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University of Bremen: Bremen, DE

2015-03-16 to 2017-03-15 | Senior Researcher (Mathematics and Computer Science / Institute for Artificial Intelligence )
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Alexander Förster

Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana: Manno, TI, CH

2005-03-01 to 2014-12-31 | Senior Researcher (Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA))
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Alexander Förster

Freie Universität Berlin: Berlin, Berlin, DE

2000-03-01 to 2005-02-28 | Reseach Assistant (Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Alexander Förster

GraS Graphische Systeme : Berlin, Berlin, DE

1998 to 2000 | Project Manager (Software Development)
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Alexander Förster

Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universitat Greifswald: Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, DE

1997 to 1998 | Junior Reseacher (Immunology and Transfusion Medicine)
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Freie Universität Berlin: Berlin, Berlin, DE

1999 to 2005 | PhD in Computer Science (Doktor rer. nat.) (Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Alexander Förster

Freie Universität Berlin: Berlin, Berlin, DE

1988 to 1996 | Diploma in Mathematics (Dipl. Math.) (Mathematics and Computer Science)
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Works (29)

MOTEL: Mobility enabled wireless sensor network testbed

Ad-Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84923047433
Contributors: Förster, A.; Förster, A.; Garg, K.; Giordano, S.; Gambardella, L.M.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Cooperative navigation in robotic swarms

Swarm Intelligence
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11721-013-0089-4
EID:

2-s2.0-84896709162
Contributors: Ducatelle, F.; Di Caro, G.A.; Förster, A.; Bonani, M.; Dorigo, M.; Magnenat, S.; Mondada, F.; O'Grady, R.; Pinciroli, C.; Rétornaz, P. et al.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Curiosity driven reinforcement learning for motion planning on humanoids

Frontiers in Neurorobotics
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2013.00025
EID:

2-s2.0-84995579611
Contributors: Frank, M.; Leitner, J.; Stollenga, M.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Efficient interactive multiclass learning from binary feedback

ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1145/2629631
EID:

2-s2.0-84967146007
Contributors: Ngo, H.; Luciw, M.; Vien, N.A.; Nagi, J.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Improving robot vision models for object detection through interaction

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
2014 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IJCNN.2014.6889556
EID:

2-s2.0-84908494281
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Reactive reaching and grasping on a humanoid: Towards closing the action-perception loop on the iCub

ICINCO 2014 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
2014 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84910089630
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

An integrated, modular framework for computer vision and cognitive robotics research (icVision)

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
2013 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34274-5_37
EID:

2-s2.0-84870782680
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Artificial neural networks for spatial perception: Towards visual object localisation in humanoid robots

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
2013 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IJCNN.2013.6706819
EID:

2-s2.0-84893584992
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Confidence-based progress-driven self-generated goals for skill acquisition in developmental robots

Frontiers in Psychology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00833
EID:

2-s2.0-84889654003
Contributors: Ngo, H.; Luciw, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Humanoid learns to detect its own hands

2013 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2013
2013 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/CEC.2013.6557729
EID:

2-s2.0-84881574097
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Learning visual object detection and localisation using icVision

Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bica.2013.05.009
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2-s2.0-84882242830
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Chandrashekhariah, P.; Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Triesch, J.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Swarmanoid: A novel concept for the study of heterogeneous robotic swarms

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2013.2252996
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2-s2.0-84890560467
Contributors: Dorigo, M.; Floreano, D.; Gambardella, L.M.; Mondada, F.; Nolfi, S.; Baaboura, T.; Birattari, M.; Bonani, M.; Brambilla, M.; Brutschy, A. et al.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Task-relevant roadmaps: A framework for humanoid motion planning

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2013 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697192
EID:

2-s2.0-84893804385
Contributors: Stollenga, M.; Pape, L.; Frank, M.; Leitner, J.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Autonomous learning of robust visual object detection and identification on a humanoid

2012 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics, ICDL 2012
2012 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/DevLrn.2012.6400826
EID:

2-s2.0-84872861649
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Chandrashekhariah, P.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Spina, G.; Förster, A.; Triesch, J.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Learning skills from play: Artificial curiosity on a Katana robot arm

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
2012 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252824
EID:

2-s2.0-84865074511
Contributors: Ngo, H.; Luciw, M.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Learning spatial object localization from vision on a humanoid robot

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5772/54657
EID:

2-s2.0-84871286055
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Learning tactile skills through curious exploration

Frontiers in Neurorobotics
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2012.00006
EID:

2-s2.0-84866027577
Contributors: Pape, L.; Oddo, C.M.; Controzzi, M.; Cipriani, C.; Förster, A.; Carrozza, M.C.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Reflexive collision response with virtual skin: Roadmap planning meets reinforcement learning

ICAART 2012 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
2012 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84862142963
Contributors: Frank, M.; Förster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

The modular behavioral environment for humanoids and other robots (MoBeE)

ICINCO 2012 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
2012 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84867697520
Contributors: Frank, M.; Leitner, J.; Stollenga, M.; Kaufmann, G.; Harding, S.; Förster, A.; Jürgen Schmidhuber
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Transferring spatial perception between robots operating in a shared workspace

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
2012 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385642
EID:

2-s2.0-84872347923
Contributors: Leitner, J.; Harding, S.; Frank, M.; Forster, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Adaptive navigation in a heterogeneous swarm robotic system

4th International Conference on Cognitive Systems, CogSys 2010
2010 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84878267130
Contributors: Ducatelle, F.; Di Caro, G.; Förster, A.; Gambardella, L.M.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Mobile stigmergic markers for navigation in a heterogeneous robotic swarm

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
2010 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15461-4_44
EID:

2-s2.0-78049307545
Contributors: Ducatelle, F.; Di Caro, G.A.; Förster, A.; Gambardella, L.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Optimal cluster sizes for wireless sensor networks: An experimental analysis

Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
2010 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_4
EID:

2-s2.0-84864977777
Contributors: Förster, A.; Förster, A.; Murphy, A.L.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Recurrent policy gradients

Logic Journal of the IGPL
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jigpal/jzp049
EID:

2-s2.0-77957283019
Contributors: Wierstra, D.; Förster, A.; Peters, J.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Supporting navigation in multi-robot systems through delay tolerant network communication

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
2009 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.3182/20091006-3-US-4006.0004
EID:

2-s2.0-80051484781
Contributors: Ducatelle, F.; Förster, A.; Di Caro, G.A.; Gambardella, L.M.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

RNN-based learning of compact maps for efficient robot localization

ESANN 2007 Proceedings - 15th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
2007 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84887005247
Contributors: Förster, A.; Graves, A.; Schmidhuber, J.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Learning to drive and simulate autonomous mobile robots

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
2005 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-26444602010
Contributors: Gloye, A.; Göktekin, C.; Egorova, A.; Tenchio, O.; Rojas, R.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Plug and play: Fast automatic geometry and color calibration for cameras tracking robots

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
2005 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-26444522215
Contributors: Egorova, A.; Simon, M.; Wiesel, F.; Gloye, A.; Rojas, R.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier

Predicting away robot control latency

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (Subseries of Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
2004 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-33845878062
Contributors: Behnke, S.; Egorova, A.; Gloye, A.; Rojas, R.; Simon, M.
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Alexander Förster via Scopus - Elsevier
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