Martin Magnusson

Martin Magnusson is a Professor at the Department of Natural Sciences and Technology, Örebro University, leading the Center for Applied Autonomous Sensor Systems (AASS) and the Robot Navigation and Perception Lab. His research focuses on robotics and artificial intelligence, particularly 3D mapping, localization, radar-based navigation, and human-robot interaction.

• Email: martin.magnusson@oru.se
• Phone: +46 19 303870
• Location: Room T1222

His work addresses fundamental challenges in achieving robust autonomy through innovations like the 3D Normal Distributions Transform (3D-NDT) and methods for scan registration in dynamic environments. Recent research extends to radar-based navigation and heterogeneous map data integration, with ethical implications regarding military applications of autonomous systems.

Key research themes include:

• Autonomous Perception: Radar and lidar sensor fusion for localization
• Dynamic Mapping: Flow-aware and quality-assessed environmental models
• Human-Aware Robotics: Predictive modeling for safe shared-space navigation

Professor Magnusson teaches Computer Graphics, connecting academic principles (e.g., ray tracing, light scattering) to applied research in radar simulation models and neural rendering. His research projects span DARKO (agile production robots), NiCE (changing environment navigation), and Radarize (underground autonomous vehicles).