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Research
Research projectsDynamical Coupling in Motor-Sensory Function Substitution - Investigating the relationship between morphology, intrinsic body dynamics and information structure generation through coordinated sensory-motor activities and learning (link). Current research[TBA] Student projectsStudents interested working at the lab in context with the above research projects should have a quick look at the projects below.
Human thumb kinematic model (PDF) Optimization of prosthetic finger design (PDF) Optimizing actuator design for prosthetic hands (PDF) Gaming engine platform for prosthetic sensory interface (PDF) |
Publications
Book ChaptersAlejandro Hernandez Arieta, Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Dana D. Damian, Massimiliano Lungarella, and Rolf Pfeifer (2008), Sensory-motor coupling in rehabilitation robotics, Handbook of Service Robotics, I-Tech Education and Publishing, pp:21-36. PDF Conference ArticlesMonika Seps, Konstantinos Dermitzakis and Alejandro Hernandez Arieta, Study on lower back electrotactile characteristics for prosthetic sensory feedback, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '11), San Francisco, USA, 2011. PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Marco Roberto Morales and Andreas Schweizer (2011), Frictional interaction in the tendon-sheath system of the human finger and its use in robotics, International Conference on Morphological Computation (MorphComp '11), Venice, Italy. PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Alejandro Hernandez Arieta and Rolf Pfeifer (2011), Gesture recognition in upper-limb prosthetics: A viability study using Dynamic Time Warping and gyroscopes, International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC '11), Boston, Massachusetts. PDF Dana D. Damian, Harold Martinez, Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Alejandro Hernandez Arieta and Rolf Pfeifer (2010), Artificial Ridged Skin for Slippage Speed Detection in Prosthetic Hand Applications, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '10), Taipei, Taiwan. PDF PostersKonstantinos Dermitzakis and Alejandro Hernandez Arieta, Gesture recognition for controlling dexterous upper-limb prostheses, International Neurorehabilitation Symposium (INRS '11), Zurich, Switzerland, June 2011. PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Juan Pablo Carbajal and James H. Marden, Scaling Laws in Robotics, The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition (FET '11), Budapest, Hungary, May 2011. PDF, abstract PDF. Alejandro Hernandez Arieta, Maresa Afthinos and Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Apparent moving sensation recognition in prosthetic applications, The European Future Technologies Conference and Exhibition (FET '11), Budapest, Hungary, May 2011. PDF, abstract PDF. Dana Damian and Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Morphological design for a prosthetic hand: bone curvature and ridged skin, International Conference on Cognitive Systems (CogSys '10), Zurich, Switzerland, Jan 2010. PDF Dana D. Damian, Markus Cadonau, Konstantinos Dermitzakis and Alejandro Hernandez-Arieta, Grip Stabilization of a Robot Hand through a Ridged Artificial Skin, Workshop on Tactile Sensing, IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids '09), Paris, France, Dec 2009. PDF Monika Seps, Jose Gonzalez-Vargas, Alejandro Hernandez-Arieta, Konstantinos Dermitzakis and Rolf Pfeifer, Mastering the Man-Machine Communication: Sensory Feedback for the Perceptual Embodiment of a Neuroprosthesis, ZNZ Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, Sep 2009. PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis and Alejandro Hernandez Arieta, Anthropomimetic approach to the design of a prosthetic robot hand, Robotics: Science and Systems V, Seattle USA, Jun 2009. PDF, abstract PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Actuated bipeds based on passive dynamic principles. Dynamic Walking III: Principles and Concepts of Legged Locomotion, Marienhamn, Finland, Jun 2007. PDF Konstantinos Dermitzakis, A GPU implementation of the SIFT algorithm. Informatics jamboree poster competition, University of Edinburgh, May 2007. PDF ThesesDermitzakis Konstantinos (2007). A GPU Implementation of the SIFT algorithm. MSc Thesis, University of Edinburgh, Department of Informatics. PDF OtherAlejandro Hernandez, Arieta, Konstantinos Dermitzakis, and Dana D. Damian (2010). Sensory feedback for body awareness in prosthetic applications, Institute of Neuromorphic Engineering, article. PDF Informatics Research Review, Konstantinos Dermitzakis “Implications & Effects of Passive Dynamic Walking in Biped Robot Locomotion”, University of Edinburgh, Dec 2006. PDF Informatics Research Proposal, Konstantinos Dermitzakis “A GPU implementation of the SIFT algorithm”, University of Edinburgh, Mar 2007. PDF Technical report, Konstantinos Dermitzakis, "BOBOT: A maze-traversing and ball-seeking robot", Intelligent Autonomous Robotics 5, Apr 2007. PDF |
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General Information
My name is Konstantinos Dermitzakis and I was born in the town of Agios Nikolaos, Crete on March 16th 1984. I have lived in Edinburgh, Scotland from September 2001 to 2006. There, I finished my undergraduate studies and obtained a BSc with Honours in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh. I also completed my MSc studies in Artificial Intelligence at the same university. My resume is available as a document (113kb) PDF. InterestsI am particularly interested in the following research areas: humanoid robotics, robot kinematics and dynamics, multi-sensor fusion and sensorimotor control, machine learning and computer vision (in particular object recognition techniques). Additionally I have a particular interest in neurosciences, including cognitive modelling, computational neuroscience (specifically in how the visual system operates) and neural computation. |