Juan Pablo Vasconez Hurtado
Faculty of Engineering · Universidad Andrés Bello / Research Professor
Research Interests
Human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, robotics, electronics.
Biography
Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María - Chile. Electronics and Control Engineer from the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) - Ecuador. Currently, he is a researcher at the Artificial Vision and Intelligence Research Laboratory of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional. He has investigated topics related to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Human-Machine Interaction (HMI), assistance and collaborative systems, algorithms able to detect different non-verbal communication techniques such as gestures, actions, and human cognitive parameters. He has also worked in the area of precision agriculture using cooperative robots capable of interacting and sharing the workspace with humans. His areas of interest are robotics, machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and computer vision.
Education
Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering - Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María - Chile Electronics and Control Engineer - Universidad Politécnica Nacional - Ecuador
Recent Scopus Publications
- Implementation of Convolutional Neural Networks for Object Detection in Robotic Pick-and-Place Processes
- A Voice-Controlled Robotic System Using ChatGPT for Intuitive Human-Robot Interaction
- A Retrieval Augmented Generation Approach for Planning on General Purpose Service Robots
- Comparative Analysis Between Bayesian Model and Maximum Likelihood Model for Predicting End-Effector Position from Robot Kinematics
- Noninvasive Sensing of Foliar Moisture in Hydroponic Crops Using Leaf-Based Electric Field Energy Harvesters
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6372-7405
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hZdTg5sAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57203006271