Peer-Reviewed Journals and Transactions

#AuthorsTitleJournalYear
J1 Sun, S., Gao, H., Li, T. and Figueroa, N. Directionality-Aware Mixture Model Parallel Sampling for Efficient Linear Parameter Varying Dynamical System Learning IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 9(7):6248–6255 2024
J2 Koptev, M., Figueroa, N. and Billard, A. Reactive Collision-Free Motion Generation in Joint Space via Dynamical Systems and Sampling-Based MPC The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 43(13):2049–2069 2024
J3 Fourie, C., Figueroa, N. and Shah, J. On-Manifold Strategies for Reactive Dynamical System Modulation with Non-Convex Obstacles IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO), 40:2390–2409 Note: Honorable Mention for IEEE TRO King-Sun Fu Memorial Best Paper Award. 2024
J4 Jin, L., Yang, Y., Maldonado, B.O.T., Lee, S.D., Figueroa, N., Full, R.J. and Yang, S. Ultrafast, Programmable, and Electronics-Free Soft Robots Enabled by Snapping Metacaps Advanced Intelligent Systems 2023
J5 Koptev, M., Figueroa, N., Billard, A. Neural Joint-Space Implicit Distance Functions for Reactive Robot Manipulator Control IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 8(2):480–487 2023
J6 Figueroa, N. and Billard, A. Locally Active Globally Stable Dynamical Systems: Theory, Learning and Experiments The International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 41(3):312–347 2022

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

#AuthorsTitleConferenceYear
C1Jaszczuk, M. and Figueroa, N. Rapid Mismatch Estimation via Neural Network Informed Variational Inference 9th Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL) Note: To appear. 2025
C2Li, T., Sun, S., Aditya, S., and Figueroa, N. Elastic Motion Policy: An Adaptive Dynamical System for Robust and Efficient One-Shot Imitation Learning IEEE/RSJ IROS Note: To appear. 2025
C3Gao, J., Li, T. and Figueroa, N. Out-of-Distribution Recovery with Object-Centric Keypoint Inverse Policy for Visuomotor Imitation Learning IEEE/RSJ IROS Note: To appear. 2025
C4Zhang, Z., Xue, Y., Figueroa, N. and Ã…kesson, K. Gradient Field-Based Dynamic Window Approach for Collision Avoidance in Complex Environments IEEE/RSJ IROS Note: To appear. 2025
C5Nawaz, F., Sung, M., Gadginmath, D., D’sa, J., Bae, S., Isele, D., Figueroa, N., Matni, N. and Tariq, F.M. Graph-based Path Planning with Dynamic Obstacle Avoidance for Autonomous Parking IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) Note: Romania. 2025
C6Srikanthan, A.*, Xue, Y.*, Kumar, V., Matni, N. and Figueroa, N. ADMM-MCBF-LCA: A Layered Control Architecture for Safe Real-Time Navigation IEEE ICRA Note: Atlanta, USA — Equal contribution. 2025
C7Unger, G., Shenoy, S., Li, T., Figueroa, N., and Sung, C. MOrF: Magnetic Origami Folding System for Repeatably Reconfigurable Structures with Enhanced Fold Angle Control IEEE ICRA Note: Atlanta, USA. 2025
C8Sun, S. and Figueroa, N. SE(3) Linear Parameter Varying Dynamical Systems for Globally Asymptotically Stable End-Effector Control IEEE/RSJ IROS Note: Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2024
C9Nawaz, F., Peng, S., Lindemann, L., Figueroa, N. and Matni, N. Reactive Temporal Logic-based Planning and Control for Interactive Robotic Tasks IEEE/RSJ IROS Note: Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2024
C10Martini, E., Parekh, H., Peng, S., Bombieri, N., and Figueroa, N. A Robust Filter for Marker-less Multi-person Tracking in Human-Robot Interaction Scenarios IEEE RO-MAN Note: USA. 2024
C11Shao, Y., Li, T., Keyvanian, S., Chaudhari, P., Kumar, V., and Figueroa, N. Constraint-Aware Intent Estimation for Dynamic Human-Robot Object Co-Manipulation RSS Note: Netherlands. 2024
C12Peng, S., Wang, X., Wang, M., Shah, J.A., and Figueroa, N. Object Permanence Filters for Robust Tracking with Interactive Robots IEEE ICRA Note: Yokohama, Japan. 2024
C13Nawaz, F., Li, T., Matni, N. and Figueroa, N. Learning Complex Motion Plans using Neural ODEs with Safety and Stability Guarantees IEEE ICRA Note: Yokohama, Japan. 2024
C14Zhang, Z., Li, T. and Figueroa, N. Constrained Passive Interaction Control: Leveraging Passivity and Safety for Robot Manipulators IEEE ICRA Note: Yokohama, Japan. 2024
C15Choi, H., and Figueroa, N. Towards Feasible Dynamic Grasping: Leveraging Gaussian Process Distance Fields, SE(3) Equivariance and Riemannian Mixture Models IEEE ICRA Note: Japan. 2024
C16Choi, H., Das, S., Peng, S., Bajcsy, R. and Figueroa, N. On the Feasibility of EEG-based Motor Intention Detection for Real-Time Robot Assistive Control IEEE ICRA Note: Yokohama, Japan. 2024
C17Beik-Mohammadi, H., Hauberg, S., Arvanitidis, G., Figueroa, N., Neumann, G., and Rozo, L. Neural Contractive Dynamical System ICLR Note: Spotlight (5% acceptance rate). Vienna, Austria. 2024
C18Keyvanian, S., Johnson, M.J. and Figueroa, N. Learning Realistic Joint Space Boundaries for Range of Motion Analysis of Healthy and Impaired Human Arms IEEE Humanoids Note: Austin, USA. 2023