Iñaki Diaz

Iñaki Díaz is the Head of the Vision and Robotics Research line in CEIT. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Navarra, Spain, in 2004 and 2008. He also has a degree in Administration and Business Management from UNED in 2015. His research areas include the control of mechatronic systems, robotics and exoskeletons for application in Industry 4.0 and Healthcare. He has participated in more than 30 robotics-related research projects. He has 20 publications in JCR journals, most of them in first quartile, and other publications in many premier conferences, three book chapters and four patents. He is also Assistant Lecturer at the School of Engineering at the University of Navarra (TECNUN), teaching Master’s and Undergraduate courses since 2009.

The Vision & Robotics Group of CEIT has more than 15 members that research on the following 6 strategic lines: 1) Industrial Robotics, very linked to offer services and support to local industry with traditional industrial robots and automation; 2) Mobile Collaborative Manipulators, related to the research of mobile robotic systems for maintenance and logistics; 3) Exoskeletons technology for industry; 4) Artificial Vision systems and methods for metrology and quality measurement; 5) Perceptual Robotics, related to the perception and contextualization of the environment through artificial vision, and development of AI for decision making and task sharing; 6) Extended Reality, by using VR for digital twins and simulation, and AI and AR methods for remote maintenance operations. These competences are supported by multiple past and ongoing European, national and regional projects, doctoral thesis and JCR journal publications.