Introduction Teleoperated robotic manipulators allow us to bring human dexterity and
cognition to hard-to-reach places on Earth and in space. In long-distance teleoperation …

This letter takes a first step towards the analysis of safety and performance critical
computational tasks for autonomous robots. Our contribution is a safety-performance (SP) …

As testified by new regulations like the European AI act, the worries about the societal
impact of (autonomous) software technologies are becoming of public concern. Social and …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has pervaded everyday life, reshaping the landscape of business,
economy, and society through the alteration of interactions and connections among …

Autonomous systems, such as drones and rescue robots, are increasingly used during
emergencies. They deliver services and provide situational awareness that facilitate …

Embodied robots which can interact with their environment and neighbours are increasingly
being used as a test case to develop Artificial Intelligence. This creates a need for …

Soft robotics is an emerging technology in which engineers create flexible devices for use in
a variety of applications. In order to advance the wide adoption of soft robots, ensuring their …

This thesis investigates the analysis and optimization of safety and performance-critical
computational tasks for autonomous robots, operating in unknown and unstructured …

Modelling and characterizing emergent behaviour within a swarm can pose significant
challenges in terms of'assurance'. Assurance tasks encompass adherence to standards …

This paper proposes a fully explainable approach to speaker verification (SV), a task that
fundamentally relies on individual speaker characteristics. The opaque use of speaker …