Emilio Garcia-Fidalgo

Emilio Garcia-Fidalgo

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of the Balearic Islands

Welcome!

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Balearic Islands. My current research interests include mobile robotics, visual mapping, localization, SLAM, visual place recognition, machine learning and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s). My work has been published in international journals and conferences mainly in the fields of robotics and computer vision. At the UIB, I also teach some undergraduate and master courses.

Interests

  • Robotics
  • Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science, 2016

    University of the Balearic Islands

  • MSc in Computer Science, 2011

    University of the Balearic Islands

  • BSc in Computer Science, 2007

    University of the Balearic Islands

Research Interests

Robotics

Robot Localization, Mapping, SLAM, Loop Closure Detection, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Computer Vision

Digital Image Processing, Visual Recognition, Robot Vision, 3D Reconstruction, Image Retrieval

Machine Learning

I am interested in applying machine learning to solve problems related to robotics and computer vision.

Recent Publications

LiODOM: Adaptive Local Mapping for Robust LiDAR-Only Odometry
MSC-VO: Exploiting Manhattan and Structural Constraints for Visual Odometry

Software

LiODOM

Adaptive local mapping for robust LiDAR-only odometry

HTMAP

Hierarchical Topological Mapping

iBoW-LCD

LCD using Incremental Bags of Binary Words

OBIndex2

Online Binary Image Index

BIMOS

Binary Descriptor-based Image Mosaicing

MiniKing Sonar Library

MiniKing Sonar Library

Projects

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BUGWRIGHT2

Autonomous Robotic Inspection and Maintenance on Ship Hulls and Storage Tanks

FUZZYMAR

Fuzzy Metrics and Indistinguishability Operators: Applications to Robotics

ROBINS

RObotics technology for INSpection of ships

FARMA

Procesamiento de Imágenes e Inteligencia Artificial aplicada a una Central de Esterilización

MOCAP

Sistema de Seguimiento de Micro-Vehículos Aéreos para Evaluación de Prestaciones en Aplicaciones de Inspección

SUPERION

Optical Systems for Enhanced Underwater Perception and Intervention

INCASS

Inspection Capabilities for Enhanced Ship Safety

TRITON

Multisensory Based Underwater Intervention through Cooperative Marine Robots

MINOAS

Marine Inspection Robotic Assistant Systems

Teaching

Degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree in Intelligent Systems

Degree in Automation and Industrial Electronic Engineering

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Researcher and Assistant Professor

University of the Balearic Islands

Oct 2010 – Present Palma, Spain

Researcher at the Systems, Robotics and Vision group.
 
 
 
 
 

e-Health Consultant

Fundació Bit

Nov 2008 – Sep 2010 Palma, Spain


  • Development of integrations in healthcare services.
  • Experience with standard-based healthcare integration engines.
  • Certified HL7 CDA R2 specialist.
 
 
 
 
 

Java Developer

Hotelbeds Technology S.L.U.

Oct 2007 – Oct 2008 Palma, Spain


  • Java developer involved in the company’s XML integration platform.
  • Development of some tourism-related projects using J2EE technologies.

Theses

PhD Thesis

Appearance-based Loop Closure Detection and its Application to Topological Mapping and Image Mosaicing

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MSc Thesis

Experimental Assessment of Different Image Descriptors for Topological Map-Building and Scene Recognition

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BSc Thesis

Implantación de un Sensor Sónar para el Control de la Navegación de un Vehículo Submarino

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