Navid Nourani-Vatani
PhD Student
Contact
Physical:
1 Technology Court
Pullenvale QLD 4069
Australia
Mail:
PO Box 883
Kenmore QLD 4069
Australia
Tel: 61 7 3327 4055
Fax: 61 7 3327 4455
Email
Science Area
Biography
I joined the Autonomous Systems Lab in February 2006 to carrying out research in localization and navigation for outdoor vehicles.
Since March 2008 I have been enrolled at University of Queensland's (UQ) Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) to do my PhD in the field of biologically-inspired robot navigation using vision.
I achieved my M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with major in Automation and Robotics in January 2007 from Technical University of Denmark. In 2003 I conducted a project for my bachelor thesis at Alfred Kaercher, Germany, which resulted in a patent for indoor robot localization.
I am interested in bringing autonomous robotics to a level accessible to everybody by making the machines more intelligent so they are able to control their behavior in unstructured environments in operation with human beings. Especially the robot-world-interface interests me.
Academic Qualifications
| 2007 |
MSc Engineering (Elec) Technical University of Denmark, Automation, Control and Robotics
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| 2004 |
BA Engineering (Elec) Technical University of Denmark |
Recent Professional Experience
| 2008-current |
PhD, UQ and CSIRO ICT Centre
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| 2007-2008 |
Robotics Research Engineer, ICT Centre
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| 2006-2007 |
Industrial Internship for master thesis, ICT Centre
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| 2004-2006 |
Merchandiser, Hewlett-Packard, Denmark
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| 2003-2004 |
Industrial Internship for bachelor thesis, Alfred Kaercher, Germany |
Achievements & Awards
| 2008 |
Australian Governments Endeavor IPRS Scholarship AUS$110.000
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| 2008 |
UQRS Scholarship AUS$19.616/year
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| 2006 |
DTU Overseas Scholarship 12000DKK
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| 2004 |
Moensted Scholarship 10000DKK |
Other Highlights
| 2005-07-27 |
Patent Number: EP1557730, "Floor cleaning apparatus and method of control therefore" |
Summary of Science & Technical Output
| Books/Book chapters |
0 |
| Journal |
0 |
| Refereed Conference/Workshop |
5 |
| Technical/Client Reports |
4 |
| Invited Presentations |
1 |
| Patents |
1 |
Student Supervision
| 2008-2009 |
T. Yorick, "A Study of Game Engine use for Visualizing Robotic Sensor Data", Summer vacation student, UQ |
Top 10 Publications
| Publication details |
| N. Nourani-Vatani, J. Roberts and M. Srinivasan, "Practical Visual Odometry for Car-like Vehicles", ICRA 2009 |
| N. Nourani-Vatani, J. Roberts and M. Srinivasan, "IMU aided Visual Odometry for Car-like Vehicles", ACRA 2008 |
| N. Nourani-Vatani and J. Roberts, "Automatic Camera Exposure Control", ACRA 2007 |
| M. Bosse, N. Nourani-Vatani and J. Roberts, "Coverage Algorithms for an Underactuated Car-Like Vehicle in an Uncertain Environment", ICRA 2007 |
| N. Nourani-Vatani, M. Bosse, J. Roberts and M. Dunbabin, "Practical Path Planning and Obstacle Avoidance for Autonomous Mowing", ACRA 2006 |
