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“To further advance the state of the art in robotics we need the integration of knowledge and experience from many different scientific disciplines. Multidisciplinarity and effective collaboration are key to our success."
Research profile
Elena Torta is an assistant professor in the Robotics section of the Mechanical Engineering department of the Eindhoven University of Technology.
Her research addresses the control and world modeling aspect of collaborative robots. Particularly she addresses use cases in human-robot and robot-robot collaboration. She holds a PhD cum laude from the IE&IS department of TU/e and is experienced and fascinated by research problems that cross disciplinary boundaries. She has performed several human-robot interaction studies that lead to computational models actionable by robotics control algorithms. Before she was appointed assistant professor, she held a position as a software architect at ASML for five years.
Academic background
Elena Tortaholds a BSc degree in Computer Science and Automation Engineering from Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy), followed by an MSc degree from the same institute in 2009. She did her master’s thesis research at the Technical University of Denmark. In 2010 she joined Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as a Ph.D. student. After obtaining her Ph.D. degree cum laude in 2014, she joined ASML, where she progressed from design engineer to a software functional cluster architect (2017) and then to algorithm deployment (using Matlab) competence leader in 2018. In 2019 she joined TU/e as an assistant professor.
Affiliated with
EAISI (assistant professor startup package)
External positions
Software architect, ASML Netherlands
1 Mar 2014 → 31 Aug 2019
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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24MKB019 DYNAMIC-SOLAR " Dynamic Swarm Coordination for Solar Irradiance Mapping andMonitoring"
Torta, E. (Project Manager), Chanfreut Palacio, P. (Project member), Beumer, R. M. (Project member) & de Vos, K. (Project member)
28/02/25 → 31/08/27
Project: Third tier
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101100707 AI-matters; "AI MAnufacturing Testing and experimenTation network for EuRopean Industries"
van de Molengraft, M. J. G. (Project Manager), Senden, J. P. F. (Project member), Kolodko, I. (Project member), Deogan, A. S. (Project member), Bindels, B. H. T. (Project member), van den Brandt, G. (Project member), Steinbuch, M. (Project member), van Beek, F. (Project member), Torta, E. (Project member), Teurlings, P. (Project member), Meulendijks, D. (Project member), Hameeteman, D. (Project member), van Steen, J. J. (Project member), Saccon, A. (Project member), Arslan, Ö. (Project member), Elfring, J. (Project member) & Verhees, E. D. T. (Project member)
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Third tier
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22.0024 TKI "AMBER"
Torta, E. (Project Manager), van der Horst, A. (Project member), van de Molengraft, M. J. G. (Project member), Suichies, E. J. (Project member) & Vissers, C. M. E. (Project member)
1/01/21 → 31/12/29
Project: Third tier
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CRT STA "Robotic learning of safety-critical cognitive skills from human demonstrations"
Torta, E. (Project Manager) & Sen, B. (Project member)
21/06/21 → 20/06/25
Project: First tier
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KSERA: Knowledgable SErvice Robots for Aging (KSERA)
Cuijpers, R. H. (Project Manager), Torta, E. (Project member), Bouwhuis, D. G. (Project member), Meesters, L. M. J. (Project member), Juola, J. F. (Project member), van der Pol, D. (Project member) & Johnson, D. O. (Project member)
1/02/10 → 31/01/13
Project: Research direct
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Mobile robot defensive wayfinding for incomplete and ambiguous route instructions
Chen, H. L. (Corresponding author), Torta, E., Bruyninckx, H. & Molengraft, R. V. D., Feb 2026, In: Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 196, 16 p., 105246.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Predicting and Sharing of Multi-Human Intentions in Multi-Robot Systems: A Bayesian Approach
Verhees, E. D. T. (Corresponding author), van der Vorst, S. W. F., Elfring, J., Reniers, M. A., Molengraft, van de, M. J. G. & Torta, E., 4 Mar 2026, In: International Journal of Social Robotics. 18, 3, 19 p., 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Structure-aware constraint configuration for distributed online trajectory generators: An application to mobile robot navigation
de Vos, K. (Corresponding author), Minten, T., Bruyninckx, H., van de Molengraft, R., Krishnamoorthy, D. & Torta, E., Oct 2026, In: Control Engineering Practice. 175, 14 p., 107135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Visualizing Impedance Control in Augmented Reality for Teleoperation: Design and User Evaluation
van den Brandt, G., van Beek, F. & Torta, E., 1 Jul 2026, arXiv.org, 6 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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3D Oriented Human Bounding Box Estimation via Monocular Vision and Auto-labeling by Large Pre-trained Neural Models
Orhan, S. (Corresponding author), Torta, E. & Arslan, Ö., 26 Feb 2025, Human-Friendly Robotics 2024: HFR: 17th International Workshop on Human-Friendly Robotics. Paolillo, A., Giusti, A. & Abbate, G. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 182-196 15 p. (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics (SPAR); vol. 35).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2025
Barakova, E. I. (Chair), Tetteroo, D. (Organiser), Li, J. (Organiser), Winters, A. K. M. (Organiser), Cuijpers, R. H. (Organiser), Perugia, G. (Organiser) & Torta, E. (Organiser)
26 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
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Robot Navigation Using Live Semantic Data from Building Digital Twins
Pauwels, P. (Speaker) & Torta, E. (Speaker)
28 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Courses
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Human-robot interaction
Cuijpers, R. H., Barakova, E. I., Torta, E. & Perugia, G. 1/09/15 → 31/08/26
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Mobile robot control
Course
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Project robots everywhere
Cuijpers, R. H., van de Molengraft, M. J. G., Royakkers, L. M. M., Borghuis, V. A. J., Barakova, E. I. & Torta, E. 1/09/13 → 31/08/26
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Press/Media
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Eindhoven University of Technology Researchers Describe Findings in Robotics (Behavior adaptation for mobile robots via semantic map compositions of constraint-based controllers)
Torta, E. & Bruyninckx, H. P. J.
5/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Study Findings from Eindhoven University of Technology Provide New Insights into Robotics (Live Semantic Data From Building Digital Twins for Robot Navigation: Overview of Data Transfer Methods)
27/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Interview Margriet van der Heijden: ‘The challenge is how we, as a university, make our voice heard within the cacophony of (dis)information’
Torta, E., van der Meel, R. & van der Heijden, M.
3/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Margriet van der Heijden: 'The challenge is how we make our voice heard within the cacophony of (dis)information'
Torta, E., van der Meel, R. & van der Heijden, M.
3/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Floor Alkemade is researching how the energy transition can be sped up
29/12/22
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment