Aurora Haraldsen

Aurora Haraldsen is a researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Department of Technical Cybernetics, currently holding a postdoctoral position within the ERC Advanced Grant project CRÈME under Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen. Her work focuses on advancing control systems for light underwater vehicle-manipulator systems by integrating data-driven AI with traditional control frameworks to ensure robustness, precision, and safety in challenging environments.

Research Interests: Her primary areas include safety-critical control, collision avoidance algorithms, underwater robotics, and autonomous systems. She explores methodologies like velocity obstacles and collision cones to enhance navigation and manipulation in dynamic environments.

Publications Trends: Her recent work emphasizes theoretical and experimental advancements in collision avoidance for nonholonomic vehicles and underactuated marine systems. Notable contributions include safety-guaranteed control frameworks for dynamic obstacle avoidance and integration of AI with classical control paradigms.

Grants & Projects: Active contributor to the CRÈME project (ERC Advanced Grant), focusing on developing freely moving autonomous robots capable of precise, forceful interactions in complex environments.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates within the Technical Cybernetics Department at NTNU, working closely with Professor Pettersen and researchers like Martin Syre Wiig and Aaron D. Ames.