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[Sep 2025 – present] · PROMETEO 2025

"Aprendizaje profundo para navegación autónoma, interpretación del entorno e interacción social con robots móviles". CIPROM/2024/8, Generalitat Valenciana.

Successor of the PROMETEO/2021/075 project, applying deep learning to autonomous navigation, environment interpretation and social interaction for mobile robots.

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Publications and References (5)

  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, María Flores, Mónica Ballesta, David Valiente, Luis Payá, Arturo Gil, Juan José Cabrera. (2026). Fusión temprana de imágenes multiespectrales mediante técnicas de reproyección para tareas de detección mediante algoritmos profundos: Un estudio comparativo. Simposio CEA de Robótica, Bioingeniería, Visión Artificial y Automática Marina. Vol. 2(2).
  • Conference Papers María Flores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Juan José Cabrera, Arturo Gil, David Valiente, Luis Payá. (2026). Localización global mediante descriptores basados en un diccionario semántico-visual. Simposio CEA de Robótica, Bioingeniería, Visión Artificial y Automática Marina. Vol. 2(2).
  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Marcos Alfaro-Pérez, María Flores, Luis Payá, 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.
  • Conference Papers Marcos Alfaro, Juan Cabrera, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Oscar Reinoso, Arturo Gil, Luis Payá. (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.
  • Book Chapters Antonio Santo, Arturo Gil, David Valiente, Álvaro Martínez, Enrique Heredia. (2026). Sparse Convolutional 3D Neural Networks for the Assessment of Environment Traversability. Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 199–218.

[2025 – present] · FIND

"¡Perdido y encontrado! Por qué nos cuesta encontrar ciertos objetos y cómo optimizar nuestras estrategias de búsqueda". PID2024-155632NB-I00, AEI/FEDER.

Interdisciplinary collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

Publications and References (4)

  • Posters Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Lucía Bernardino, Alejandro Rujano, Jose David Moreno, Pilar Aivar, Victoria Plaza. (2026). From Screens to the Real World: How context shapes Visual Search. 11th Iberian Congress of Perception (CIP 2026).
  • Posters M. Pilar Aivar, Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Alejandro Rujano, Rocío Asperilla, Victoria Plaza. (2026). Visual search for real objects: how spatial consistency facilitates performance. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting (VSS 2026).
  • Presentations Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Alejandro Rujano, M. Pilar Aivar, Victoria Plaza. (2026). Búsqueda visual repetida en contexto natural, ¿eficiencia o aprendizaje?. VI Congreso Anual de Estudiantes de Doctorado (UMH).
  • Presentations Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Alejandro Rujano, Victoria Plaza, M. Pilar Aivar. (2026). Ojo al dato: Soluciones interdisciplinares a problemas metodológicos en experimentos de búsqueda visual. XIX Congreso de Metodología de las Ciencias Sociales y de la Salud (AEMCCO), Almería.

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[Jan 2025 – Oct 2025] · AViRobots

"Desarrollo de un sistema inteligente de vigilancia y seguridad de infraestructuras basado en robots móviles". INNVA1/2023/61, Agencia Valenciana de la Innovación.

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[Sep 2024 – present] · Robot_Vigilante

"Robótica móvil para la vigilancia automática de recintos e identificación de situaciones de riesgo en condiciones desafiantes mediante técnicas de aprendizaje profundo". PID2023-149575OB-I00, AEI/MICIU + FEDER.

Mobile robot surveillance for interior and exterior spaces, covering both navigation in large social environments under challenging conditions and perception/environment-interpretation technologies for security and risk-detection tasks.

