Radu Horaud
Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Centre Inria de l'Université Grenoble Alpes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Grenoble Alpes, Institut Néel, Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux et Procédés, Directorate-General for Interpretation
Papers
48
Total Citations
2,292
H-Index
24
About
Radu Horaud is a pioneering researcher whose work spans robotics, computer vision, and human-robot interaction, with particularly transformative contributions to the field of robot calibration. Best known for his foundational work on hand-eye calibration — the mathematical problem of determining the precise geometric relationship between a robot's manipulator and its mounted sensor — Horaud's 1995 paper on the subject has accumulated 578 citations and remains a cornerstone reference in robotics engineering. His subsequent investigations refined and expanded this domain, including simultaneous robot-world and hand-eye calibration (293 citations) and a novel structure-from-motion approach (171 citations), establishing him as one of the definitive authorities on spatial calibration methodology. Beyond calibration, Horaud has made significant strides in visual servoing for robotic grasping, sensor fusion through time-of-flight and stereo camera integration, and probabilistic tracking of multiple persons. His later research reflects a compelling shift toward social robotics and human-centered perception, including gaze tracking, visual focus of attention estimation, and audio-visual control for natural human-robot interaction. His 2018 work incorporating reinforcement learning for gaze control underscores his engagement with cutting-edge machine learning approaches. Across decades of research, Horaud's body of work demonstrates both technical depth and an evolving vision for intelligent, perceptually aware robotic systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Hand-Eye Calibration578 citations · 1995
- 2Simultaneous robot-world and hand-eye calibration293 citations · 1998
- 3Robot Hand-Eye Calibration Using Structure-from-Motion171 citations · 2001
- 4Visually guided object grasping136 citations · 1998
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- 6On-line hand-eye calibration83 citations · 2003
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- 8Tracking Multiple Persons Based on a Variational Bayesian Model68 citations · 2016
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- 10High-resolution depth maps based on TOF-stereo fusion64 citations · 2012