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• M. A. Rana, D. Chen, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, J. Williams, V. Chu, S. Chernova, " A Large-Scale Benchmark Study Investigating the Impact of User Experience, Task Complexity, and Start Configuration on Robot Skill Learning," NeuroIPS, Workshop on Imitation Learning and its Challenges in Robotics, Montreal, Canada, Dec. 7, 2018.[pdf][pdf][ILR][bib]
• M. A. Rana, M. Mukadam, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova, and B. Boots, " Learning Generalizable Robot Skills from Demonstrations in Cluttered Environments ", In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Intl Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2018), Madrid, Spain, pp. xx-xx, 1-5 Oct. 2018. [pdf][arXiv][bib]
• M. A. Rana, M. Mukadam, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova, and B. Boots, " Robot Skill Learning from Demonstrations in Cluttered Environments ", Robotics: Science and System (RSS 2018), Workshop on Learning and Inference in Robotics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, June, 26-30 2018. [pdf][bib]
• M. A. Rana, M. Mukadam, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova and B. Boots, " Towards Robust Skill Generalization - Unifying Learning from Demonstration and Motion Planning ", 1st Annual Conference on Robot Learning (CORL 2017) in PMLR, Mountain View, CA, USA, pp. 1--8, 13-15, Nov. 2017. [pdf][arXiv][bib]
• H. Lehmann, I. Keller, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, F. Broz, " Naturalistic Conversational Gaze Control for Humanoid Robots - A First Step", In Proc. 9th International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2017), Tsukuba, Japan, 22-24 Nov. 2017. [Accepted]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, F. Mastrogiovanni, P. Kormushev, "Visuospatial Skill Learning for Robots ", CoRR abs/1706.00989, 2017. [pdf][arXiv][bib]
• M. A. Rana, M. Mukadam, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova and B. Boots, " Towards Robust Skill Generalization - Unifying LfD and Motion Planning ", Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2017), Workshop on (Empirically) Data-Driven Manipulation, Boston, MA, USA, pp. 1--3, 12-16, Jul. 2017.[pdf][bib]
• M. A. Rana, M. Mukadam, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova and B. Boots, " Skill Generalization via Inference-Based Planning ", Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2017), Workshop on Mathematical Models, Algorithms, and Human-Robot Interaction, Boston, MA, USA, pp. 1--3, 12-16, Jul. 2017.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, M. A. Rana, S. Chernova, " Generalized Cylinders for Learning, Reproduction, Generalization, and Refinement of Robot Skills ", In Proc. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2017), Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 12th-16th July 2017. [pdf][RSS][bib]
• H. Lehmann, F. Broz, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, A. Del Bue, L. Natale, G. Metta, " Social Gaze Behavior for Face to Face Human-Robot Interaction", In Proc. 9th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics (HFR 2016), Genova, Italy, pp. 112-114, 29-30 Sept 2016. [pdf][book][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, "Skill Learning using Generalized Cylinders", Technical Report, Jan. 2017. [pdf]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, R. Kaushik, S. Chernova, "Trajectory Learning from Demonstration with Canal Surfaces: A Parameter-free Approach", In Proc. 16th IEEE-RAS Intl Conf. on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2016), Cancun, Mexico, pp. 1-7, 15-17 Nov. 2016. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova, "Encoding Demonstrations and Learning New Trajectories using Canal Surfaces", In Proc. 25th Int. joint Conf. on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2016), Workshop on Interactive Machine Learning: Connecting Humans and Machines, New York City, USA, 9th-15th July 2016. [website][pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Chernova, "A Geometric Approach for Encoding Demonstrations and Learning New Trajectories", In Proc. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS 2016), Workshop on Planning for Human-Robot Interaction: Shared Autonomy and Collaborative Robotics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 18-22 June 2016. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, " Visuospatial Skill Learning", in Handling Uncertainty and Networked Structure in Robot Control, Eds. L. Busoniu, L. Tamás, Springer Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, pp. 3-28, 2016. [pdf][bib]
