Gabriel Urbain
PhD student and Research assistant in Robotics and Machine learning
Experience
UGent
PhD Student - Research Assistant at AIRO, IDLab - imec
Project: Design of closed-loop biologically-inspired gaits on quadruped robots working in dynamic and noisy environments using reservoir computing and other standard machine learning techniques. Human Brain Project, Neurorobotics Branch.
Since October 2015. Ghent, Belgium
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Visiting PhD Student
Topic: Machine Learning for low-level locomotion on thee HyQ robot. Dynamic Legged Systems Lab.
July - October 2018. Genoa, Italy
UMons
Researcher at the numediart Institute
Topic: Development of a Search Engine Based on Audio Similarities for Large Collections of Foley Sounds.. Research in partnership with Dame Blanche SA and CETIC.
February - October 2015. Mons, Belgium
Thales Alenia Space
Research and Innovation Internship
Topic: Feasibility Analysis of an Electro-Mechanical Control System for Ariane Rocket Boosters.
August - September 2013. Charleroi, Belgium
UMons
Research Initiation Internship
Topic: Semi-Automatic Creation of a 3D Model for the City of Mons.
July - August 2011. Mons, Belgium
UMons
Research Initiation Internship
Topic: Implementation of C/C++ Libraries in TRNSYS 16.1 for Heat Pump Study.
July - August 2010. Mons, Belgium
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Master Project at the Space Systems Laboratory
Topic: Calibration and Fusion of Stereoscopic and Time-of-Flight Cameras for Zero Gravity Targets Inspection. Passed with the highest mention.
June 2014 – November 2014. Cambridge, USA
ISAE | Supaero
Master of Science in AeroSpace Engineering
Double Master Degree trough T.I.M.E. Network. Major : Space Systems, Telecommunications and Networks.
August 2012 – November 2014. Toulouse, France
UMons | Faculté Polytechnique
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Major: Multimedia et Telecommunications. Graduated with Honors.
September 2011 – November 2014. Mons, Belgium
UMons | Faculté Polytechnique
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Graduated with Honors.
September 2008 – June 2011. Mons, Belgium
Publications and Patents
Body Randomization Reduces the Sim-to-Real Gap for Compliant Quadruped Locomotion
A. Vandesompele, G. Urbain, H. Mahmud, F. wyffels and J. Dambre. In Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 2019Calibration Method to Improve Transfer from Simulation to Quadruped Robots
G. Urbain, A. Vandesompele, F. wyffels and J. Dambre. In International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior. 2018Patent: Audio Search User Interface.
G. Urbain, A. Moinet, C. Frisson. European Patent Office number EP3430535. 2017Morphological Properties of Mass-Spring Networks for Optimal Locomotion Learning
G. Urbain, J. Degrave, B. Carette, F. wyffels and J. Dambre. In Frontiers in Neurorobotics. 2017A Semantic and Content-Based Search User Interface for Browsing Large Collections of Foley Sounds
G. Urbain, C. Frisson, A. Moinet and T. Dutoit. In: Audio Mostly - A conference on interaction with sound. 2016INSPECT Sensor Suite for On-Orbit Inspection and Characterization with Extravehicular Activity Spacecraft
D. Steinberg, T. Sheerin and G. Urbain. In: 45th International Conference on Environmental Systems. 2015Download
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A PDF version of my resume can also be downloaded in English or in French (for the last version, please refer to the english document).
Languages
Français (native)
English (fluent. TOEFL IBT 105/120 in 2014)
Nederlands (good)
Español (basic)
Italiano (basic)
IT skills
Operating Systems | Middleware Linux • Embedded Linux • Windows • ROS • Docker Programming C • C++ • Python • Matlab • Java • Bash • VHDL • OpenCV • Git • LaTeX Embedded Platforms Low-level development on: X86 • Atmel AVR (Arduinos, self-designed boards) • ARM (BeagleBone, RaspberryPI, Odroid) • Neuromorphic Hardware (SpiNNaker, BrainScaleS)
Technical skills
Embedded Systems • Image and Audio Processing • Neural Networks • Machine Learning • Robotics • Electronics • Telecommunications • Space Systems
Associative Life
Human Brain Project (HBP) Student Representative Elected Student Representative at the HBP Education Programme Committee until May 2019.
iRobotique Administrator Development of robot platforms for competitions or societal purpose. Museomix Administrator, communication team Organization of hackatons and events confronting people from technological and cultural backgrounds to define the future of museum mediation in Belgium Hobbies Gent University Symphonic Orchestra (2016-present) • Gent Alumni and Staff Orchestra (2017-present) • Sailing (2014) • CubeSat (2012-2014) • Scuba Diving (2013-2014) • Supaero Jazz Band (2012-2014) • Rowing (2013) • Winner of a GDF Suez scholarship (2012) • Student Regional Committee (2009-2012) • Board of Faculty (2011-2012) • Commission of Academic Program Evaluation (2011-2012) • Board of Libraries (2010-2011) • Student Culture Committee (2010-2011) • Jazz Band Baudour (2001-2011) • Drums • Trumpet • Piano • Choral