Education
| Since 2017 |
Research assistant - Ph.D. |
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Research for the WALK-MAN project, UCL | Université catholique de Louvain. |
| 2013-2017 |
Ph.D. candidate - F.R.S.-FNRS Aspirant |
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Joint Ph.D. thesis between UCL | Université catholique de Louvain and EPFL | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. |
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Two years in Belgium (UCL) and two years in Switzerland (EPFL). |
| 2011-2013 |
Master of Science in Engineering, electromechanical orientation (mechatronics), UCL | Université catholique de Louvain.
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1st Year – Highest honors, 2nd Year – Highest honors |
| 2008-2011 |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, specialization in electricity and mechanics, UCL | Université catholique de Louvain. |
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1st Year – Highest honors, 2nd Year – Highest honors, 3nd Year – Highest honors |
Experience
| 2013-2017 |
Development of the Robotran simulation software |
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In parallel to my Ph.D. research activities, I integrated the development team of the Robotran software, a multi-body simulation environment developed within UCL. My main contributions include: a framework based on CMake to configure and run the software on multiple OS, real-time interactions with the simulator, dynamic plotting tools using SDL (in real-time) and a 3D visualization environment using OpenGL. |
| 2013-2017 |
Student projects supervision |
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On top of the research carried out during my Ph.D. thesis, I supervised the projects and practical sessions of four different courses (both at UCL and EPFL). I also organized the project of a BEST (Board of European Students of Technology) course. Finally, I supervised four master theses and one semester project. |
| 2012–2013 |
Erasmus exchange student in Lausanne |
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EPFL | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland), courses and master thesis (5 months during fall semester). |
| 2011&2013 |
Tutor in physics |
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Tutoring in Physics for UCL students in Bac 1: I was in charge of the exercise sessions of 24 students. |
| 2012 |
Eurobot cup |
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Participation in the 15th edition of Eurobot, an international amateur robotics contest in a team of 5 students (2nd of Belgium and participation in the European final). |
Awards
| 2016 |
Second place for the Best Conference Paper Award at the 6th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, for the paper Bio-inspired balance controller for a humanoid robot (second author). |
| 2014 |
Third place at the 2014 IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest for the paper Zero-Moment Point on a Bipedal Robot under Bio-Inspired Walking Control (first author). |
| 2013 |
Best master thesis in the fields of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers awarded by the UCLouvain IEEE Student Branch. |
| 2013 |
Grand Prix - Prix Pierre Decoux 2013 for the best master thesis awarded by AILouvain (Alumni Ingénieurs Louvain). |
| 2008 |
Top of the promotion (96%) at the admission exam to the Bachelor in Engineering. |
Ph.D. thesis
| Title |
Rich and Robust Bio-Inspired Locomotion Control for Humanoid Robots |
| Description |
Implementation of bio-inspired controllers to achieve dynamic walking on humanoid robots. The purpose is to obtain robust and human-like walking with biped robots, while steering their gait. This is a joint Ph.D. thesis between two institutes: UCL (within the Center for Research in Mechatronics laboratory) and EPFL (within the Biorobotics laboratory). |
Languages
| French |
Mother language |
| English |
Fluent (spoken & written) |
| Dutch |
Intermediate (spoken & written) |
Computer skills
| Languages |
C/C++, Python, Matlab, Java, html, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Verilog, Latex |
| Tools, libraries |
Git, CMake, OpenGL, SDL |
Personal interests
I enjoy playing badminton and tennis, walking, running and photography.
Publications
Journal papers
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Van der Noot N, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (accepted) Bio-inspired controller achieving forward speed modulation with a 3D bipedal walker. International Journal of Robotics Research.
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Zobova AA, Habra T, Van der Noot N, Dallali H, Tsagarakis NG, Fisette P and Ronsse R (2017) Multi-physics modelling of a compliant humanoid robot. Multibody System Dynamics 39 (1-2), pp. 95-114. DOI: 10.1007/s11044-016-9545-4.
Conference papers
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Heremans F, Van der Noot N, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (2016) Bio-inspired balance controller for a humanoid robot. In: 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Singapore, 26-29 June 2016, pp. 441-448. DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523667.
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Colasanto L, Van der Noot N and Ijspeert AJ (2015) Bio-inspired walking for humanoid robots using feet with human-like compliance and neuromuscular control. In: 2015 IEEE-RAS 15th International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids), Seoul, 3-5 Nov. 2015, pp. 26-32. DOI: 10.1109/HUMANOIDS.2015.7363518.
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Van der Noot N, Colasanto L, Barrea A, van den Kieboom J, Ronsse R and Ijspeert AJ (2015) Experimental validation of a bio-inspired controller for dynamic walking with a humanoid robot. In: 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg, Sept. 28 2015-Oct. 2 2015, pp. 393-400. DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2015.7353403.
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Zobova AA, Habra T, Van der Noot N, Dallali H, Tsagarakis NG, Fisette P and Ronsse R (2015) Multi-physics modelling of a compliant humanoid robot. In: ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Multibody Dynamics 2015, Barcelona, 29 June-02 July 2015.
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Van der Noot N, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (2015) Biped gait controller for large speed variations, combining reflexes and a central pattern generator in a neuromuscular model. In: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Seattle, WA, 26-30 May 2015, pp. 6267-6274. DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2015.7140079.
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Van der Noot N and Barrea A (2014) Zero-Moment Point on a bipedal robot under bio-inspired walking control. In: MELECON 2014 - 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, Beirut, 13-16 April 2014, pp. 85-90. DOI: 10.1109/MELCON.2014.6820512.
Poster presentations
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Van der Noot N, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (2016) Neuro-Muscular Controller Based on Reflexes and a Central Pattern Generator to Achieve Gait Modulation. In: KoroiBot Final Workshop, Heidelberg, 13-14 September 2016.
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Van der Noot N, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (2016) Humanoid Robot Control Recruiting Muscles, Reflexes and a Central Pattern Generator. In: IEEE-EMB Benelux Chapter and the 14th National Day on Biomedical Engineering, Brussels, 4 March 2016.
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Van der Noot N, Colasanto L, Ronsse R and Ijspeert AJ (2015) Porting Reflex-Based Muscles Control to Real Humanoid Robots. In: 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) - Workshop on Dynamic Locomotion and Balancing, Seattle, WA, 26 May 2015.
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Van der Noot N, Dzeladini F, Ijspeert AJ and Ronsse R (2014) Simplification of the Hill Muscle Model Computation for Real-Time Walking Controllers with Large Time Steps. In: Dynamic Walking, Zurich, 10-13 June 2014.
