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Joan Batlle

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GARBI Underwater Robot (ROV)

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WALKER. A Biped Robot

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Real-Time Hardware for Image Processing

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ROGER- An Autonomous Robot for Research and Teaching

 


Prof. Joan Batlle. Rector of the University of Girona from 2002 to 2005.

MsC in Physics by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. PhD. in Computer Engineering by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona. Professor of Computer Science at the University of Girona, teaching matters concerning Computer Vision Systems, and advanced Technologies. He has been the director of the Institute of  Informatics and Applications, a research centre with 60 full-time researchers. He has dealt as a director of many funded research projects mainly concerning real-time computer vision and underwater robotics. In the last four years he has been a member of the Programme Committee of more than 20 international conferences on computer vision and robotics and has published more than 200 international contributions in journals, workshops and conferences.


 

Relevant Contributions in Journals (last 5 years):

  1. Batlle J., Martí J.,  Ridao P., Amat, J. “A New FPGA/DSP-based Parallel Architecture for Real-Time Image Processing”.
    Real-Time Imaging. Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 345-356. 2002.
  2. Salvi J., Armangué X., Batlle J. “A Comparative Review of Camera Calibrating Methods with Accuracy Evaluation”. Pattern Recognition. Vol. 35, Issue 7, pp. 1617-1635. July 2002.
  3. R. Garcia, J. Batlle and J. Salvi, “A New Approach to Pose Detection Using a Trinocular Stereovision System”, Real-Time Imaging. Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 73-93. April 2002.
  4. Martí J., Freixenet J., Batlle J., Casals A. “A New Approach to Outdoor Scene Description Based on Learning and Top-down Segmentation”. Image And Vision Computing. Num 19(14), pp: 1041-1055. November 2001. 
  5. Batlle J., Ridao P., Freixenet J., Amat, J. “A Proposal of Embedded Computer Vision Architecture for Underwater Imaging”. Underwater Vehicle Technology (12). TSI Press Series. Chapter 16, pp: 176-188. 2001.
  6. Batlle J., Casals A, Freixenet J, Martí J. “A Review on Strategies for Recognizing Natural Objects in Colour Images of Outdoor Scenes”. Image and Vision Computing. Num 18 (6-7), pp: 515-530. May 2000.
  7. Ridao P., Batlle J., Amat J., Roberts G. “Recent Trends in Control Architectures for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”. International Journal on Systems Science. Vol 30. pp: 1033-1056. 1999.
  8. Batlle J., Ridao P., Salvi J. “Mobile Robots in Industrial Environments”. International Journal on Human Systems management. Vol 18. pp: 275-285. 1999.
  9. Amat J., Batlle J., Monferrer J., Martí J. “Garbi: A low Cost Underwater Vehicle”. Microprocessors and Microsystems - Special Issue. Elsevier Science. Vol 23. pp: 61-67. 1999.
  10. Batlle J., Mouaddib El M., Salvi J. “A Survey: Recent Progress in Coded Structured Light as a Technique to Solve the Correspondence Problem”. Pattern Recognition. Vol 31, No.7, pp. 963-982. 1998.
  11. Salvi J., Batlle J., Mouaddib el M. “A Robust-Coded Pattern Projection for Dynamic 3D Scene Measurement”. Pattern Recognition Letters. Vol 19, pp. 1055-1065. 1998.


Recent Funded Research and Technology Transfer Projects (since 1999):

  • 2002/2004- Underwater Robotics Research. (CICYT). DPI2001_2311_C03_01. 108.000 EUROS.
  • 2000/2003- Development of a WWW platform oriented to citizen services. (City Council of Girona). 150,000 EUROS.
  • 2000/2002- Development of a WWW platform oriented to electronic business. 100,000 EUROS.
  • 1999/2001-  Construction of Underwater Robotics Research Center .
    (CICYT) MAR98-1750-E and FEDER fonds. 184.000 EUROS.


Others (since 1997):  

  1. Responsible of an Integrated Action between the University of Wales-College Newport and the University of Girona, founded by the Spanish and British Governments respectively.
  2. Responsible of an Integrated Action between the IPA Centre- Cluj, and the University of Girona, founded by the Spanish and Rumanian Governments respectively.
  3. IEEE-IROS’98 Intelligent Robotic Systems. General Chair of the workshop: "Recent Trends in Intelligent Underwater Robotics. Victoria-Canada (1998).
  4. IFAC-WESIC’99. Workshop on European Scientific and Industrial Collaboration on Promoting Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing". Member of the Organising Committee. University of Wales-College. Newport.
  5. 7th IEEE-ETFA’99. International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation. Program Chair. Octubre 18-22. Barcelona (1999).
  6. IEEE-IROS’99 Intelligent Robotics and Systems. Member of the International Committee. Kyongju -Corea (1999).
  7. VIII SNRFAI Symposium Nacional de Reconocimiento. Member of the Organising Committee. Bilbao-España (1999).
  8. IEEE-ISRA’98. International Symposium on Robotics and Automation. Member of the Organising Committee. Saltillo-México (1998).
  9. IFAC- XVIII Jornadas de Automática. General Chair. Girona-España (1997).
  10. CAMS’97. Control Application in Marine Systems. Member of the Organising Committee Brujini-Croacia (1997).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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