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Maxim Vochten is a Senior Researcher in the Robotics & Autonomous Systems unit at the Royal Military Academy (RMA) in Brussels, Belgium. He leads the team of RMA within the European Defence Funds project GENIUS (2024-2027) on robotic demining.
He earned his MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven in 2013 and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven in 2018. After his PhD, he continued working in the Robotics Research Group at KU Leuven as a Postdoctoral Researcher within the ERC Advanced Grant project ROBOTGENSKILL (2018-2024) as part of a team of 8 researchers, supervised by Prof. Joris De Schutter. The project focused on improving the generalization of human-demonstrated robot skills using invariance and was proposed based on the results of his PhD work. Within the project, he contributed to paper publications, assisted with the project management, acted as co-promotor of two PhD researchers, and supervised over 10 master’s thesis students.
Outside of the ROBOTGENSKILL project, he led the team of KU Leuven (4 researchers) in the Flanders Make ICON project PROROB (2021-2022) on VR-based robot programming. Furthermore, he was responsible for the allocation of didactical tasks in the Automation division of the Mechanical Engineering department at KU Leuven.
Starting in 2025, he joined the Royal Military Academy in Brussels. His activities include the research and development of robotic technologies to improve the detection and dismantling of mines.
Research interests
Maxim Vochten is interested in sensor perception, robot manipulation, motion planning, machine learning and learning from demonstration. His main expertise lies in 3D kinematics, state estimation, sensor-based robot control, numerical optimization, and optimal control.
Education/Academic qualification
Mechanics, PhD, Doctor of Engineering Science (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
Award Date: 5 Sept 2018
Mechanics, Master, Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
2011 → 2013
Mechanics, Bachelor, Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
2008 → 2011
External positions
Voluntary Research Associate, KU Leuven
1 Jan 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Keywords
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
- Robotics
- Robot control
- Robot manipulation
- Shared control
- Human-robot interation
- Human-robot collaboration
- State estimation
- QA76 Computer software
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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STEALTH: Swarm Technology for Enhanced Autonomous fLight and Tactical Handling
De cubber, G. (Promotor), Hasselmann, K. (Researcher), Capaldo, L. (Researcher) & Vochten, M. (Researcher)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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GENIUS: A GENIUS solution for Addressing Modern Challenges in Explosive Threat Neutralization
De cubber, G. (Promotor), Vandewal, M. (Promotor), Vochten, M. (Researcher), Lebecque, F. (Researcher), Tunon De Lara Ramos, M. E. L. (Researcher), Hasselmann, K. (Researcher), Le Flécher, E. (Researcher) & Carpi, L. (Researcher)
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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ATTENTION: Advanced Target dEtectioN, recogniTion and Identification based on multispectral inertial Odometry for Navigation
De cubber, G. (Promotor), Carpi, L. (Researcher) & Vochten, M. (Researcher)
1/12/25 → 30/11/29
Project: Research
Activities
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Invariant Motion Trajectory Similarity Measurement: Resolving Singularity Issues for Robust Invariant Rigid-Body Motion Recognition
Vochten, M. (PhD thesis director), De Schutter, J. (PhD thesis director) & Bruyninckx, H. (PhD thesis director)
8 Jul 2025Activity: Examination and mentoring › Member of a PhD jury
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Multi-UAV geometrical area coverage using gradient descent
Nguyên, T. (Speaker), Carpi, L. (Co-author), De cubber, G. (Co-author), Vochten, M. (Co-author), Casado Fauli, A. (Co-author) & Lauwens, B. (Co-author)
15 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral scientific presentation
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Research Day
