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Dr. Ioannis Havoutis holds a PhD (2011) and an MSc (2007) from the University of Edinburgh. He has worked extensively in the fields of machine learning, motion planning, and control of articulated robotic systems. Ioannis joined the University of Oxford in March 2017, after serving as a postdoctoral researcher at the Idiap Research Institute in Switzerland, where he focused on online learning and demonstration of complex skills. Previously, he held a senior postdoctoral position in the Dynamic Legged Systems Lab at the Advanced Robotics Department of the Italian Institute of Technology, leading the Locomotion Group of the HyQ team. His research primarily revolves around the integration of machine learning with dynamic whole-body motion planning and control for robots equipped with arms and legs. He co-leads the Dynamic Robotic Systems group at the Oxford Robotics Institute, concentrating on robotic legged locomotion and developing algorithms to facilitate autonomous mobility. His work addresses vital questions concerning the paths that robots should take to reach their goals and how individual joints should move to maximize mobility in challenging environments.
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