Publications

Tempered Adversarial Networks

AUTHORS: Mehdi S.M. Sajjadi, Giambattista Parascandolo, Arash Mehrjou, Bernhard Schölkopf

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018

Sensing Paper Actuators Based on Graphite-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Films

AUTHORS: Morteza Amjadi and Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Advanced Science

Emotionally Supporting Humans Through Robot Hugs

AUTHORS: Alexis E. Block and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

PUBLISHED: Human Robot Interaction (HRI) Proceedings

Learning Independent Causal Mechanisms

AUTHORS: Giambattista Parascandolo, Niki Kilbertus, Mateo Rojas-Carulla, Bernhard Schölkopf

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018

A Conditional Gradient Framework for Composite Convex Minimization with Applications to SDP

AUTHORS: Alp Yurtsever, Olivier Fercoq, Francesco Locatello, Volkan Cevher

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018

Revisiting First-Order Convex Optimization Over Linear Spaces

AUTHORS: Francesco Locatello*, Anant Raj*, Sai Praneeth Karimireddy, Gunnar Rätsch, Bernhard Schölkopf, Sebastian U. Stich, Martin Jaggi; * shared first authorship

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018

RayNet: Learning Volumetric 3D Reconstruction with Ray Potentials

AUTHORS: Despoina Paschalidou, Ali Osman Ulusoy, Carolin Schmitt, Luc van Gool, Andreas Geiger

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR)

Boosting Variational Inference: an Optimization Perspective

AUTHORS: Francesco Locatello, Rajiv Khanna, Joydeep Ghosh, Gunnar Rätsch

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 2018, Lanzarote, Spain. PMLR: Volume 84.

Recent Advances in Wearable Transdermal Delivery Systems

AUTHORS: Morteza Amjadi, Sahar Sheykhansari, Bradley J. Nelson, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Advanced Materials

A deep learning based fusion of RGB camera information and magnetic localization information for endoscopic capsule robots

AUTHORS: Mehmet Turan, Jahanzaib Shabbir, Helder Araujo, Ender Konukoglu, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications

A non-rigid map fusion-based direct SLAM method for endoscopic capsule robots

AUTHORS: Mehmet Turan, Yasin Almalioglu, Helder Araujo, Ender Konukoglu, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications

Deep EndoVO: A recurrent convolutional neural network (RCNN) based visual odometry approach for endoscopic capsule robots

AUTHORS: Mehmet Turan, Yasin Almalioglu, Helder Araujo, Ender Konukoglu, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Neurocomputing

Sparse-then-dense alignment-based 3D map reconstruction method for endoscopic capsule robots

AUTHORS: Mehmet Turan, Yusuf Yigit Pilavci, Ipek Ganiyusufoglu, Helder Araujo, Ender Konukoglu, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Machine Vision and Applications

Safe Model-based Reinforcement Learning with Stability Guarantees

AUTHORS: Felix Berkenkamp, Matteo Turchetta, Angela P. Schoellig, Andreas Krause

PUBLISHED: Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), 2017

Bioinspired Composite Microfibers for Skin Adhesion and Signal Amplification of Wearable Sensors

AUTHORS: Dirk-M. Drotlef, Morteza Amjadi, Muhammad Yunusa, Metin Sitti

Recent Advances in Skin Penetration Enhancers for Transdermal Gene and Drug Delivery

AUTHORS: Amjadi M., Mostaghaci B., Sitti M.

Greedy Algorithms for Cone Constrained Optimization with Convergence Guarantees

AUTHORS: Francesco Locatello, Michael Tschannen, Gunnar Raetsch, Martin Jaggi

PUBLISHED: Pre-proceedings of the Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems 30 (NIPS 2017)

Optimization-based motion generation for multiped robots in contact scenarios

AUTHORS: Alexander Herzog

PUBLISHED: PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich

Planning and Control in Face of Uncertainty with Applications to Legged Robots

AUTHORS: Farbod Farshidian

PUBLISHED: PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich

Causal models for decision making via integrative inference

AUTHORS: Philipp Geiger

PUBLISHED: PhD Thesis, University of Stuttgart

Causal Consistency of Structural Equation Models

AUTHORS: Paul K. Rubenstein*, Sebastian Weichwald*, Stephan Bongers, Joris M. Mooij, Dominik Janzing, Moritz Grosse-Wentrup,Bernhard Schölkopf (* - joint first authors)

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, UAI 2017

Guaranteed Non-convex Optimization: Submodular Maximization over Continuous Domains

AUTHORS: Andrew An Bian, Baharan Mirzasoleiman, Joachim M. Buhmann, Andreas Krause

PUBLISHED: 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 2017

Nonparametric Disturbance Correction and Nonlinear Dual Control

AUTHORS: Edgar D. Klenske

PUBLISHED: PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich

Virtual vs. Real: Trading Off Simulations and Physical Experiments in Reinforcement Learning with Bayesian Optimization

AUTHORS: Alonso Marco, Felix Berkenkamp, Philipp Hennig, Angela P. Schoellig, Andreas Krause, Stefan Schaal, Sebastian Trimpe

