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Jens
Lundell

Assistant Professor, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Assistant Professor in Robotics and Machine Learning

Areas of expertise

Robotic Manipulation
Generative Models

Biography

I worked as a postdoctoral researcher from 2022-2025 with Danica Kragic in the Robotics, Perception and Learning Lab (RPL) at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden.

I did my Ph.D. in the Intelligent Robotics group at Aalto University (Finland) under the supervision of Prof. Ville Kyrki and Ph.D. Francesco Verdoja. My Ph.D. thesis addressed the problem of probabilistic 6-degree-of-freedom multi-finger grasping of objects in clutter. My solution to those problems was to explicitly shape-complete each object in the scene using deep learning and plan grasps on those reconstructions. I also focused on using physics simulators to gather synthetic data for training deep networks.

I hold a Master’s degree in Space Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Automation and Systems Technology, both from Aalto University.

For up-to-date information about me, please visit my personal webpage; and for up-to-date information on my publications, please visit my Google Scholar profile.  

Research

My research focuses on enabling robots to grasp and manipulate objects in uncertain and cluttered environments. I combine deep learning, probabilistic reasoning, and tactile perception to build robust manipulation systems.

Publications

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