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Publications and References (7)

  • Journal Articles Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Juan José Cabrera, Luis Miguel Jiménez, 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).
  • Journal Articles 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).
  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Marcos Alfaro-Pérez, María Flores, Luis Payá, 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.
  • Conference Papers Marcos Alfaro, Juan Cabrera, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Oscar Reinoso, Arturo Gil, Luis Payá. (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.
  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, María Flores, Mónica Ballesta, David Valiente, Luis Payá, Arturo Gil, Juan José Cabrera. (2026). Fusión temprana de imágenes multiespectrales mediante técnicas de reproyección para tareas de detección mediante algoritmos profundos: Un estudio comparativo. Simposio CEA de Robótica, Bioingeniería, Visión Artificial y Automática Marina. Vol. 2(2).
  • Conference Papers María Flores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Juan José Cabrera, Arturo Gil, David Valiente, Luis Payá. (2026). Localización global mediante descriptores basados en un diccionario semántico-visual. Simposio CEA de Robótica, Bioingeniería, Visión Artificial y Automática Marina. Vol. 2(2).
  • Book Chapters Antonio Santo, Arturo Gil, David Valiente, Álvaro Martínez, Enrique Heredia. (2026). Sparse Convolutional 3D Neural Networks for the Assessment of Environment Traversability. Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 199–218.

[2022 – 2025] · ACTVIS

"Visión Activa: qué nos enseñan los movimientos oculares sobre las estrategias de búsqueda visual". PID2021-125162NB-I00, AEI/FEDER.

Interdisciplinary collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), combining computer vision techniques with psychology research to study visual search strategies. The project investigates how eye movements reveal search strategies in both screen-based and real-world contexts, bridging robotics perception and human visual cognition.

Publications and References (3)

  • Presentations Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Laura Cepero Amores, Luis Miguel Jiménez, Victoria Plaza, M. Pilar Aivar. (2025). Colaboración interdisciplinar en estudios de doctorado: Estudiando el proceso de búsqueda visual en personas a través de la visión por computador. V Congreso Anual Internacional de Estudiantes de Doctorado (UMH).
  • Presentations Laura Cepero Amores, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Victoria Plaza, M. Pilar Aivar. (2025). Visual Search Strategies: Comparing Screen-Based and Real-World Contexts. Reunión Científica sobre Atención (RECA14).
  • Posters 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).

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[Dec 2022 – Nov 2024] · TED2021

"Desarrollo de tecnologías móviles inteligentes para tareas de seguridad y vigilancia de entornos de interior y exterior". TED2021-130901B-I00, MICIU/AEI + NextGenerationEU/PRTR.

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Publications and References (4)

  • Conference Papers Miriam Máximo, Mónica Ballesta, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Oscar Reinoso. (2024). Localización topológica Monte Carlo basada en descripción de nubes de puntos LiDAR 3D. Actas del Simposio de Robótica, Bioingeniería y Visión por Computador. pp. 55–60.
  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Arturo Gil, Miriam Máximo, Luis Payá. (2024). Fusión estática de imágenes del espectro visible y térmico para una mejor detección de personas mediante Redes Neuronales Convolucionales: un análisis del rendimiento. Actas del Simposio de Robótica, Bioingeniería y Visión por Computador. pp. 263–268.
  • Journal Articles Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Juan José Cabrera, Luis Miguel Jiménez, 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).
  • Journal Articles 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).

[Nov 2022 – Dec 2024] · PROMETEO

"Hacia una Mayor Integración de Robots Inteligentes en la Sociedad: Navegar, Reconocer y Manipular". PROMETEO/2021/075, Generalitat Valenciana.

Focused on improving the integration of mobile and intelligent robots into society. The project targeted three research lines: navigation, recognition and manipulation, aiming to integrate robotic solutions both in natural environments and in close interaction with people.

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Publications and References (2)

  • Conference Papers Miriam Máximo, Mónica Ballesta, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Oscar Reinoso. (2024). Localización topológica Monte Carlo basada en descripción de nubes de puntos LiDAR 3D. Actas del Simposio de Robótica, Bioingeniería y Visión por Computador. pp. 55–60.
  • Conference Papers Enrique Heredia-Aguado, David Valiente, Arturo Gil, Miriam Máximo, Luis Payá. (2024). Fusión estática de imágenes del espectro visible y térmico para una mejor detección de personas mediante Redes Neuronales Convolucionales: un análisis del rendimiento. Actas del Simposio de Robótica, Bioingeniería y Visión por Computador. pp. 263–268.