PUBLISHED: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

A Unified Optimization View on Generalized Matching Pursuit and Frank-Wolfe

AUTHORS: Francesco Locatello, Rajiv Khanna, Michael Tschannen, Martin Jaggi

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Online Walking Motion and Contact Optimization for Quadruped Robots

AUTHORS: Alexander W. Winkler, Farbod Farshidian, Michael Neunert, Diego Pardo, Jonas Buchli

PUBLISHED: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Efficient Kinematic Planning for Mobile Manipulators with Non-holonomic Constraints Using Optimal Control

AUTHORS: Markus Giftthaler, Farbod Farshidian, Timothy Sandy, Lukas Stadelmann, Jonas Buchli

PUBLISHED: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

An Efficient Optimal Planning and Control Framework For Quadrupedal Locomotion

AUTHORS: Farbod Farshidian, Michael Neunert, Alexander W. Winkler, Gonzalo Rey, Jonas Buchli

PUBLISHED: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Causal inference in semiparametric and nonparametric structural equation models

AUTHORS: Jan Ernest

PUBLISHED: PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich

Nonparametric causal inference from observational time series through marginal integration

AUTHORS: Shu Li, Jan Ernest, Peter Bühlmann

PUBLISHED: Methodology (stat.ME)

Causal inference in partially linear structural equation models: identifiability and estimation

AUTHORS: Jan Ernest, Dominik Rothenhäusler, Peter Bühlmann

PUBLISHED: Statistics Theory (math.ST)

Safe Exploration in Finite Markov Decision Processes with Gaussian Processes

AUTHORS: Matteo Turchetta, Felix Berkenkamp, Andreas Krause

PUBLISHED: 29th Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2016), Barcelona, Spain

Structured contact force optimization for kino-dynamic motion generation

AUTHORS: Alexander Herzog, Stefan Schaal, Ludovic Righetti

PUBLISHED: International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2016

Step Timing Adjustment: A Step toward Generating Robust Gaits

AUTHORS: Majid Khadiv, Alexander Herzog, S. Ali. A. Moosavian, and Ludovic Righetti

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 2016 IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots

Stepping Stabilization Using a Combination of DCM Tracking and Step Adjustment

AUTHORS: Majid Khadiv, Sebastien Kleff, Alexander Herzog, S. Ali. A. Moosavian, Stefan Schaal, and Ludovic Righetti

PUBLISHED: 4th RSI International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics

Soft continuous microrobots with multiple intrinsic degrees of freedom

AUTHORS: Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, Kai Melde, Hao Zeng, Camilla Parmeggiani, Daniele Martella, Diederik S. Wiersma, Peer Fischer

PUBLISHED: IEEE Xplore

Structured light enables biomimetic swimming and versatile locomotion of photoresponsive soft microrobots

AUTHORS: Stefano Palagi, Andrew G. Mark, Shang Yik Reigh, Kai Melde, Tian Qiu, Hao Zeng, Camilla Parmeggiani, Daniele Martella, Alberto Sanchez-Castillo, Nadia Kapernaum, Frank Giesselmann, Diederik S. Wiersma, Eric Lauga and Peer Fischer

PUBLISHED: Nature Materials

3D Chemical Patterning of Micromaterials for Encoded Functionality

AUTHORS: Hakan Ceylan, Immihan Ceren Yasa, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Advanced Materials

Approximate dual control maintaining the value of information with an application to building control

AUTHORS: Edgar D. Klenske, Philipp Hennig, Bernhard Scholkopf and Melanie N. Zeilinger

PUBLISHED: European Control Conference (ECC)

Efficient whole-body trajectory optimization using contact constraint relaxation

AUTHORS: Michael Neunert, Farbod Farshidian, Jonas Buchli

PUBLISHED: 2016 IEEE-RAS 16th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)

High-Performance Multiresponsive Paper Actuators

AUTHORS: Morteza Amjadi and Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: ACS Nano

Gaussian Process-Based Predictive Control for Periodic Error Correction

AUTHORS: Edgar D. Klenske, Melanie N. Zeilinger, Bernhard Schölkopf, Philipp Hennig

PUBLISHED: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Inflated Soft Actuators with Reversible Stable Deformations

AUTHORS: Lindsey Hines, Kirstin Petersen, Metin Sitti

PUBLISHED: Advanced Materials

The Arrow of Time in Multivariate Time Series

AUTHORS: Stefan Bauer, Bernhard Schölkopf, Jonas Peters

PUBLISHED: arXiv:1603.00784

Event-based Estimation and Control for Remote Robot Operation with Reduced Communication

AUTHORS: Sebastian Trimpe, Jonas Buchli

PUBLISHED: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Backshift: Learning causal cyclic graphs from unknown shift interventions

AUTHORS: Dominik Rothenhäusler, Christina Heinze, Jonas Peters, Nicolai Meinshausen

PUBLISHED: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 2015)

Causal inference using invariant prediction: identification and confidence intervals

AUTHORS: Jonas Peters, Peter Bühlmann, Nicolai Meinshausen

PUBLISHED: arXiv:1501.01332