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<div class="timeline-date">July 2025</div>
<p>After years of research, learning, and collaboration, I am excited to share that last week I defended my thesis and received a <span class="authorhighlight">PhD in Mechanical Engineering!</span> You can find the thesis text by clicking the following <a href="https://kuleuven.limo.libis.be/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=lirias4238129&context=SearchWebhook&vid=32KUL_KUL:Lirias&lang=en&search_scope=lirias_profile&adaptor=SearchWebhook&tab=LIRIAS&query=any,contains,LIRIAS4238129&offset=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">link</a>.
<br><br>I would like to thank my supervisors, Prof. Dr. Ir. Joris De Schutter and Dr. Ir. <a href="https://maximvochten.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maxim Vochten</a>, for their guidance and support during my years as a master's and PhD student.</p>
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<div class="timeline-date">May 2025</div>
<p>Our paper on <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.11352" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">frame-invariant motion gesture recognition</a> for human-robot interaction has been <span class="authorhighlight">accepted</span> for the CASE 2025 conference in Los Angeles, California, USA!</p>
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<div class="timeline-date">Feb. 2024</div>
<p>Our paper on <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10610030?casa_token=VbBqDoP49bsAAAAA:GoKLJkuNARN1zwR7xKOpTYLiW2FmTrDwTTKGPGn-ttj8Ie0r1AwKUnFWi-2BK3Cw7LWJTU9DnJc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rigid-body trajectory segmentation</a> has been <span class="authorhighlight">accepted</span> for the ICRA 2024 conference in Yokohama, Japan!</p>
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<div class="timeline-date">Dec. 2023</div>
<p>Our paper on <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10269543" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">interpreting contact tasks using coordinate-invariant trajectory representations</a> has been <span class="authorhighlight">published</span> in the December 2023 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics!</p>
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<div class="timeline-date">Mar. 2023</div>
<p>We achieved a <span class="authorhighlight">Best Poster Award</span> at the Flanders Make Conference on Machines, Vehicles and Production Technology, which took place on 30 March 2023 at Antwerp Expo.</p>
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<div class="timeline-date">May 2023</div>
<p>Our paper on <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10260519?casa_token=liDWwjikLvAAAAAA:mWTDOeL-Oww8fnWazlmQRZW1jjEyxWyCyxyEj4-euarKMc4gQCbIKXxEAYtShjMnKR9jfxnvv0k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">trajectory generation for robotic spray painting</a> has been <span class="authorhighlight">accepted</span> for the 2023 CASE conference in Auckland, New Zealand!</p>
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<p>I was born on March 28, 1996 in Antwerp (Wilrijk), Belgium. I obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium, in 2018 and 2020, respectively.</p>
<p>I recently earned a PhD at KU Leuven. I have always been drawn to the deeper questions behind how things move and interact, which is why my research focuses on abstract yet powerful concepts like invariant trajectory descriptors. It's the kind of work that lives in equations and theory, until it suddenly clicks in a real-world application. That's when it gets really exciting. </p>
<p>Beyond research, I like to keep things balanced. Drawing lets me slow down and focus on detail and creativity, while athletics, especially the 400m, teaches me the value of consistency, grit, and pushing through the tough stretches. Whether it's in science, art, or sport, I enjoy the process of setting goals and seeing them come to life. </p>
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<p>I am a postdoctoral researcher as a member of the Robotics Research Group at KU Leuven, with a background in mechanical and electrical engineering. My research focuses on invariant descriptors for rigid-body motion. I conduct this research in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. ir. <a href= "https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/nl/person/00011419" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-right: 0.5vw;">Joris De Schutter</a>and Dr. ir. <a href="https://maximvochten.github.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-right: 0.5vw;">Maxim Vochten</a>.</p>
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<p>I hold a PhD degree and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (cum laude) and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (cum laude), obtained at KU Leuven. My technical skills include MATLAB, Python, ROS, LaTeX, and C++, with hands-on experience using the Franka Emika Panda robot and HTC Vive.</p>
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<strong>Invariant Descriptors of Motion and Force Trajectories for Interpreting Object Manipulation Tasks in Contact</strong>.
Maxim Vochten, Ali Mousavi Mohammadi, <span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Tinne De Laet, Erwin Aertbeliën, and Joris De Schutter.
<em>IEEE Transactions on Robotics</em>, 2023. <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10269543" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] IEEE.org</a>
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<strong>An Optimal Method for Calculating an Average Screw Axis for a Joint, with Improved Sensitivity to Noise and Providing an Analysis of the Dispersion of the Instantaneous Axes</strong>.
Andrea Ancillao, Maxim Vochten, <span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Joris De Schutter, and Erwin Aertbeliën.
<em>PLOS One</em>, 2022. <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0275218" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] plos.org</a>
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<strong>Enhancing Hand Palm Motion Gesture Recognition by Eliminating Reference Frame Bias via Frame-Invariant Similarity Measures</strong>.
<span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Maxim Vochten, and Joris De Schutter.
<em>In 2025 IEEE 21<sup>st</sup> International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)</em>, 2025. <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11163910" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] IEEE.org</a>
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<strong>Enhancing motion trajectory segmentation of rigid bodies using a novel screw-based trajectory-shape representation</strong>.
<span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Maxim Vochten, and Joris De Schutter.
<em>In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)</em>, 2024. <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10610030?casa_token=VbBqDoP49bsAAAAA:GoKLJkuNARN1zwR7xKOpTYLiW2FmTrDwTTKGPGn-ttj8Ie0r1AwKUnFWi-2BK3Cw7LWJTU9DnJc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] IEEE.org</a>
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<strong>Shape-based path adaptation and simulation-based velocity optimization of initial tool trajectories for robotic spray painting</strong>.
<span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Joris De Schutter, Wilm Decré, and Maxim Vochten.
<em>In 2023 IEEE 19<sup>th</sup> International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)</em>, 2023. <a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10260519?casa_token=liDWwjikLvAAAAAA:mWTDOeL-Oww8fnWazlmQRZW1jjEyxWyCyxyEj4-euarKMc4gQCbIKXxEAYtShjMnKR9jfxnvv0k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] IEEE.org</a>
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<strong>BILTS: A Bi-Invariant Similarity Measure for Robust Object Trajectory Recognition under Reference Frame Variations</strong>.
<span class="authorhighlight">Arno Verduyn</span>, Erwin Aertbeliën, Glenn Maes, Joris De Schutter, Maxim Vochten.
<em>Submitted to Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems (JIRS)</em>, 2025. <a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2405.04392" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">[PDF] arxiv.org</a>
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