Patrick van der Smagt

Patrick van der Smagt is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich in the Department of Computer Science. He serves as the Director of the Foundation Robotics Labs and AI Research Group, focusing on machine learning and robotics research. His work spans probabilistic inference, neural networks, and sim-to-real transfer for robotics.

Research Interests:

• Machine Learning
• Probabilistic Inference
• Neural Networks
• Robotics

Publications: His recent work includes advancements in robotic action space design, sim-to-real transfer, and human reflex adaptation studies, alongside foundational contributions to convolutional networks for optical flow and neural-controlled prosthetics.

Labs & Teams: Leads the Foundation Robotics Labs and AI Research Group, fostering interdisciplinary research at the intersection of machine learning and robotics.