
Rodrigo Verschae
Associate Professor
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, Intelligent Systems, Coordination, Energy Management
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Electrical Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
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Applied Mathematics, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan. Francia, 2006
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Electrical Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2003
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Computer Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2002
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Electrical Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
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Assistant Professor Full Time
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Kyoto, Japón
2015 - 2017
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Associate Professor Full Time
Universidad de O'Higgins
Institute of Engineering Sciences
Rancagua, Chile
2019 - A la fecha
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Assistant Professor Full Time
Universidad de O'Higgins
Institute of Engineering Sciences
Rancagua, Chile
2018 - 2019
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Director Full Time
Universidad de O'Higgins
Institute of Engineering Sciences
Rancagua, Chile
2020 - A la fecha
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Research Fellow Full Time
KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Network Design Research Center (NDRC)
Japón
2009 - 2010
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Postdoc Full Time
KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of Informatics
Japón
2013 - 2014
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Postdoc (Fondecyt) Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Chile
2012 - 2013
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Visiting Scholar Other
KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Japón
2024 - 2025
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Visiting Professor Other
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Graduate School of Informatics
Japón
2024 - 2024
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Visiting Professor Other
ENS Paris-Saclay
Center Borelli
Francia
2024 - 2024
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Director PAR Explora, O'Higgins Other
Universidad de O'Higgins
Chile
2019 - 2024
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Associated Researcher Part Time
Fraunhofer IPK
Berlin, Alemania
2004 - 2005
Doctor Thesis:
- Mercedes Marzoa, Doctor Thesis Reviewing committee, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, 2025 (expected)
- Ahmed Ben Saad, Doctor Thesis Reviewing committee, ENS Paris-Saclay, France, October 2024
- MANTAU Aprinaldi Bin Jasa, Doctor Thesis Reviewing committee, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, December 2023
MSc/MTI Supervision:
- Ignacio Bugueno (Co-guided with Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile, 2025)
- Luis Cossio (Co-guided with Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile, 2023)
- Jose Dias Villa (Thesis Committee member, University of Chile, 2024)
- Robert Araya (Thesis Committee member, University of Chile, 2023)
- Paolo Morales (Thesis Committee member, University of Chile, 2020)
- Bastian Salinas (Thesis Committee member, University of Chile, 2019)
- Francisco Arriola (Thesis Committee member University of Chile, 2019)
- Pedro Orellana (Thesis Committee member, University of Chile; 2019)
- Maximiliano Rojas (Thesis Committee member University of Chile; 2018)
- Chihiro Nakatsuka (Master student; Kyoto University, 2016 - 2017)
- Li Li (Master student; Kyoto University, 2016 - 2017)
- Zhe Chen (Master; Kyoto University, 2016 - 2017)
- Tatsuya Suzuki (Master student; Kyoto University, 2015 - 2016)
- P. Berg (External Review, Gjovik University, Norway, 2011)
- P. Clark (External Review, Gjovik University, Norway, 2012)
- J. Kittilsen (External Review, Gjovik University, Norway, 2012)
- Matias Arena (Co-guided, University of Chile; 2009)
- Oscar Sanhueza (Co-guided, University of Chile; 2008)
- Hardy Franke (Co-guided, University of Chile, 2007)
MSc/MTI Ongoing Works:
- Ariel Zuniga (Universidad de O'Higgins, from 2024)
- Nicolas Araya (Universidad de O'Higgins, from 2024)
- Jose Astorga (Co-guided with Iván Sipirán, Universidad de Chile, from 2021)
Doctor thesis, Co-supervision (Informal)
- Dr. Mauricio Correa (Co-guided with Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile)
- Dr. Gabriel Hermosilla (Co-guided with Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile)
- Dr. Jose del Piano (Co-guided with Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile)
- 2025: General Chair of the 4th LACORO International Summer School on Robotics (www.lacoro.org), Rancagua, Chile
- 2024: General Chair of the 3rd LACORO International Summer School on Robotics (www.lacoro.org), Rancagua, Chile
- 2018 - 2021: Co-organizer of round tables to discuss about Chilean challenges and development in Robotics. Together with the Chilean Parlament Library and the Chile-Japan Inter-parlament group.
- 2021: General Chair of the First Chile-Japan Symposium on Field Robotics (Online due to COVID19 pandemic)
- 2019: General Chair of the IEEE RAS International Summer School on Robot Vision, Santiago, Chile
- 2019 & 2021: Lecturer of the AI in Robotics course at Universidad de Chile (Certification on AI for professionals)
- 2020: IEEE RAS Education Committee, Co-Chair
- 2024 - present: Applied Soft Computing Journal (Elsevier) [ASOC](https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/applied-soft-computing/about/editorial-board), **Editorial Board**
- 2017 - present: Journal [Information](http://www.mdpi.com/journal/information/editors), **Editorial Board**
- 2015 - present: Frontiers in Robotics and AI (Specialty section on Frontiers in Robotics and AI), Associate Editor
- 2018 - 2023: Journal [SCI](http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sci/editors), Advisory Board
- 2015 - 2016: Human safety and comfort in human-robot shared workspaces, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Research Topic Co-editor
- 2010-2011: ETHICAL project
- FP7 project of the European Commission for “Promoting International Debate on Ethical Implications of Data Collection, use and retention for Biometric and Medical Applications”.
- Participation: Part of the Universidad de Chile working group (attended several project’s meetings, in charge of one of the deliverables, etc).
- 2005 - 2006: FaceQS-Tool
- Design and development of a Face Detector, an Eye Detector, and a Pose Estimator.
- Software licensed to the Fraunhofer-IPK Institute, Berlin, and to the Federal German printing office for their e-passport production system.
- Research and development done at Universidad de Chile.
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Best poster award, IEEE RAS Poster competition
IEEE RAS
Chile, 2007
1st place award *IEEE RAS Poster competition*, LA Summer School on Robotics, Chile - Title: "Detection of AIBO and Humanoid Robots using Boosted Cascades". - Joint work with Matias Arenas.
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Best poster award, LACORO Poster competition
Latino American Summer School on Robotics
Chile, 2024
Best poster award by students Ariel Zuniga and Nicolas Araya, Master Students category
Thermal face recognition in unconstrained environments using histograms of LBP features |

Rodrigo Verschae
Associate Professor
Institute of Engineering Sciences
Universidad de O'Higgins
Rancagua, Chile

Javier Ruiz del Solar
Full Professor and Executive Director of the Advanced Mining Technology Center
Advanced Mining Technology Center & Electrical Engineering Department
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Patricio Loncomilla
Investigador adjunto
Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC)
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Gabriel Hermosilla
PROFESOR AUXILIAR
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Valparaíso, Chile