Publications

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  •  Jha, D.K., Raghunathan, A., Romeres, D., "Quasi-Newton Trust Region Policy Optimization", Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), Leslie Pack Kaelbling and Danica Kragic and Komei Sugiura, Eds., October 2019, pp. 945-954.
    BibTeX TR2019-120 PDF Software
    • @inproceedings{Jha2019oct,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Raghunathan, Arvind and Romeres, Diego},
    • title = {Quasi-Newton Trust Region Policy Optimization},
    • booktitle = {Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)},
    • year = 2019,
    • editor = {Leslie Pack Kaelbling and Danica Kragic and Komei Sugiura},
    • pages = {945--954},
    • month = oct,
    • publisher = {Proceedings of Machine Learning Research},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-120}
    • }
  •  Almeida, D., Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Corcodel, R., "Detection, Tracking and 3D Modeling of Objects with Sparse RGB-D SLAM and Interactive Perception", IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, DOI: 10.1109/​Humanoids43949.2019.9035001, October 2019, pp. 1-8.
    BibTeX TR2019-119 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Almeida2019oct,
    • author = {Almeida, Diogo and Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Corcodel, Radu},
    • title = {Detection, Tracking and 3D Modeling of Objects with Sparse RGB-D SLAM and Interactive Perception},
    • booktitle = {IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {1--8},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/Humanoids43949.2019.9035001},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-119}
    • }
  •  Takahashi, T., Sun, H., Tian, D., Wang, Y., "Learning Heuristic Functions for Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Deep Neural Networks", International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), July 2019, pp. 764-772.
    BibTeX TR2019-072 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Takahashi2019jul,
    • author = {Takahashi, Takeshi and Sun, He and Tian, Dong and Wang, Yebin},
    • title = {Learning Heuristic Functions for Mobile Robot Path Planning Using Deep Neural Networks},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS)},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {764--772},
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {AAAI},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-072}
    • }
  •  Berntorp, K., Inani, P., Quirynen, R., Di Cairano, S., "Motion Planning of Autonomous Road Vehicles by Particle Filtering: Implementation and Validation", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.23919/​ACC.2019.8815309, July 2019, pp. 1382-1387.
    BibTeX TR2019-062 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Berntorp2019jul2,
    • author = {Berntorp, Karl and Inani, Pranav and Quirynen, Rien and Di Cairano, Stefano},
    • title = {Motion Planning of Autonomous Road Vehicles by Particle Filtering: Implementation and Validation},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {1382--1387},
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ACC.2019.8815309},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-062}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Jha, D.K., Dau, H., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D.N., "Anomaly Detection for Insertion Tasks in Robotic Assembly Using Gaussian Process Models", European Control Conference (ECC), DOI: 10.23919/​ECC.2019.8795698, June 2019, pp. 1017-1022.
    BibTeX TR2019-055 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2019jun,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Jha, Devesh K. and Dau, Hoang and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Anomaly Detection for Insertion Tasks in Robotic Assembly Using Gaussian Process Models},
    • booktitle = {European Control Conference (ECC)},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {1017--1022},
    • month = jun,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.23919/ECC.2019.8795698},
    • isbn = {978-3-907144-00-8},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-055}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D., Jha, D.K., Dalla Libera, A., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D.N., "Semiparametrical Gaussian Processes Learning of Forward Dynamical Models for Navigating in a Circular Maze", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA.2019.8794229, May 2019, pp. 3195-3202.
    BibTeX TR2019-028 PDF Video Software
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2019may,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Jha, Devesh K. and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Semiparametrical Gaussian Processes Learning of Forward Dynamical Models for Navigating in a Circular Maze},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2019,
    • pages = {3195--3202},
    • month = may,
    • publisher = {IEEE},
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2019.8794229},
    • issn = {2577-087X},
    • isbn = {978-1-5386-6027-0},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-028}
    • }
  •  Romeres, D.., Jha, D.K., Dalla Libera, A., Chiuso, A., Nikovski, D.N., "Derivative-Free Semiparametric Bayesian Models for Robot Learning", Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), December 2018.