Ferreira Azevedo, A. (Organiser), Kechagiadakis, G. (Organiser), De cubber, G. (Organiser), Simoens, B. (Organiser), Neyt, X. (Organiser), Vergote, M. (Member of programme committee), Bourguignon, N. (Organiser), Massart, J. (Organiser), Dumont, C. (Organiser), Robbe, C. (Organiser), Marinus, B. (Organiser), De Clerck, B. (Organiser), Van Hoeymissen, S. (Organiser), Salatino, A. (Organiser), Delvaux, S. (Organiser), Ceulemans, C. (Organiser), De Meulenaere, K. (Organiser), Acheroy, S. (Participant), Adriaens, A. (Participant), Agrebi, A. (Participant), Ameloot, C. (Participant), André, M. (Participant), Andrei, A.-M. (Participant), Arhant, Y. (Participant), Atikpo, P. (Participant), Avirović, M. (Participant), Baron, A.-C. (Participant), Belpaire, G. (Participant), Benhassine, M. (Participant), Bequet, R. (Organiser), Bernardi, A. (Participant), Beumier, C. (Participant), Boeckx, K. (Participant), Bokri, A. (Participant), Bourguignon, N. (Participant), Lopera Tellez, O. (Organiser), Verhaegen, C. (Organiser), Boucetta, D. (Organiser), Capaldo, L. (Participant), Carrasquel Vera, J. (Participant), Chantrain, S. (Participant), Corluy, H. (Participant), Croix, A. (Participant), Daems, D. (Participant), De Carvalho, D. (Participant), De Coster, R. (Participant), De Ridder, S. (Participant), Debatty, T. (Participant), Defresnes, O. (Participant), Deleu, A. (Participant), Delsaute, B. (Participant), Delvaux, S. (Participant), Denolf, K. (Participant), Dequick, B. (Participant), Deshpande, S. (Participant), Desmet, N. (Participant), Dethye, C. (Participant), Dewulf, S. (Participant), Di Matteo, M. (Participant), Dimitrova, D. (Participant), Doroftei, L. (Participant), Doucet, M. (Participant), Dumortier, P. (Participant), Durnez, C. (Participant), Ebrahimbabaie Varnosfaderani, P. (Participant), Engels, T. (Participant), Enting, M. (Participant), Monteiro Fernandes, J. T. (Participant), Fernandez Velasco, L. (Participant), Foerster, F. (Participant), Gallant, J. (Participant), Gallo, E. (Participant), Gianni, I. (Participant), Glorieux, V. (Participant), Gomes, W. (Participant), Groeseneken, R. (Participant), Grosu, V. (Participant), Gugliotta, A. (Participant), Harmel, F. (Participant), Hasselmann, K. (Participant), Heuchamps, A. (Participant), Hurtado Erasso, C. A. (Participant), Jacobs, M. (Participant), Jacqmin, P.-A. (Participant), Janssens, B. (Participant), Jeunieau, L. (Participant), Joassin, V. (Participant), Joly, J. (Participant), Karli, R. (Participant), Komendová, L. (Participant), Le Nir, V. (Participant), Lepage, G. (Participant), Liénardy, J. (Participant), Lopez Rodriguez, L. (Participant), Louche, F. (Participant), Malfait, A. (Participant), Mansouri, Z. (Participant), Martin, A. (Participant), Matsuzaki, M. (Participant), Melo Bravo, P. (Participant), Milakovic, L. (Participant), Mimassi, J. (Participant), Miranda Vicario, A. (Participant), Né, É. (Participant), Nikolov, G. (Participant), Nishio, Y. (Participant), Nita, C. (Participant), Nsiampa, N. (Participant), Olarte, R. O. (Participant), Ongena, J. (Participant), Papili, S. (Participant), Papy, A. (Participant), Rahal, K. (Participant), Ranete, R. (Participant), Rennotte, S. (Participant), Lo Bue, S. (Participant), Rhouma, Y. (Participant), Rosar Longin, J. (Participant), Ruiz, F. (Participant), Simon, R. (Participant), Sousa Da Rocha, P. (Participant), Stirbu, B. (Participant), Stoz, A. (Participant), Tarhan, A. (Participant), ter Haar, T. (Participant), Tosato, F. (Participant), Tunon De Lara Ramos, M. E. L. (Participant), Van Audenhoven, J. (Participant), Van Cauter, M. (Participant), Van Cutsem, J. (Participant), Van Puyvelde, M. (Participant), Vancaeyzeele, T. (Participant), Vanvolsem, P. (Participant), Vervier, M. (Participant), Vochten, M. (Participant), Voets, F. (Participant) & Warnier, D. (Participant)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Organising a conference, workshop, ... (at RMA)
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Using invariant theory to extend the extrapolation capabilities of robot learning from demonstration methodologies
Burlizzi, R. (none), Vochten, M. (PhD thesis director), Aertbeliën, E. (PhD thesis director), De Schutter, J. (PhD thesis director) & Bruyninckx, H. (PhD thesis director)
1 Oct 2021 → 1 Oct 2026Activity: Examination and mentoring › Member of the advisory committee of a PhD
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21st International Symposium on Mine Action 2025
Vochten, M. (Participant) & Tunon De Lara Ramos, M. E. L. (Participant)
1 Apr 2025 → 3 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event (conference, measurement campaign, ...) › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...