roi Poranne, Jin Cheng, Miguel Zamora, and Andreas Krause. This indicates a collaborative approach across various research endeavors.

Coros has published extensively in notable venues, among which the most frequent are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ACM Transactions on Graphics
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Computer-Aided Design

Some of their recent papers illustrate the variety and focus of their research:

  • ADD, 2020, ACM Transactions on Graphics
  • Offline motion libraries and online MPC for advanced mobility skills, 2022, The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • Spatial Computing and Intuitive Interaction: Bringing Mixed Reality and Robotics Together, 2022, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • RoboCut, 2020, ACM Transactions on Graphics
  • A Multi-Level Optimization Framework for Simultaneous Grasping and Motion Planning, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Best Publications

  • Generalized biped walking control

    Stelian Coros;Philippe Beaudoin;Michiel van de Panne

  • Computational design of mechanical characters

    Stelian Coros;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Gioacchino Noris;Shinjiro Sueda

  • Locomotion skills for simulated quadrupeds

    Stelian Coros;Andrej Karpathy;Ben Jones;Lionel Reveret

  • Control of dynamic gaits for a quadrupedal robot

    Christian Gehring;Stelian Coros;Marco Hutter;Michael Bloesch

  • Computational design of actuated deformable characters

    Mélina Skouras;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Stelian Coros;Bernd Bickel

  • Computational design of linkage-based characters

    Bernhard Thomaszewski;Stelian Coros;Damien Gauge;Vittorio Megaro

  • Motion-motif graphs

    Philippe Beaudoin;Stelian Coros;Michiel van de Panne;Pierre Poulin

  • Robust task-based control policies for physics-based characters

    Stelian Coros;Philippe Beaudoin;Michiel van de Panne

  • ADD: analytically differentiable dynamics for multi-body systems with frictional contact

    Moritz Geilinger;David Hahn;Jonas Zehnder;Moritz Bächer

  • Automatic Machine Knitting of 3D Meshes

    Vidya Narayanan;Lea Albaugh;Jessica Hodgins;Stelian Coros

  • Rig-space physics

    Fabian Hahn;Sebastian Martin;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Robert Sumner

  • Practice Makes Perfect: An Optimization-Based Approach to Controlling Agile Motions for a Quadruped Robot

    Christian Gehring;Stelian Coros;Marco Hutler;Carmine Dario Bellicoso

  • A computational design tool for compliant mechanisms

    Vittorio Megaro;Jonas Zehnder;Moritz Bächer;Stelian Coros

  • Continuation methods for adapting simulated skills

    KangKang Yin;Stelian Coros;Philippe Beaudoin;Michiel van de Panne

  • Design and fabrication of flexible rod meshes

    Jesús Pérez;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Stelian Coros;Bernd Bickel

  • Interactive design of 3D-printable robotic creatures

    Vittorio Megaro;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Maurizio Nitti;Otmar Hilliges

  • Subspace clothing simulation using adaptive bases

    Fabian Hahn;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Stelian Coros;Robert W. Sumner

  • Encore: 3D printed augmentation of everyday objects with printed-over, affixed and interlocked attachments

    Xiang 'Anthony' Chen;Stelian Coros;Jennifer Mankoff;Scott E. Hudson

  • Deformable objects alive

    Stelian Coros;Sebastian Martin;Bernhard Thomaszewski;Christian Schumacher

  • Go Fetch! - Dynamic Grasps using Boston Dynamics Spot with External Robotic Arm

    Simon Zimmermann;Roi Poranne;Stelian Coros

  • Designing structurally-sound ornamental curve networks

    Jonas Zehnder;Stelian Coros;Bernhard Thomaszewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Gross
Markus Gross ETH Zurich
Michiel van de Panne
Michiel van de Panne University of British Columbia
Bernd Bickel
Bernd Bickel ETH Zurich
Nancy S. Pollard
Nancy S. Pollard Carnegie Mellon University
Scott E. Hudson
Scott E. Hudson Carnegie Mellon University
Katsu Yamane
Katsu Yamane Robert Bosch (United States)
Marco Hutter
Marco Hutter ETH Zurich

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