Miguel Angel Olivares Mendez

Miguel Angel Olivares Mendez is an Associate Professor and Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg, where he leads mobile robotics research within the Automation & Robotics Research Group. He joined SnT in May 2013 as an Associate Researcher and was promoted to Research Scientist in December 2016.

• Education:
  • Diploma in Computer Science Engineering (2006), University of Malaga
  • M.Sc. in Robotics and Automation (2009), Technical University of Madrid
  • Ph.D. in Robotics and Automation (2013), Technical University of Madrid

His research focuses on unmanned aerial systems, computer vision, and robotics automation, with expertise in sensor fusion, vision-based control, and soft-computing techniques. He has supervised 7 research projects and published over 60 journal/book chapters and conference papers.

Honors & Service:

• Best PhD Thesis Award (2013), European Society for Fuzzy Logic and Technology (EUSFLAT)
• Associate Editor, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (JINT)
• Reviewer Editor, Frontiers in Robotics and AI
• Organizing committee roles: BICS 2010 (Local Arrangement Chair), IEEE ETFA 2015 (Financial Chair)

His work bridges theoretical and applied robotics, with active involvement in international academic conferencing and editorial leadership.