Carme Torras - Major publications#

Thomas F. and Torras C.: “A group theoretic approach to the computation of symbolic part relations”. IEEE Journal on Robotics and Automation, vol. 4, num 6, pp. 622-634, Dec. 1988.

Millán J. del R. and Torras C.: “A reinforcement learning connectionist approach to robot path _nding in non-maze-like environments”. Machine Learning, vol. 8, num. 3/4, pp. 363-395, May 1992.

Wells G., Venaille C. and Torras C.: “Vision-based robot positioning using neural networks”. Image and Vision Computing, vol. 14, pp. 715-732, Dec. 1996.

Jiménez P. and Torras C.: “An efficient algorithm for searching implicit AND/OR graphs with cycles”. Artificial Intelligence, vol. 124, num. 1, pp. 1-30, Nov. 2000.

Meseguer P. and Torras C.: “Exploiting symmetries in constraint satisfaction search". Artificial Intelligence, vol. 129, num. 1/2, pp. 133-163, June 2001.

Martínez E. and Torras C.: “Qualitative vision for the guidance of legged robots in unstructured environments”. Pattern Recognition, vol. 34, num. 8, pp. 1585-1599, Aug. 2001.

Todt E. and Torras C.: “Detecting salient cues through illumination-invariant color ratios”. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 48, num. 2-3, pp. 111-130, Sept. 2004.

Torras C., Thomas F. and Alberich-Carramiñana M.: “Stratifying the singularity loci of a class of parallel manipulators”. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, vol. 22, num. 1, pp. 23-32, Feb. 2006.

Alberich-Carramiñana M., Thomas F. and Torras C.: “Flagged parallel manipulators”. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, vol. 23, num. 5, pp. 1013-1023, Oct. 2007.

Alberich-Carramiñana M., González V., Thomas F. and Torras C.: “Stratifications of the Euclidean motion group with applications to robotics”. Geometriae Dedicata, vol. 141, num. 1, pp. 19-32, Ago. 2009.

Alenyà G. and Torras C.: “Camera motion estimation by tracking contour deformation: Precision analysis”. Image and Vision Computing, vol. 28, pp. 474-490, March 2010.

Borràs J., Thomas F. and Torras C.: “Singularity-invariant Families of 5-SPU Plat- forms”. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, vol. 27, num. 5, pp. 837-848, 2011.

Ulbrich S., Ruiz de Angulo V., Asfour T., Torras C. and Dillmann R.: “General Robot Kinematics Decomposition without Intermediate Markers”. IEEE Trans. on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 23, num. 4, pp. 620-630, 2012.

Alenyà G., Dellen B., Foix S. and Torras C.: “Robotized Plant Probing: Leaf segmentation utilizing time-of-flight data”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, vol. 20, num. 3, pp. 50-59, 2013.

Agostini A., Torras C. and Woergoetter F.: “Learning weakly correlated cause-effects for gardening with a cognitive system”, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intel- ligence, vol. 36, pp. 178-194, 2014.

Colomé A. and Torras C.: “Closed-loop inverse kinematics for redundant robots: Comparative assessment and two enhancements”. IEEE/ASME Trans. on Mechatronics, vol. 20, num. 2, pp. 944-955, 2015.

Goldsztejn A., Jermann C., Ruiz de Angulo V. and Torras C.: “Variable symmetry breaking in numerical constraint problems”. Artificial Intelligence, vol. 229, pp. 105- 125, 2015.

Rozo L., Calinon S., Caldwell D., Jim´enez P. and Torras C.: “Learning physical collaborative robot behaviors from human demonstrations”. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, vol. 32, num. 3, pp. 513-527, 2016.

Simó-Serra E., Torras C. and Moreno-Noguer F.: “3D Human Pose Tracking Priors using Geodesic Mixture Models”. Intl. Journal of Computer Vision, vol, 122, num. 2, pp. 388-408, 2017.

Martínez D., Aleny`a G. and Torras C.: “Relational reinforcement learning with guided demonstrations”. Artificial Intelligence, Special Issue on “AI and Robotics”, vol. 247, pp. 295-312, 2017.

Husain F., Schulz H., Dellen B., Torras C. and Behnke S.: “Combining semantic and geometric features for object class segmentation of indoor scenes”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 2, num. 1, pp. 49-55, 2017.

Martínez D., Alenyà G., Ribeiro T., Inoue K. and Torras C.: “Relational reinforcement learning for planning with exogenous effects”. Journal of Machine Learning Research, vol. 18, num. 78, pp. 1-44, 2017.

Torras C.: “The Vestigial Heart. A Novel of the Robot Age”. The MIT Press, 2018. (Published together with online materials to teach a university course on ‘Ethics in Artificial Intelligence and Social Robotics’.)

Colomé A. and Torras C.: “Dimensionality reduction doe dynamic movement primitives and application to bimanual manipulation of clothes””. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, 34(3): 602-615, 2018.

Andriella A., Alenyà G., Hernández-Farigola J. and Torras C.: “Deciding the different robot roles for patient cognitive training”. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 117: 20-29, 2018.

Amadio F., Colomé A. and Torras C.: “Exploiting symmetries in reinforcement learning of bimanual robotic tasks”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4(2): 1838-1845, 2019.

Canal G., Alenyà G. and Torras C.: “Adapting robot task planning to user preferences: An assistive shoe dressing example”. Autonomous Robots, 43(6): 1343-1356, 2019.

Borràs J., Alenyà G. and Torras C.: “A grasping-centered analysis for cloth manipulation”. IEEE Trans. on Robotics, 36(3): 924-936, 2020.

Lobo J., Enkaoua A., Rodríguez-Fernández A., Sharifrazi N., Medina-Cantillo J., Font J.M., Torras C. and Reinkensmeyer D.J.: “Evaluation of an exercise-enabling control interface for powered wheelchair users: a feasibility study with Duchenne muscular dystrophy”. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 17 (142), 2020.

Colomé A. and Torras C.: “Reinforcement Learning of Bimanual Robot Skills”. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR), vol. 134, Springer, 2020.

Pareto J., Román B. and Torras C.: “The ethical issues of social assistive robotics: A critical literature review”. Technology in Society, 67: 101726, 2021.

Strazzeri F. and Torras C.: “Topological representation of cloth state for robot manipulation”. Autonomous Robots, 45: 737–754, 2021.

Coltraro F., Amorós J., Alberich-Carramiñana M. and Torras C.: “An inextensible model for the robotic manipulation of textiles”. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 101: 832-858, 2022.

Caldarelli E., Colomé A. and Torras C.: “Perturbation-Based stiffness inference in variable impedance control”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(4): 8823-8830, 2022.

Andriella A., Torras C., Abdelnour C. and Alenyà G.: “Introducing CARESSER: A framework for in situ learning robot social assistance from expert knowledge and demonstrations”. User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 33(2): 441-496, 2023.

Coltraro F., Fontana J., Amorós J., Alberich-Carramiñana M., Borràs J. and Torras C.: A Representation of Cloth States based on a Derivative of the Gauss Linking Integral. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 457: 128165, 2023.