• P. Kormushev, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, "Robot Learning for Persistent Autonomy", in Handling Uncertainty and Networked Structure in Robot Control, Eds. L. Busoniu, L. Tamás, Springer Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, pp. 75-99, 2016. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, A. Paikan, F. Mastrogiovanni, L. Natale, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Learning Symbolic Representations of Actions from Human Demonstrations", In Proc. IEEE Intl Conf. on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA 2015), Seattle, Washington, 26-30 May 2015. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, R. S. Jamisola Jr., and Darwin G. Caldwell, "Learning Reactive Robot Behavior for Autonomous Valve Turning", In Proc. 14th IEEE-RAS Intl Conf. on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2014), Madrid, Spain, pp. 366-373, 18-20 Nov. 2014.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning for AUV Thruster Failure Recovery", In Proc. IEEE Symp. Series on Adaptive Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning (ADPRL 2014), IEEE Symp. Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI 2014), Orlando, Florida, USA, 8-12 Dec. 2014. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, M. Leonetti, A. Carrera, M. Carreras, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Online Discovery of AUV Control Policies to Overcome Thruster Failures", In Proc. IEEE Intl Conf. on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA 2014), Hong Kong, China, pp. 6522-6528, 31 May-7 June 2014. [pdf][bib]
• N. Jamali, P. Kormushev, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, D. G. Caldwell, "Covariance Analysis as a Measure of Policy Robustness in Reinforcement Learning", In Proc. MTS/IEEE Intl Conf. OCEANS 2014, Taipei, Taiwan, 7-10 Apr. 2014. [pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Interactive Robot Learning of Visuospatial Skills", In Proc. 16th IEEE Intl Conf. on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2013), Montevideo, Uruguay, 25-29 Nov. 2013.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, M. Leonetti, P. Kormushev, "Online Direct Policy Search for Thruster Failure Recovery in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles", In Proc. 6th Intl Workshop on Evolutionary and Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Robot Systems (ERLARS 2013), 12th European Conf. on Artificial Life (ECAL 2013), Taormina, Italy, 2-9 Sept. 2013.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Visuospatial Skill Learning for Object Reconfiguration Tasks", In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Intl Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2013), Tokyo, Japan, pp. 685-691, 3-8 Nov. 2013.[pdf][bib]
• M. Leonetti, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, "On-line Learning to Recover from Thruster Failures on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles", In Proc. MTS/IEEE Intl Conf. OCEANS 2013, San Diego, USA, 23-26 Sept. 2013.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, P. Kormushev, D. G. Caldwell, "Autonomous Robotic Valve Turning: A Hierarchical Learning Approach", In Proc. IEEE Intl Conf. on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA 2013), Karlsruhe, Germany, pp. 4614-4619, 6-11 May 2013.[pdf][bib]
• A. Carrera, S. R. Ahmadzadeh, A. Ajoudani, P. Kormushev, M. Carreras and D. G. Caldwell, "Towards Autonomous Robotic Valve Turning", In Cybernetics and Information Technologies (CIT), Vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 17-26, 2012.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, S. Hasanzadeh, "Design of a TSK Fuzzy Controller for Active Suspension System and Compare the Results with the Linear Feedback Controller Actions", In Proc. 6th Annu. Student Conf. of Mechanical Engineering (STU 2009), Tehran, Iran, Feb 2009.[bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, "Modeling of Hyper-Redundant Manipulators Dynamics and Design of Fuzzy Controller for the System", In Proc. IEEE Intl Conf. of Integration of Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent Systems (KIMAS 2005), Waltham, MA, USA, pp. 248-253, 18-21 Apr. 2005.[pdf][bib]
• S. R. Ahmadzadeh, M.A. Hajabasi, "Controller Design for Hyper-Redundant Manipulator Using Backbone Curve", In Proc. 8th Intl Conf. of Mechanics, Tehran, Iran, 2003.[bib]
• S.R. Ahmadzadeh, "Robot Learning of Reactive and Visuospatial Skills", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Genoa and Learning and Interaction Group, Dept. Advanced Robotics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Genoa, Italy, April. 2015.[bib]
• S.R. Ahmadzadeh, "Modal Approach to Modeling of Hyper-Redundant Robot Manipulators Dynamics and Design of Fuzzy Controller for the System", M.Sc. Thesis, Dept. Mechanical Eng., Bahonar University, Kerman, Iran, Jan. 2004.[abstract][bib]