Luis Merino Cabañas

Luis Merino Cabañas is a Professor at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide, affiliated with the Deporte e Informática department and leading the SRL Service Robotics Laboratory. His research focuses on robotics, systems engineering, and automation, with a specialization in human-robot interaction and path planning.

Education: PhD in Systems Engineering from the Universidad de Sevilla (2007), where his thesis explored cooperative perception techniques for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in forest fire detection.

Research Trends: Recent work (2023–2025) emphasizes 3D path planning, sensor fusion (LiDAR, radar, inertial systems), neural distance fields for safe navigation, and socially aware robotics. His studies integrate AI, genetic programming, and multi-modal perception for applications in construction, healthcare, and GNSS-denied environments.

Labs & Teams: He leads the SRL Service Robotics Laboratory, contributing to projects like the Skyeye team and BIM2ROS integration for construction robotics.