Lucio R. Salinas
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Experience

Summary of current roles, research trajectory, education, memberships, awards, and reviewing activity.

Current positions

Assistant Researcher

CONICET – Instituto de Automática (INAUT), Universidad Nacional de San Juan · 2019–present

  • Main topic: teleoperation and control of uncrewed vehicles.
  • Development and implementation of control and autonomous navigation algorithms for mobile robots.
  • Design of human-robot interfaces and simulation/experimentation environments.

Instructor / Assistant Lecturer

Universidad Nacional de San Juan – Facultad de Ingeniería · 2024–present

  • Part-time appointment in the Department of Electronics and Automation.
  • Courses: Identification, Simulation and Optimization; Signals and Systems.
  • Additional appointment in the Graduate Program in Control Systems Engineering; course in Analog Electronics.

Research track record

Research Associate

University of Bristol – School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology · 2021–2024

  • Worked within the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and Department of Engineering Mathematics.
  • Designed and implemented a digital twin of multi-UAV systems for environmental monitoring, wildfire response, and humanitarian applications.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), AC3E · 2015–2016

  • Research on autonomous machinery for agriculture and mining.
  • Work on exteroceptive sensing, outdoor navigation, and human-machine interaction.

Assistant Researcher

CONICET – Instituto de Automática, UNSJ · 2016–2019

  • Development of control and autonomous navigation algorithms for mobile robots.
  • Design of human-robot interfaces and simulation platforms.