Robotics and Computer Vision researcher, currently pursuing a PhD at
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH) within the Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision Lab (ARVC).
My work focuses on multi-modal sensor fusion (RGB-Thermal, LiDAR)
and deep learning-based object detection.
I’m also interested in research methodology and have collaborated with
psychology and methodology teams to refine experimental design and data analysis
across different domains.
Previously, I worked as a Robotics Engineer at
GMV Aerospace & Defence, contributing to on-board autonomy systems for
planetary exploration robots within ESA and EU-funded projects.
I’m passionate about robotics as a field of continuous discovery and collaboration,
bridging scientific insight and practical innovation.
Thesis on multispectral image fusion (thermal and RGB) and its methodological study through deep learning, extended to multisensor integration including LiDAR.
Research stay focused on sensor integration (multiespecrtal camera), calibration and data acquisition under ROBDEKON2 project. Funded by Banco Santander predoctoral mobility grant.
Robotics engineer internship on ARVC group in UMH:
Basic sensors integration in a Husky (Clearpath) mobile robotic platform (IMU, LIDAR, GPS/RTK).
Integration and testing on navigation tools in a Hysky (Clearpath) mobile robotic platform.
Development and integration of autonomy systems: mission planning, mission control and monitoring, path planning (mobile robot base and robotic arm).
Development of on board controller to handle different autonomy levels and components, execution monitoring and mission plan execution.
Integration and extension of different path-planning and trajectory control of both mobile robot base and robotic arms.
Integration of the system with robotic platforms to cover different scenarios.
Innovation and Education department.
3D printing development and testing, revision and creation of educational content about robotics, programming and 3D printing.
Medical 3d printing: Liason between 3D print workshop in Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón and the company. Acted as advisor in designing and manufacturing different types of tools and accessories to be used in medical consultation.
Teaching assistant in Expert Course in Robotics, Programming and 3D printing: "Experto Universitario en Robótica, Programación e Impresión 3D" at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). Involved in 3D printing, Programming and Robotics subjects.
Development and review of educative resources about programming and 3D printing.
Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Juan Jose Cabrera, Luis Miguel Jimenez, David Valiente, Arturo Gil.
(2025). Static Early Fusion Techniques for Visible and Thermal Images to Enhance Convolutional Neural Network Detection: A Performance Analysis.
Remote Sensing.
Vol. 17(6).
DOI[link]
Antonio Santo, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Carlos Viegas, David Valiente, Arturo Gil.
(2025). Ground Segmentation for LiDAR Point Clouds in Structured and Unstructured Environments Using a Hybrid Neural–Geometric Approach.
Technologies.
Vol. 13(4).
DOI[link]
Antonio Santo, Arturo Gil, David Valiente, Alvaro Martinez, Enrique Heredia.
(2026). Sparse Convolutional 3D Neural Networks for the Assessment of Environment Traversability.
In Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics.
Springer Nature Switzerland.
pp. 199–218.
DOI
Shashank Govindaraj, Wiebke Brinkmann, Francisco Javier Colmenero, Irene Sanz Nieto, Alexandru But, Matteo De Benedetti, Leon C. Danter, Mercedes Alonso, Enrique Heredia, Simon Lacroix, Dominik Kleszczynski, Joseph Purnell, Kevin Picton, Nabil Aouf, Luis Lopes.
(2024). Building a Lunar Infrastructure with the Help of a Heterogeneous (Semi)Autonomous Multi-robot-Team.
In Space Robotics: The State of the Art and Future Trends.
Springer Nature Switzerland.
pp. 395–431.
DOI[link]
Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Marcos Alfaro-Perez, Maria Flores, Luis Paya, David Valiente, Arturo Gil.
(2025). A Robust Comparative Study of Adaptative Reprojection Fusion Methods for Deep Learning Based Detection Tasks with RGB-Thermal Images.
Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO).
SciTePress.
pp. 313–320.
DOI
Marcos Alfaro, Juan Cabrera, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Oscar Reinoso, Arturo Gil, Luis Paya.
(2025). Place Recognition with Omnidirectional Imaging and Confidence-Based Late Fusion.
Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO).
SciTePress.
pp. 117–125.
DOI
Miriam Maximo, Monica Ballesta, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Oscar Reinoso.
(2024). Localizacion topologica Monte Carlo basada en descripcion de nubes de puntos LiDAR 3D.
Simposio de Robotica, Bioingenieria y Vision por Computador.
Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Arturo Gil, Miriam Maximo, Luis Paya.
(2024). Fusion estatica de imagenes del espectro visible y termico para una mejor deteccion de personas mediante Redes Neuronales Convolucionales: un analisis del rendimiento.
Actas del Simposio de Robotica, Bioingenieria y Vision por Computador.
pp. 263–268.
Wiebke Brinkmann, Leon Danter, Tobias Stark, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Francisco Javier Colmenero, Mercedes Alonso.
(2022). Mantis Within a Multi Robot Team for Lunar Exploration and Construction Tasks.
2022 IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO).
IEEE.
DOI
Shashank Govindaraj, Wiebke Brinkmann, Francisco Javier Colmenero, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Mercedes Alonso, Alexandru But, Leon Danter, Luis Lopes.
(2021). Building a Lunar Infrastructure with the Help of a Heterogeneous (Semi)Autonomous Multi-Robot-Team.
