Arnoud Visser

Dr. Arnoud Visser is a Senior Lecturer at the Informatics Institute within the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2007) and an MSc in Experimental Physics (1987).

His research focuses on artificial intelligence and robotics, particularly cooperative robot teams in real-world environments. He has led projects like Meaningful Control of Autonomous Systems (2020) and developed simulation frameworks for RoboCup Rescue challenges.

His 15 most recent publications (2022-2025) span topics including generative AI for military scene understanding, GAN-based nighttime re-identification, soft actor-critic locomotion, and ROS2 simulation environments. These works integrate machine learning with robot navigation and multi-agent coordination.

Scientific Awards include:

• 1th Prize in RoboCup Rescue Simulation League (2018, 2014, 2012)
• Best Demo Award (Benelux Conference on AI 2016)
• IEEE RAS Most Active Technical Committee Award (2018)
• USARsim Development Prize (2010)

As a thesis committee member for 27 PhD and 68 Master's theses (2000-2025), he has mentored students in areas like spiking neural networks, soft robotics, and autonomous navigation. He has also served on program committees for major robotics conferences including ICRA, IROS, and RoboCup Symposia (2011-2025).