Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero
Research Group Leader
Leibniz Universität Hannover
L3S Research Center
Appelstrasse 4
30167 Hannover, Germany
nicolas.navarro@l3s.de
https://www.l3s.de/
I am a robotics and artificial intelligence researcher with a passion for applied robotics and automation research. I am particularly interested in academic-industrial partnerships for the development of knowledge-intensive R&D solutions to address socially relevant challenges, including welfare, agriculture, disaster relief, and humanitarian demining.
I have always advocated for the holistic development of robots, i.e., considering both hardware and software, which I believe perfectly aligns with the concepts of embodied and developmental robotics. Further, I also believe that robotic development should be human-centric, fully embracing its impact on society and the environment. Taking all of this into consideration, I regard robotics as a highly multidisciplinary endeavor that requires not only engineers from different disciplines but also expertise from the natural sciences and humanities.
My list of research interests is diverse; however, I believe they are well-aligned with this holistic view of robot development for socially relevant challenges. My most direct research interests include:
- Human-Centered Robotics
- Human-Robot Collaboration
- Assistive Robotics
- Service Robots
- Cognitive Systems
- Cognitive Robotics
- Neurorobotics
- Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
- Bio-inspired Perceptual Systems & Signal Processing
Recent Projects
Latest Publications
View my publications sorted by category, chronologically*, or alternatively, in 
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FedP2PAvg: A Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Framework for Federated Learning in Non-IID Scenarios
Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning – ICANN 2025. vol. 16068 of LNCS, pp. 391-403. Kaunas, Lithuania. International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) Sep 2025. Fernandes, Bruno J. T.; Freire, Agostinho; Andrade, João V. R.; Silva, Leandro H. S.; Navarro-Guerrero, Nicolás
DOI, PDF, URL, bib file. bibkey: Fernandes2026FedP2PAvg ©2025 The Authors.
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DLS-FTS: Dynamic Lag Selection Fuzzy Time Series for Non-Stationary Environments
Under Review in IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society. pp. 1-13. Sep 2025. Andrade, João V. R.; Freire, Agostinho; Oliveira, João F. L.; S. Silva, Leandro Honorato; Farias, Igor; Navarro-Guerrero, Nicolás; Nejdl, Wolfgang; Fernandes, Bruno J. T.
bibkey: deAndrade2025DLSFTS ©2025 The Authors.
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Advances in Compliance Detection: Novel Models Using Vision-Based Tactile Sensors
IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL). pp. 1-8. Prague, Czech Republic. Sep 2025. Li, Ziteng; Kuhlmann, Malte; Nisky, Ilana; Navarro-Guerrero, Nicolás
DOI, PDF, URL, bib file. bibkey: Li2025Advances Supplementary material ©2025 The Authors.
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ACROSS: A Deformation-Based Cross-Modal Representation for Robotic Tactile Perception
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). pp. 5836-5842. Atlanta, GA, USA. May 2025. Zai El Amri, Wadhah; Kuhlmann, Malte; Navarro-Guerrero, Nicolás
DOI, PDF, URL, bib file. bibkey: ZaiElAmri2025ACROSS Supplementary material ©2025 IEEE The Authors.
Latest News
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Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2026)
16 Sep 2026 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAIR, COMMITTEE, CONFERENCE, ORGANIZATION,
Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2026), which will be held in Kyoto, Japan, between September 15th and 18th, 2026.
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Co-organizer: Latin American Summer School on Cognitive Robotics (LACORO 2025)
08 Dec 2025 | COMMITTEE, SUMMER SCHOOL, ORGANIZATION,
Co-organizer of the Latin American Summer School on Robotics (LACORO 2025) to be held in Rancagua, Chile between the 9th and the 13th of December 2025.
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Participation: NII Shonan Meeting: Next Generation Cognitive Robotics
17 Nov 2025 | SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
Participant in the NII Shonan Meeting NO.220: “Next Generation Cognitive Robotics: Nurturing Embodied Intelligence for a Symbiotic Future with Humans and AI.” The NII Shonan Meetings follow the style of the Dagstuhl Seminars and are managed by the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan.
The seminar will be held at the Shonan Village Center in Japan between the 17th to the 20th of November 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Participation: 15th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology (BRAGFOST) Symposium
06 Nov 2025 | SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
Participant in the 15th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology (BRAGFOST) Symposium funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The Symposium will be held at Mannheim, Germany between the 6th to the 9th of November 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Academic Workshop From Body to Mind
The Role of Embodiment in Human Thought and Learning
22 Oct 2025 | TALK, SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
I presented our current research on Tactile Perception at the Academic Workshop From Body to Mind held at the Italian Institute of Technology – CHT Center, Genoa, between the 21st and the 23rd of October 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Journal Track Chair: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2025)
16 Sep 2025 | JOURNAL TRACK CHAIR, COMMITTEE, CONFERENCE, ORGANIZATION,
Journal Track Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2025) to be held in Prague, the Czech Republic, 16th to 19th Sep. 2025.
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Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2026)
16 Sep 2026 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAIR, COMMITTEE, CONFERENCE, ORGANIZATION,
Diversity and Inclusion Co-Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2026), which will be held in Kyoto, Japan, between September 15th and 18th, 2026.
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Co-organizer: Latin American Summer School on Cognitive Robotics (LACORO 2025)
08 Dec 2025 | COMMITTEE, SUMMER SCHOOL, ORGANIZATION,
Co-organizer of the Latin American Summer School on Robotics (LACORO 2025) to be held in Rancagua, Chile between the 9th and the 13th of December 2025.
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Participation: NII Shonan Meeting: Next Generation Cognitive Robotics
17 Nov 2025 | SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
Participant in the NII Shonan Meeting NO.220: “Next Generation Cognitive Robotics: Nurturing Embodied Intelligence for a Symbiotic Future with Humans and AI.” The NII Shonan Meetings follow the style of the Dagstuhl Seminars and are managed by the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Japan.
The seminar will be held at the Shonan Village Center in Japan between the 17th to the 20th of November 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Participation: 15th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology (BRAGFOST) Symposium
06 Nov 2025 | SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
Participant in the 15th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology (BRAGFOST) Symposium funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
The Symposium will be held at Mannheim, Germany between the 6th to the 9th of November 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Academic Workshop From Body to Mind
The Role of Embodiment in Human Thought and Learning
22 Oct 2025 | TALK, SEMINAR, OUTREACH, PARTICIPANT,
I presented our current research on Tactile Perception at the Academic Workshop From Body to Mind held at the Italian Institute of Technology – CHT Center, Genoa, between the 21st and the 23rd of October 2025. For more information on the workshop, click here.
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Journal Track Chair: IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2025)
16 Sep 2025 | JOURNAL TRACK CHAIR, COMMITTEE, CONFERENCE, ORGANIZATION,
Journal Track Chair at the IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL 2025) to be held in Prague, the Czech Republic, 16th to 19th Sep. 2025.