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Biography
Luis J. Manso is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences of Aston University.
Research Interests
Dr Manso's research interests include active perception, social and assistive robotics, ambient intelligence, robotic cognitive architectures, human-robot interaction, and deep geometric learning.
Teaching Activity
2022-2023
CS3IVP - Image and Video Processing
CS4340 - Software Engineering
CS4790 - Robotics and Autonomous Systems
CS4740 - Deep Learning
2021-2022
CS3330 - Image and Video Processing
CS4340 - Software Engineering
CS4790 - Robotics and Autonomous Systems
2020-2021
CS2230 - Operating Systems
CS3330 - Digital Image and Video Processing
CS4340 - Software Engineering
2018-2020
CS1020 - Java Programming Foundations
CS4330 - Data Structures and Algorithms
CS4340 - Software Engineering
PhD Supervision
Current PhD students
- Goodluck Oguzie - "Combining Predictive Models and Evolutionary Strategies for Deep Reinforcement Learning"
- Kieran Saunders - "Self-supervised Monocular Depth Estimation"
- Vincent Gbouna - "Human Activity Analysis in Smart Environments"
Previous PhD students
- Yingyi Kuang - "Deep Reinforcement Learning and Transfer Learning of Robot In-hand Dexterous Manipulation"
- Daniel Rodriguez-Criado - "Graph Neural Networks for Sensorised Environments"
- Renato Barros Arantes, "Automatic Learning of Augmentation Strategies Based on Deep Learning Generative Models"
- Marco A. Gutierrez - "Planned Cognitive Perception for Autonomous Robots"
Qualifications
HEA (Higher Education Academy) Fellow
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Action Recognition in Real-World Ambient Assisted Living Environment
Zakka, V. G., Dai, Z. & Manso, L. J., Aug 2025, In: Big Data Mining and Analytics. 8, 4, p. 914-932 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Principles and Guidelines for Evaluating Social Robot Navigation Algorithms
Francis, A., Perez D'arpino, C., Li, C., Xia, F., Alahi, A., Alami, R., Bera, A., Biswas, A., Biswas, J., Chandra, R., Chiang, H.-T. L., Everett, M., Ha, S., Hart, J., How, J. P., Karnan, H., Lee, T.-W. E., Manso, L. J., Mirsky, R. & Pirk, S. & 11 others, , 20 Feb 2025, In: Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction. 14, 2, 65 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Action Recognition for Privacy-Preserving Ambient Assisted Living
Gbouna Zakka, V., Dai, Z. & Manso, L. J., 15 Aug 2024, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - 1st International Conference, AIiH 2024, Proceedings: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (14976). Xie, X., Styles, I., Powathil, G. & Ceccarelli, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 203-217 15 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 14976 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
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A Survey on Socially Aware Robot Navigation: Taxonomy and Future Challenges
Singamaneni, P. T., Bachiller-Burgos, P., Manso, L. J., Garrell, A., Sanfeliu, A., Spalanzani, A. & Alami, R., Sept 2024, In: The International Journal of Robotics Research. 43, 10, p. 1533-1572 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BaseBoostDepth: Exploiting Larger Baselines For Self-supervised Monocular Depth Estimation
Saunders, K., Manso, L. J. & Vogiatzis, G., Jul 2024, 22 p.Research output: Preprint or Working paper › Preprint