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François Chaumette is a Senior Research Scientist (Directeur de recherche) at Inria, affiliated with IRISA and the Centre Inria de l'Université de Rennes. He has been a key researcher in robotics and computer vision since 1990 and led the Lagadic research team from 2004 to 2017.
His research interests are centered on robot vision, particularly visual servoing and active perception. He has made foundational contributions to image-based and position-based visual servoing, and his work integrates control theory, computer vision, and robotics. His research spans applications in mobile robotics, aerial systems, medical robotics, space robotics, and soft object manipulation.
The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on visual servoing under complex constraints—such as motion blur, occlusions, and deformations—applied to drones, cable-driven robots, and space systems. There is a strong emphasis on robustness, stability analysis, and hybrid sensing (e.g., vision + proximity, vision + force). His work with the RemoveDebris mission demonstrates real-world impact in space robotics.
- AFCET/CNRS Prize for best Ph.D. in Automatic Control
- Best paper awards at RFIA 1996 & 2004
- Best paper in IEEE T-RA (2002)
- Best paper in IEEE RA-L (2019)
- Best paper in IEEE RAM (2020)
- IEEE Fellow (2013)
He has advised over 30 Ph.D. students, many of whom have become active researchers in robotics. He has served in editorial roles for top journals including IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, and the International Journal of Robotics Research. He was elected to the IEEE RAS Administrative Committee (2016–2018) and served on ERC grant panels for robotics.
Chaumette is the main developer of ViSP (Visual Servoing Platform), a widely used C++ library for visual tracking and servoing. His leadership in both theoretical advances and software tools has significantly shaped the visual servoing community.
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