I am happy to support PhD and Postdoctoral applications, such as those offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Humboldt Research Fellowship, and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Postdoctoral Fellowships, among others.

If you are seeking a supervisor for your thesis, please do not hesitate to contact me. I maintain a list of interesting projects, both theoretical and applied, but I am also interested in supervising other projects as long as they align with my interests. Here you can find a broad collection of possible projects that I am currently interested in.

Thesis resources

A Thesis Proposal Template A Thesis Template How to Be a Good Graduate Student (and advisor)
Ten Simple Rules for Graduate Students Ten Simple Rules for Choosing between Industry and Academia

Thesis Offers

Currently, I don't have a public list of thesis offers. Thus, get in touch with me if you are interested in topics related to my publications, ongoing projects, previous supervised theses.

Mentored, Supervised and Examined Theses

Category Total Women Women % Men Men %
PhD Theses 5 0 0% 5 100%
Master Theses 27 6 22% 21 77%
Bachelor Theses 9 0 0% 9 100%
R&D Projects 6 0 0% 6 100%
All 47 6 12% 41 87%

PhD Theses: Mentored, Supervised or Examined

Date Institution Name Mentors Examiners Title
Ongoing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Malte Kuhlmann Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Wolfgang Nejdl ROMEO: Robot-MEdiated Object manipulation with haptic feedback
Ongoing Universidade de Pernambuco (Brazil) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) João Vinícius Ribeiro de Andrade Bruno Fernandes & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Bruno Fernandes & Wolfgang Nejdl Federated Learning for Demand Forecasting and Resource Optimization in Distributed Environments
Ongoing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Wadhah Zai El Amri Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Wolfgang Nejdl ACROSS: A Deformation-Based Cross-Modal Representation for Robotic Tactile Perception
Ongoing Technische Universität München Josip Josifovski Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Alois Christian Knoll Continual Domain Randomization
2025 Dec Universidade de Pernambuco Angel Ayala Maldonado Bruno José Torres Fernandes & Francisco Javier Cruz Naranjo Sebastian Houben & Jana Jost & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & João Fausto Lorenzato de Oliveira Decoupled Sensorimotor Self-Predictive Representation for Object-Goal Autonomous Navigation with a Quadcopter

Master Theses

Date Institution Name Supervisors Examiners Title
Ongoing Universidade de Pernambuco Diego Roberto Roche Palacios Bruno Fernandes & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Bruno Fernandes & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Lossless Preprocessing Communication-Efficiency in Federated Learning
Ongoing Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Miguel Angel Quiñones Ramírez Víctor Uc-Cetina & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Víctor Uc-Cetina & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Optimizing Model-Free Reinforcement Learning Exploration Strategies
Ongoing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Thilo Bartels Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Wadhah Zai El Amri & Bruno Fernandes Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Domain Incremental Learning for Semantic Segmentation of Invasive Plant Species
Ongoing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Heinz Renziehausen Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Bruno Fernandes Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Maximizing Points in Formula Student Driverless: An Optimization Approach to Autonomous Software Design
2026 May Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Mukul Sharma Malte Kuhlmann Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Knowledge Graph-Filtered Reasoning-Augmented Generation for Factual Open-Domain Question Answering
2026 Feb Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Daniel Kozirevs Wadhah Zai El Amri Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Seamless Sensor Translation: Enhancing Grasp Stability Detection from BioTac to DIGIT
2026 Feb Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Ayoub Guezguez Malte Kuhlmann Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Thinking before Acting: A Reasoning Augmented Generation Approach to Tool Calling for Social Robots
2026 Feb Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Mohamed Taher Arab Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Autonomous Object Transport System for the Pepper Robot in Office Environments
2024 Dec Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Minghao Jiang Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Marius Lindauer & Wolfgang Nejdl Sound Source Localization for Contact Detection on Bionic Robot Surfaces
2024 Aug Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Yue Zhou Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Marius Lindauer & Wolfgang Nejdl Integration of Pepper Robot with ROS2 Middleware
2024 Aug Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Qizhen Hou Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Marius Lindauer & Wolfgang Nejdl Multimodal Object Recognition
2024 Jul Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Danik Hollatz Max Pfingsthorn & Tamas Kapelner & Simon Boeder & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Exploring the Limitations of 3D Scene Reconstruction for Mobile Robotics
2024 Mar Universität Bremen André Felmet Raúl Domínguez & Miguel Bande Firvida Frank Kirchner & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Episodic Long-Term Memory for Autonomous Robotic Planetary Exploration
2024 Feb Universität Osnabrück Reem Farah Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Elia Bruni & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Understanding the Punishment Effects on Temporal Difference Algorithms
2024 Jan Universität Bremen Hannes Gelbhardt Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Frank Kirchner & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Ambient Air Pollutants Prediction: Enhancing Established Regional Forecasting Systems for Urban Environments Using Machine Learning
2022 Sep Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) and Universität Hochschule Karlsruhe (HKA) Oscar Alberto Juiña Quilachamín Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Martin Kipfmüller & Frank Kirchner Development of 3D Printed Fingerprint for Robotic Hands and Grippers
2021 Jun Aarhus University Kristian Kristensen Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Dimitris Chrysostomou Towards Better Multimodal Object Recognition
2021 Jun Aarhus University Daniel Daugaard Buhl & Lasse Emil Ranulph Bonner Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Dimitris Chrysostomou Biologically Inspired Multimodal Fusion Learning for Robotic Object Recognition
2020 Jan Aarhus University Mads Eriksen & Laimonas Ignas Bendikas Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Alexandros Iosifidis Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Dimitris Chrysostomou Advantages of Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning in Continuous Task Environments
2019 Oct Aarhus University Judit Torma Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Søren Holdt Jensen A Requirement Proposal for a Voice-Gender Masking Application
2019 May Universidad de Chile Rodrigo Javier Pérez Dattari Javier Ruiz-del-Solar & Carlos Celemin Felipe Tobar & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Interactive Learning with Corrective Feedback for Continuous-Action Policies Based on Deep Neural Networks
2018 Jun Aarhus University Casper Bonn Beenfeldt Andersen Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Dimitris Chrysostomou Head and Gaze Detector for Human-Robot Interaction Applications
2017 Dec Universität Hamburg Daniel T. Kreischer Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Cornelius Weber Neural Forecasting of the Sharpness of Images Taken by Walking Humanoid Robots
2017 May Universität Hamburg Melanie Remmels Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Stefan Wermter & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Comparison of Behaviour-Based Architectures for Human-Robot Collaboration in a Package Delivery Task
2016 Dec Universität Hamburg Sibel Toprak Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Stefan Wermter & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Brain-Inspired Visuo-Haptic Object Recognition
2016 Nov Universität Hamburg Tobias Hinz Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Sven Magg Stefan Wermter & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero An Evolutionary Approach to Optimize the Hyperparameters of Convolutional Neural Networks
2014 Oct Universität Hamburg Chris Stahlhut Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Stefan Wermter & Cornelius Weber Learning to Reach with Interactive Reinforcement Learning

