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P. Castillo

CASTILLO Pedro

DR CNRS Researcher
Institut des sciences de l’information et de leurs interactions
Section 07 CNRS

Address :
Université de Technologie de Compiègne
CNRS, UMR 7253 Heudiasyc
CS 60319, 60203 Compiègne Cedex, France
Tel: +33 3.44.23.46.17
e-mail: castillo@hds.utc.fr

Research areas : Nonlinear control, Observers, Predictors, Observers, Dynamics systems, Robust and reactive control, Multi-agents, Resilient systems.

Responsibilities at the Heudiasyc laboratory:

  • Head of the SyRI team at Heudiasyc.
  • Responsible of the Drones activities at Heudiasyc.

Citations on

Youtube channel: Autonomous vehicle


Somes videos :

Drones UTC - Heudiasyc

Aerial - ground cooperation - Video UTC


A brief summary

More than 170 scientific articles :

  • 2 books (Elsevier & Springer-Verlag)
  • 56 international journals
  • 106 international conferences
  • 10 chapter books
  • 1 french journal
Books
  • Modelling and control of mini ying machines by P. Castillo, R. Lozano & A. Dzul, Springer-Verlag, 2005. ISBN : 1-85233-957-8. Link
  • Indoor Navigation Strategies for Aerial Autonomous Systems by P. Castillo, L.E. Munoz-Hernandez & P. Gil. Link

Summary

  • 1 secondment to the UMI LAFMIA laboratory in Mexico (2 years – 1 December 2012 – 30 November 2014)
  • 10 invitations to international conferences/workshops abroad ‘all expenses paid’
  • 11 invitations to conferences/workshops by invitation
  • 12 Workshops or Special Sessions organization.
  • 28 laboratory seminars abroad (Australia, Mexico, Spain, EU)
  • 33 participations in PhD committees, including 17 as “rapporteur”
  • Participation to ANR- AAPG24-CE33 committee in 2024.
  • Participation to COS at the Evry University in 2017.
  • Participation to HCERES committee at ISAE SUPAERO 2019
  • Associate editor (AE) to the IEEE RAL journal (IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters - from sept 2020- to dec 2024.
  • More than 20 oral presentations in international conferences
  • Participation to 29 research projects including 18 as scientific manager
  • More than 20 research internships abroad (Virginia Tech, MIT-USA, University of Sydney-Australia, Polytechnic University of Valencia-Spain, CINVESTAV-Mexico).
  • 19 PhD students including:
    • 15 supervised or co-supervised theses defended, including: 2 collaborations with the GIPSA lab, 1 collaboration with the University of Evry, 2 international collaborations Mexico-ITESM
    • 1 PhD in progress in collaboration with the Roberval laboratory: CIFRE - CETIM thesis
    • 3 jointly (cotutelle) supervised theses (in progress) with CINVESTAV-Mexico, CINVESTAV-Saltillo Mexico, and University of Genoa, Italy.
  • 3 post-doctoral fellows and hosting 2 researchers on sabbatical
  • Hosting 11 professors (Mexico, USA, Brazil, Spain) on a scientific stay ≥ 1 month.
  • Supervision of 14 students on a master's project (≥ 6 months)
  • Supervision of 10 doctoral students (Brazil, Spain, Mexico) on a scientific stay ≥ 3 months
  • Hosting 8 master's students in science (Mexico) on a scientific stay ≥ 3 months
  • Hosting several engineering students on a laboratory scientific project on a stay ≥ 5 months
  • 4 robots designed in the laboratory:
    • A PVTOL – Planar Vertical Take Off and Landing with a positioning system based on visual algorithmes.
    • An octarotor with non-parallel rotors
    • A quadrotor that has become the common platform of the Heudiasyc laboratory.
    • A “ROMEO” quadrotor with pivoting arms.
  • Organization of more than 50 seminars at the Heudiasyc laboratory (2005 – 2012, responsible for seminars ASER team).
  • Participation in the creation of two CONACYT training excellence programs (master and doctorate – SANAS at CINVESTAV), Mexico.
  • Member of the Organizing Committee of 2 international RED-UAS workshops (2013, 2015).





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