[Mar 2019 – Oct 2021] · MOSAR

"MOdular Spacecraft Assembly and Reconfiguration". GA 821996, H2020.

Focused on orbital operations, this project focused on in-orbit reconfiguration and servicing capabilities. A set of spacecraft modules and a walking manipulator was deployed to autonomously reconfigure functionality, geometry, power and data transfer among spacecraft modules. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG9.

[Project page] [project web]

[Feb 2019 – Oct 2021] · PROACT

"Planetary RObots Deployed for Assembly and Construction Tasks". GA 821903, H2020.

Focused on collaboration in planetary robotics, this project focused on extending OG2 autonomy capabilities to a multi-agent system. Using this approach, a fleet of robots could autonomously execute a representative set of operations to build an ISRU plant. H2020 SRC PERASPERA OG11.

[Project page] [project web]

Publications and References (4)

  • Book Chapters 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. Space Robotics: The State of the Art and Future Trends. Springer Nature Switzerland. pp. 395–431.
  • Conference Papers 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.
  • Conference Papers Shashank Govindaraj, Wiebke Brinkmann, Francisco Javier Colmenero, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Mercedes Alonso, Alexandru But, Leon Danter, Luís Lopes. (2021). Building a Lunar Infrastructure with the Help of a Heterogeneous (Semi)Autonomous Multi-Robot-Team. International Astronautical Congress (IAC).
  • Conference Papers 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, Luís Lopes. (2020). Multi-Robot Cooperation for Lunar Base Assembly And Construction. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space (i-SAIRAS).

[Feb 2019 – Oct 2021] · ADE

"Autonomous DEcision making in very long traverses". GA 821988, H2020.

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.

[Project page]

[Jan 2018 – Jan 2019] · ERGO

"European Robotic goal-oriented autonomous COntroller". GA 730086, H2020.

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.

[Project page]

Publications and References (2)

  • Conference Papers Jorge Ocon, Francisco Colmenero, Iulia Dragomir, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, Mercedes Alonso, Joaquin Estremera, Róbert Marc, Piotr Weclewski, Thomas Keller, Mark Woods, Spyridon Karachalios. (2019). Testing Autonomous Robots: A Discussion on Performances Obtained During the ERGO Field Tests. Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA 2019).
  • Conference Papers Jorge Ocon, Francisco Colmenero, Joaquin Estremera, Karl Buckley, Mercedes Alonso, Enrique Heredia-Aguado, J. Garcia, Andrew Coles, Amanda Coles, M. Martínez, 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. Proceedings of the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC).

[Feb 2017 – May 2018] · GOTCHA

"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]

[Feb 2017 – Feb 2018] · RHA (RoboHealth ARM)

RHA or RoboHealth ARM was my final degree project at Univeristy. Oficially titled "Diseño y construcción de un brazo robótico para el apoyo a la interactividad de personas enfermas"; which could be translated as "Design and build of a Robotic Arm for supporting sick people interactivity" in english.

The project was directed by Miguel Hernando and Alberto Brunete from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. RHA was part of ROBOHEALTH (Entornos inteligentes para paciente conviviendo con robots), funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (RETOS · DPI2013-47944-C4-2-R).

Both the code and the report (in Spanish) are available on GitHub.

[Sep 2015 – Sep 2016] · HIDALGO

HIDALGO: Spanish humanoid robot project at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), aiming to build the lightest and lowest-cost humanoid possible. Led by Miguel Hernando, the project grew out of the HackLab UPM-BQ maker lab (co-founded with Alberto Valero, BQ Education), of which I was a member during my B.Sc. Development was organised in subsystem teams: head (2 eyes, 3-DOF neck), hip and upper leg, arms/shoulders and 3D-printed hand, and lower leg/foot. [project blog]