Scientific Publications

09/28/10

• Publications
• Research
• Courses
• Resume

• Journals

V.N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "An optimal feedback control framework for grasping objects with position uncertainty", Neural Computation.  (under revision)

V.N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Grasping objects with environmentally induced position uncertainty", PLOS Computational Biology, 5(10), Sept. 2009.

I.K. Nikolos, L. Doitsidis, V.N. Christopoulos, N. Tsourveloudis, "Roll Control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Fuzzy Logic", WSEAS Transaction on Systems, Issue 4, Vol. 2, pp. 1039-1047. Oct. 2003.

• Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, David Lilja, Paul R. Schrater, Apostolos Georgopoulos "Independent Component Analysis and Evolutionary Algorithms for Building Representative Benchmark Subsets", in Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Performance Analysis of Systems and Software, Apr.20–22, 2008, Austin, TX .

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Handling shape and contact location uncertainty in grasping two-dimensional planar objects", in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Oct.29–Nov.2, 2007, San Diego, CA.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Stergios I. Roumeliotis, "Multi Robot Trajectory Generation for Single Source Explosion Parameter Estimation", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April 18 - 22, 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Stergios I. Roumeliotis, "Adaptive Sensing for Instantaneous Gas Release Parameter Estimation", in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April 18 - 22, 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Ioannis K. Nikolos, "Multi-Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Design: Part II, Airfoil Design Optimization", 7th national congress on mechanics, June 24-26, 2004, Chania, Greece.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Ioannis K. Nikolos, "Multi-Objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Design: Part I, Methodology Presentation and Benchmark Testing", 7th national congress on mechanics, June 24-26 2004, Chania, Greece.

Ioannis Nikolos, Vassilios Christopoulos, "Enhanced Evolutionary Algorithm Convergence using Partially Evaluated Population in single and Multiple-Deme implementations'', International Congress on Evolutionary Methods for Design, Optimization and Control, with Applications to Industrial Problems, EUROGEN, Barcelona, 2003.

• Abstracts

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Learning reward functions in grasping objects with position uncertainty via inverse reinforcement learning", Vision Sciences Sociery 2010, May. 7-12, Naples, FL.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Identifying strategies for grasping objects with position uncertainty using empirical cost-to-go functions", Vision Sciences Sociery 2008, May. 9-14, Naples, FL.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Studying human grasping under position uncertainty of 3 dimensional objects", Society for Neuroscience 2007, Nov. 3–7, San Diego, CA.

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Effects of Shape and Contact Location Uncertainty on Grasp Quality", Presidential Symposium on Neuroscience 2006, The Adaptive Brain, Sept. 14-15, Minnesota, MN.

• Dissertations

PhD Thesis: ''Characteristic information required for human motor control: Computational aspects and neural mechanisms", Department of Computer Science and Engineering, July 2010, University of Minnesota, MN.

Master Thesis: ''Multi Robot Trajectory Generation for Parameter Estimation of an Instantaneous Gas Release", Department of Computer Science and Engineering, May 2005, University of Minnesota, MN.

Master Thesis: ''Development of Single and Multiobjective Optimization Techniques using Evolutionary Algorithms for Design Optimization'', Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, December 2003, Chania, Greece. 

Diploma Thesis: ''Preliminary Design of a Turbojet Engine for the Propulsion of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)'', Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, July 2002, Chania, Greece.

• Technical Reports

Vassilios N. Christopoulos, Paul R. Schrater, "Effects of Shape and Contact Location Uncertainty on Grasp Quality", TechReport: 06-019, Minnesota, MN.