    BibTeX TR2018-165 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Romeres2018dec,
    • author = {Romeres, Diego and Jha, Devesh K. and Dalla Libera, Alberto and Chiuso, Alessandro and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Derivative-Free Semiparametric Bayesian Models for Robot Learning},
    • booktitle = {Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS)},
    • year = 2018,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2018-165}
    • }
  •  Paul, S., van Baar, J., "Trajectory-based Learning for Ball-in-Maze Games", NIPS Workshop on Imitation Learning and its Challenges in Robotics, December 2018.
    BibTeX TR2018-158 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Paul2018dec,
    • author = {Paul, Sujoy and van Baar, Jeroen},
    • title = {Trajectory-based Learning for Ball-in-Maze Games},
    • booktitle = {NIPS Workshop on Imitation Learning and its Challenges in Robotics},
    • year = 2018,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2018-158}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Romeres, D., van Baar, J., Sullivan, A., Nikovski, D.N., "Learning Tasks in a Complex Circular Maze Environment", NIPS Workshop on Modeling the Physical World: Perception, Learning, and Control, December 2018.
    BibTeX TR2018-169 PDF
    • @inproceedings{vanBaar2018dec,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Romeres, Diego and van Baar, Jeroen and Sullivan, Alan and Nikovski, Daniel N.},
    • title = {Learning Tasks in a Complex Circular Maze Environment},
    • booktitle = {NIPS Workshop on Modeling the Physical World: Perception, Learning, and Control},
    • year = 2018,
    • month = dec,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2018-169}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Yerazunis, W.S., Nikovski, D.N., Farahmand, A.-M., "Learning to Regulate Rolling Ball Motion", IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Engineering Solutions, DOI: 10.1109/​SSCI.2017.8285376, November 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-176 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Jha2017nov,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Yerazunis, William S. and Nikovski, Daniel N. and Farahmand, Amir-massoud},
    • title = {Learning to Regulate Rolling Ball Motion},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Engineering Solutions},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = nov,
    • doi = {10.1109/SSCI.2017.8285376},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-176}
    • }
  •  Abbeloos, W., Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Caccamo, S., Taguchi, Y., Domae, Y., "3D Object Discovery and Modeling Using Single RGB-D Images Containing Multiple Object Instances", International Conference on 3D Vision, October 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-148 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Abbeloos2017oct,
    • author = {Abbeloos, Wim and Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Caccamo, Sergio and Taguchi, Yuichi and Domae, Yukiyasu},
    • title = {3D Object Discovery and Modeling Using Single RGB-D Images Containing Multiple Object Instances},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on 3D Vision},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-148}
    • }
  •  Caccamo, S., Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Taguchi, Y., "Joint 3D Reconstruction of a Static Scene and Moving Objects", International Conference on 3D Vision, October 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-147 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Caccamo2017oct,
    • author = {Caccamo, Sergio and Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Taguchi, Yuichi},
    • title = {Joint 3D Reconstruction of a Static Scene and Moving Objects},
    • booktitle = {International Conference on 3D Vision},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = oct,
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-147}
    • }
  •  Dai, J., Wang, Y., Bortoff, S.A., Burns, D.J., "From Reeds-Shepp's paths to continuous curvature path - Part I: transition schemes & algorithms", IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications, DOI: 10.1109/​CCTA.2017.8062488, August 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-122 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Dai2017aug,
    • author = {Dai, Jin and Wang, Yebin and Bortoff, Scott A. and Burns, Daniel J.},
    • title = {From Reeds-Shepp's paths to continuous curvature path - Part I: transition schemes & algorithms},
    • booktitle = {IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = aug,
    • doi = {10.1109/CCTA.2017.8062488},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-122}
    • }
