José María Cañas Plaza Associate Professor

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phone:+34 914 888 763 Office 102, Dept-III Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Camino del Molino S/N 28943 Fuenlabrada (Spain)

Member of the GSyC department, leading the Robotics Group at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. MS and PhD in Telecommunication Engineering by Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. I've done research in robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology and Instituto de Automática Industrial (CSIC). Research: Architecture: sensors, actuators and intelligent software. We have developed the jderobot software development kit, a component based middleware for robotics, computer vision and home automation applications. Robot navigation, maps and localization Robot vision and visual attention Computer vision: state estimation, tracking, particle filters. Funded research projects Commercial applications developed with our technology for security surveillance, elder care and traffic monitoring. Students Publications Teaching: Ampliación de Sistemas Operativos (ITIS) Introducción a la robótica Sistemas Operativos (ITIS) Robótica (ITIS) Robótica (máster) Oferta ProyectosFinCarrera y TrabajosFinMaster

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Updated January 5th, 2010