Olivier Simonin Professor in Computer Science Head of Inria team CHROMA (Inria Lyon & Inria Grenoble) INSA de Lyon, Telecom. Dept., Université de Lyon, France Member of CITI Lab.

• 2020-2024 H2020 robotics "BugWright2" project
  Autonomous Robotic Inspection and Maintenance on Ship Hulls and Storage Tanks
  Project led by C. Pradalier (CNRS/GeorgiaTech Metz)
  I am in charge of work-package "multi-robot inspection"
  Funding for CITI/INSA Chroma and Agora teams : 610K€
  
• 2015-2019 H2020 Ecsel "ENABLE-S3" project
  European Initiative to Enable Validation for Highly Automated Safe and Secure Systems
  Funding for Chroma team : 650K€
  
• 2017-2018 PHC Franco-Roumain "DRONEM" with University of Cluj-Napoca
  Optimizing Data Delivery in Multi-robot Network Patrolling using Machine Learning
  co-head with Gabriela Czibula, Prof. Univ. Cluj-Napoca
  
• 2014-2015 PHC Franco-Tchèque "Murotex" with University of Prague CTU
  Multi-agent coordination in robotic exploration and reconnaissance missions
  co-head with Jan Faigl, CTU University of Prague, partner : MAIA/LARSEN Inria Nancy team
  
• 2009-14 InTraDE European Interreg IVB project
  ''Intelligent Transportation for Dynamic Environment''
  Academic partners : LAGIS Polytech'Lille (Head, R. Merzouki), Dublin university, Liverpool university.
  I supervized with O. Buffet the PhD. thesis of Mohamed Tlig.
• 2006-2009 PHC Proteus with Slovenia
  Multi-robot cooperation and platooning
  co-head with Prof. Drago Matko, University of Ljubljana, Head of LAMS (Laboratory of Autonomous Mobile Systems)
  
• 2006-09 STIC-Asie "SCOUT"
  "Survey of catastrophe and observation in Urban territories"
  Academic Partners : MICA, IRD and IFI Hanoï (Vietnam), LIAMA (China, Bejing), TAO (INRIA)
• Member of the european consortium "FIRAcup mobile robotics" 2004-2007
  Academic Partners : Universities of Dortmund, Twente, Vienna, Ljubljana

National and local projects

• 2020-2023 AI Chair "REMEMBER" (ANR) Learning Reasoning, Memory and Behavior.
  Chair led by C. Wolf (INSA/LIRIS), involving O. Simonin (INSA/CITI), L. Matignon (Lyon1/LIRIS) and J. Dibangoye (INSA/CITI)
  Funding 520 K€
  

• 2019-2022 ANR "DELICIO" Data and Prior, Machine Learning and Control.
  Project led by C. Wolf (INSA/LIRIS), involving LAGEP lab (CNRS Lyon), CITI-Chroma team (INSA/Inria) and ONERA (Paris)
  Funding 510 K€
  

• 2019-2022 Inria-DGA AI project "Dynaflock"
  Project led by O. Simonin and involving Inria Dante team (I. Guerin-Laasous, Lyon1/LIP). Funding 250 K€
  

• Inria ADT CORDES 2017-19 and COLOC 2019-2020 projects
  Coordination d'une Flotte de Drones Connectés pour la Cartographie 3D d'édifices (CORDES)
  Cooperative Localization of UAVs in Outdoor Environments (COLOC)
  Projects Led by O. Simonin
  Funding 3 years research engineer
  

• 2017-19 COMODYS FIL project
  COoperative Multi-robot Observation of DYnamic human poSes
  co-lead with L. Matignon (Lyon1/LIRIS).
  
• 2014-2016 BQR CROME INSA de Lyon
  Coordination d'une flottille de RObots mobiles pour l'analyse Multi-vue de scènes complExes
  Led by O. Simonin, involving C. Wolf and L. Matignon.
• 2014-2016 BQR CROME INSA de Lyon
  Coordination d'une flottille de RObots mobiles pour l'analyse Multi-vue de scènes complExes
  Led by O. Simonin, involving C. Wolf and L. Matignon.

Past projects :

• 2010-2013 CPER projet Informatique Située Région Lorraine (LORIA/Inria)
  Head : O. Simonin
  
• 2009-2012 Projet ANR Défi Robotique "Carotte"
  Winner of the third edition !
  Parterns : LISA/Univ. Angers (porteur P. Lucidarme), MAIA (INRIA/LORIA).

Contact Information

CITI-Inria Lab. Office: 119 Mailing address: CITI-Inria Lab. Bat. Claude Chappe, 6 avenue des Arts 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France

+33 (0)472 436 422 office +33 (0)472 437 322 lab (Assistant) +33 (0)472 436 227 lab fax (telling me beforehand) olivier (dot) simonin (at) insa-lyon (dot) fr