  •  Dai, J., Wang, Y., "Existence Conditions of A Class of Continuous Curvature Paths", Chinese Control Conference (CCC), DOI: 10.23919/​ChiCC.2017.8028426, July 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-102 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Dai2017jul,
    • author = {Dai, Jin and Wang, Yebin},
    • title = {Existence Conditions of A Class of Continuous Curvature Paths},
    • booktitle = {Chinese Control Conference (CCC)},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.23919/ChiCC.2017.8028426},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-102}
    • }
  •  Abbeloos, W., Caccamo, S., Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Taguchi, Y., Feng, C., Lee, T.-Y., "Detecting and Grouping Identical Objects for Region Proposal and Classification", CVPR Workshop on Deep Learning for Robotic Vision, DOI: 10.1109/​CVPRW.2017.76, July 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-099 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Abbeloos2017jul,
    • author = {Abbeloos, Wim and Caccamo, Sergio and Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Taguchi, Yuichi and Feng, Chen and Lee, Teng-Yok},
    • title = {Detecting and Grouping Identical Objects for Region Proposal and Classification},
    • booktitle = {CVPR Workshop on Deep Learning for Robotic Vision},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.1109/CVPRW.2017.76},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-099}
    • }
  •  Halder, U., Kalabić, U., "Time-Optimal Solution for a Unicycle Path on SE(2) with a Penalty on Curvature", World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC), DOI: 10.1016/​j.ifacol.2017.08.916, July 2017, vol. 50, pp. 6320-6325.
    BibTeX TR2017-092 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Halder2017jul,
    • author = {Halder, Udit and Kalabić, Uroš},
    • title = {Time-Optimal Solution for a Unicycle Path on SE(2) with a Penalty on Curvature},
    • booktitle = {World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC)},
    • year = 2017,
    • volume = 50,
    • number = 1,
    • pages = {6320--6325},
    • month = jul,
    • publisher = {Elsevier},
    • doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.916},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-092}
    • }
  •  Arslan, O., Berntorp, K., Tsiotras, P., "Sampling-based Algorithms for Optimal Motion Planning Using Closed-loop Prediction", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA.2017.7989581, May 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-067 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Arslan2017may,
    • author = {Arslan, Oktay and Berntorp, Karl and Tsiotras, Panagiotis},
    • title = {Sampling-based Algorithms for Optimal Motion Planning Using Closed-loop Prediction},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = may,
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989581},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-067}
    • }
  •  Yousif, K., Taguchi, Y., Ramalingam, S., "MonoRGBD-SLAM: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using Both Monocular and RGBD Cameras", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA.2017.7989521, May 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-068 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Yousif2017may2,
    • author = {Yousif, Khalid and Taguchi, Yuichi and Ramalingam, Srikumar},
    • title = {MonoRGBD-SLAM: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Using Both Monocular and RGBD Cameras},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = may,
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989521},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-068}
    • }
  •  Yousif, K., Taguchi, Y., Ramalingam, S., Bab-Hadiashar, A., "ROS2D: Image Feature Detector Using Rank Order Statistics", IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), DOI: 10.1109/​ICRA.2017.7989524, May 2017.
    BibTeX TR2017-066 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Yousif2017may,
    • author = {Yousif, Khalid and Taguchi, Yuichi and Ramalingam, Srikumar and Bab-Hadiashar, Alireza},
    • title = {ROS2D: Image Feature Detector Using Rank Order Statistics},
    • booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
    • year = 2017,
    • month = may,
    • doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2017.7989524},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2017-066}
    • }
  •  Xiao, Y., Feng, C., Taguchi, Y., Kamat, V.R., "User-Guided Dimensional Analysis of Indoor Building Environments from Single Frames of RGB-D Sensors", Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1061/​(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000648#sthash.qf8wYMXI.dpuf, Vol. 31, No. 4, November 2016.
    BibTeX TR2016-150 PDF
    • @article{Xiao2016nov,
    • author = {Xiao, Yong and Feng, Chen and Taguchi, Yuichi and Kamat, Vineet R.},
    • title = {User-Guided Dimensional Analysis of Indoor Building Environments from Single Frames of RGB-D Sensors},
    • journal = {Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering},
    • year = 2016,
    • volume = 31,
    • number = 4,
    • month = nov,
    • doi = {10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000648#sthash.qf8wYMXI.dpuf},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-150}
    • }
  •  Ataer-Cansizoglu, E., Taguchi, Y., "Object Detection and Tracking in RGB-D SLAM via Hierarchical Feature Grouping", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), DOI: 10.1109/​IROS.2016.7759613, October 2016, pp. 4164-4171.
    BibTeX TR2016-133 PDF Video
    • @inproceedings{Ataer-Cansizoglu2016oct,
    • author = {Ataer-Cansizoglu, Esra and Taguchi, Yuichi},
    • title = {Object Detection and Tracking in RGB-D SLAM via Hierarchical Feature Grouping},
    • booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
    • year = 2016,
    • pages = {4164--4171},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/IROS.2016.7759613},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-133}
    • }
  •  Sankaran, B., Ramalingam, S., Taguchi, Y., "Parameter Learning for Improving Binary Descriptor Matching", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), DOI: 10.1109/​IROS.2016.7759718, October 2016, pp. 4892-4897.
    BibTeX TR2016-132 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Sankaran2016oct,
    • author = {Sankaran, Bharath and Ramalingam, Srikumar and Taguchi, Yuichi},
    • title = {Parameter Learning for Improving Binary Descriptor Matching},
    • booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
    • year = 2016,
    • pages = {4892--4897},
    • month = oct,
    • doi = {10.1109/IROS.2016.7759718},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-132}
    • }
  •  Benosman, M., Farahmand, A.-M., "Learning-Based Modular Indirect Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.1109/​ACC.2016.7525001, July 2016, pp. 733-738.
    BibTeX TR2016-055 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Benosman2016jul1,
    • author = {Benosman, Mouhacine and Farahmand, Amir-massoud},
    • title = {Learning-Based Modular Indirect Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2016,
    • pages = {733--738},
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.1109/ACC.2016.7525001},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-055}
    • }
  •  Jha, D.K., Zhu, M., Wang, Y., Ray, A., "Data-Driven Anytime Algorithms for Motion Planning with Safety Guarantees", American Control Conference (ACC), DOI: 10.1109/​ACC.2016.7526565, July 2016, pp. 5716-5721.
    BibTeX TR2016-041 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Jha2016jul,
    • author = {Jha, Devesh K. and Zhu, Minghui and Wang, Yebin and Ray, Asok},
    • title = {Data-Driven Anytime Algorithms for Motion Planning with Safety Guarantees},
    • booktitle = {American Control Conference (ACC)},
    • year = 2016,
    • pages = {5716--5721},
    • month = jul,
    • doi = {10.1109/ACC.2016.7526565},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-041}
    • }
  •  Benosman, M., Farahmand, A.-M., "Bayesian Optimization-based Modular Indirect Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems", IFAC International Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing, DOI: 10.1016/​j.ifacol.2016.07.960, June 2016, vol. 49, pp. 253-258.
    BibTeX TR2016-061 PDF
    • @inproceedings{Benosman2016jun2,
    • author = {Benosman, Mouhacine and Farahmand, Amir-massoud},
    • title = {Bayesian Optimization-based Modular Indirect Adaptive Control for a Class of Nonlinear Systems},
    • booktitle = {IFAC International Workshop on Adaptation and Learning in Control and Signal Processing},
    • year = 2016,
    • volume = 49,
    • number = 13,
    • pages = {253--258},
    • month = jun,
    • publisher = {Elsevier},
    • doi = {10.1016/j.ifacol.2016.07.960},
    • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2016-061}
    • }