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Sebastien Menet is a researcher at the forefront of safe and privacy-conscious human-robot collaboration (HRC). His work centers on developing sensor-enabled safety systems that allow robots to perceive their environment, detect human presence, and adjust actions in real time. Menet’s major contributions include a comprehensive review of sensor-based safety systems for HRC (2024, 39 citations), which has become a key reference for researchers designing safer industrial workspaces. He is also pioneering the use of 60 GHz Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) RaDAR as an alternative to RGB-D cameras, which raise significant privacy concerns by capturing detailed visual data of human operators. Through his mmPrivPose3D dataset and associated studies (2025), Menet demonstrates that RaDAR can effectively perform 3D pose estimation and gesture command recognition while preserving operator privacy—a critical advancement for dynamic manufacturing environments. His work directly addresses the tension between safety, functionality, and privacy in Industry 5.0, positioning him as a leading voice in the next generation of human-aware robotics.