Arunkumar RATHINAM

Arunkumar RATHINAM is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), specifically within the CVI2 department. His research focuses on autonomous systems, spacecraft navigation, and machine learning applications in space exploration. He has contributed to the development of datasets like SPARK and Zero-G Lab, which advance space operations emulation and computer vision techniques.

• Affiliations: SnT-CVI2, University of Luxembourg
• Key Research Areas: spacecraft pose estimation, thermal anomaly detection, autonomous navigation, and robotics for space missions

His work bridges machine learning with practical space systems, addressing challenges in thermal monitoring (e.g., Li-ion battery cells) and vision-based navigation for spacecraft proximity operations. He has pioneered experimental facilities like the Zero-G Lab to simulate microgravity environments and test space robotics systems.

Notable contributions include datasets such as SPARK and AKM, which provide critical data for training models in spacecraft trajectory estimation and textureless target detection. His publications emphasize real-world applications of AI in space systems, including RGB-T pedestrian detection and hybrid attention mechanisms for robust vision systems.