Bachelor Theses

Date Institution Name Supervisors Examiners Title
Ongoing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Niklas Stoffers Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Bruno Fernandes & Wadhah Zai El Amri Wolfgang Nejdl & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Robust Recognition of Invasive Plant Species Under Variable Conditions
2025 Feb Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover Abdalaziz Hussein Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Marius Lindauer & Wolfgang Nejdl The Pepper Hat: An Open-Hardware Add-on for Fast Software Development for the Pepper Robot
2019 Jan Aarhus University Lasse Østerberg Sangild Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Dimitris Chrysostomou A Dynamic Island-based Genetic Algorithm for Neural Networks
2018 Oct Universität Hamburg Thorsten Ploss Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Matthias Kerzel Matthias Kerzel Prototype of a Virtual Contact Sensor Using Neuronal Networks to Analyse Body-Borne Sound
2017 Dec Universität Hamburg Jose Alberto Rodriguez Parra Flores Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Johannes Twiefel Bio-Inspired Auditory Signal Processing for Speech Recognition
2017 Dec Universität Hamburg Tim Reipschläger Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Cornelius Weber Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Cornelius Weber Can Robot Nociception Increase the Human-Likeness of Grasping Postures?
2017 Dec Universität Hamburg Yang Li Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Xavier Hinaut Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Xavier Hinaut Comparison of Design Methodologies of Echo State Networks
2016 Oct Universität Hamburg Thomas Klinger Cornelius Weber Cornelius Weber & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Analysis of Spectral Data using Similarity Search
2015 Mar Universität Hamburg Jonas Sperling Cornelius Weber Cornelius Weber & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Structural Interference in Approach and Avoidance Behaviors by a Neurally Controlled Robot

MSc Research and Development Projects

Date Institution Name Supervisors Examiners Title
2021 Jun Aarhus University Mathias Nyberg Grønne Peter Gorm Larsen & Casper Thule Peter Gorm Larsen & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Group Based Optimization
2021 Jan Aarhus University Hanshuo Yang Erdal Kayacan Erdal Kayacan & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Vision-Based State Estimation Towards High-Speed Flight with a Quadrotor
2021 Jan Aarhus University Kristoffer Fogh Andersen Erdal Kayacan Erdal Kayacan & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Vision-Based State Estimation Towards High-Speed Flight with a Quadrotor
2020 Jun Aarhus University Mads M. Beck Jalil Boudjadar Jalil Boudjadar & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Energy Efficient Time Synchronisation on Sensor Networks
2020 Jan Aarhus University Frode S. N. Pedersen & Mathias Haudgaard Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero & Lukas Esterle Autonomous Cars: A Study on Reflex Behaviour and Direct Perception Based Methods
2019 Jan Aarhus University Théo Morales Alexandros Iosifidis Alexandros Iosifidis & Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero A Study on the State of the Art of Single-Image 3D Reconstruction
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