International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
[link]
Shashank Govindaraj, Irene Nieto, Alexandru But, Wiebke Brinkmann, Alexander Dettmann, Leon Danter, Nabil Aouf, Masoud Sotoodeh Bahraini, Abdelhafid Zenati, Heitor Savino, Jakub Stelmachowski, Francisco Colmenero, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Mercedes Alonso, Joe Purnell, Kevin Picton, Luis Lopes.
(2020). Multi-Robot Cooperation for Lunar Base Assembly And Construction.
International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS).
DOI
Jorge Ocon, Francisco Colmenero, Iulia Dragomir, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Mercedes Alonso, Joaquin Estremera, Robert Marc, Piotr Weclewski, Thomas Keller, Mark Woods, Spyridon Karachalios.
(2019). Testing Autonomous Robots: A Discussion on Performances Obtained During the ERGO Field Tests.
International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
[link]
Jorge Ocon, Francisco Colmenero, Joaquin Estremera, Karl Buckley, Mercedes Alonso, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, J. Garcia, Andrew Coles, Amanda Coles, M. Martinez, E. Savaş, Florian Pommerening, Thomas Keller, Spyridon Karachalios, Mark Woods, Iulia Dragomir, Saddek Bensalem, Pierre Dissaux, A. Schach, Piotr Weclewski.
(2018). The ERGO framework and its use in planetary/orbital scenarios.
International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
[link]
Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Alejandro Rujano, David Valiente, Arturo Gil.
(2026). Tecnicas de fusion de imagenes multiespectrales para una mejor deteccion mediante algoritmos de aprendizaje profundo.
VI Congreso Anual de Estudiantes de Doctorado (UMH).
Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Laura Cepero Amores, Luis Miguel Jimenez, David Valiente, Arturo Gil, M. Pilar Aivar.
(2025). Colaboracion interdisciplinar en estudios de doctorado: Estudiando el proceso de busqueda visual en personas a traves de la vision por computador.
V Congreso Anual de Estudiantes de Doctorado (UMH).
Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Victoria Plaza, M. Pilar Aivar.
(2025). Visual Search Strategies: Comparing Screen-Based and Real-World Contexts.
Reunion Cientifica sobre Atencion (RECA14).
Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Lidia Sobrino, M. Pilar Aivar.
(2024). Bringing Visual Search to Life: how we find colored objects when performing a natural task.
XIV Congress of the Spanish Society for Experimental Psychology (SEPEX24).
Some relevant projects I have been involved during the last years:
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At UMH (2022–present)
TED2021 (Oct 2025 – present): "Desarrollo de tecnologías móviles inteligentes para tareas de seguridad y vigilancia de entornos de interior y exterior".
ROBDEKON2: DFKI Bremen (Dec. 2025).
AViRobots (Jan 2025 – Oct 2025): "Development of an intelligent surveillance and security infrastructure system based on mobile robots".
PROMETEO (Nov 2022 – Dec 2024): "Towards Further Integration of Intelligent Robots in Society: Navigate, Recognize and Manipulate". Focused on achieving a better integration of mobile and intelligent robots into the current society. The project is aimed at three research lines: navigation, recognition and manipulation; with the idea of integrating the robotic solutions both in the natural environment and with the people involved on it.
ACTVIS (collaboration): Visión Activa: qué nos enseñan los movimientos oculares sobre las estrategias de búsqueda visual. Collaboration with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Dec 2024 – present).
At GMV (2017–2021)
MOSAR (Mar 2019 – Oct 2021): "MOdular Spacecraft Assembly and Reconfiguration". Focused on orbital operations, this project focussed on the capabilities of in-orbit reconfiguration and servicing. A set of spacecraft modules and a walking manipulator was deployed to autonomously reconfigure capabilities, shape, power and data transfer between these spacecraft modules. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG9. [link]
PROACT (Feb 2019 – Oct 2021): "Planetary RObots Deployed for Assembly and Construction Tasks". Focussed on collaboration in planetary robots, this project focussed on extending the autonomy capabilities of OG2 to a multi-agent system. Using this, a fleet of robots would autonomously make representative a set of operations to build an ISRU plant. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG11. [link]
ADE (Feb 2019 – Oct 2021): "Autonomous DEcision making in very long traverses". Focused on planetary exploration robots, this project focused on enhancing the Autonomy framework with space hardware specifically targeting the accomplishments of long traverses in full autonomy. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG10. [link]
ERGO (Jan 2018 – Jan 2019): "European Robotic goal-oriented autonomous COntroller". Focused on delivering an advanced and flexible space autonomous framework with adaptable levels of autonomy. The framework includes mission planning, execution and monitoring along with path planning and trajectory control for both mobile robot base and robotic arms among other functionalities. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG2. [link]
GOTCHA (Feb 2017 – May 2018): "GOAC TRL-increase Convenience-enhancements, Hardening and Application-extension". Aiming to develop a robotic autonomous controller for the space domain integrating an action-based planner. Its purpose is to enhance the autonomy capabilities on board space systems offering goal-based commanding and telemetry monitoring. ESA/GSTP. [ESA post]
01/2025 – 06/2025: Diploma de Formación Inicial para la Docencia Universitaria — UMH (100 h)