% Publications of Pedram Azad — https://www.pedram-azad.de/publications.html

@inproceedings{Azad2011,
  author = {P. Azad and D. Münch and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {6-DoF Model-based Tracking of Arbitrarily Shaped 3D Objects},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  year = {2011},
  pages = {5204--5209},
  doi = {10.1109/ICRA.2011.5979950}
}

@inproceedings{Asfour2011,
  author = {T. Asfour and M. Do and K. Welke and A. Bierbaum and P. Azad and N. Vahrenkamp and S. Gärtner and A. Ude and R. Dillmann},
  title = {From Sensorimotor Primitives to Manipulation and Imitation Strategies in Humanoid Robots},
  booktitle = {Robotics Research: International Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR 2009)},
  series = {Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year = {2011},
  pages = {363--378},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-19457-3_22}
}

@article{Dillmann2010,
  author = {R. Dillmann and T. Asfour and M. Do and R. Jäkel and A. Kasper and P. Azad and A. Ude and S. R. Schmidt-Rohr and M. Lösch},
  title = {Advances in Robot Programming by Demonstration},
  journal = {KI -- Künstliche Intelligenz},
  year = {2010},
  volume = {24},
  number = {4},
  pages = {295--303},
  doi = {10.1007/s13218-010-0060-0}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2009,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Combining Harris Interest Points and the SIFT Descriptor for Fast Scale-Invariant Object Recognition},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {4275--4280},
  doi = {10.1109/IROS.2009.5354611}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2009a,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Accurate Shape-based 6-DoF Pose Estimation of Single-colored Objects},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {2690--2695},
  doi = {10.1109/IROS.2009.5354606}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2009b,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Stereo-based vs. Monocular 6-DoF Pose Estimation using Point Features: A Quantitative Comparison},
  booktitle = {Autonome Mobile Systeme (AMS)},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {41--48},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-10284-4_6}
}

@inproceedings{Do2009,
  author = {M. Do and J. Romero and H. Kjellström and P. Azad and T. Asfour and D. Kragic and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Grasp Recognition and Mapping on Humanoid Robots},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {465--471},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2009.5379538}
}

@inproceedings{Hecht2009,
  author = {F. Hecht and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Markerless Human Motion Tracking with a Flexible Model and Appearance Learning},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  year = {2009},
  pages = {3173--3179},
  doi = {10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152494}
}

@inproceedings{Speidel2009,
  author = {S. Speidel and J. Benzko and S. Krappe and G. Sudra and P. Azad and B. P. Müller-Stich and C. N. Gutt and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Automatic Classification of Minimally Invasive Instruments based on Endoscopic Image Sequences},
  booktitle = {SPIE Medical Imaging},
  year = {2009},
  volume = {7261},
  doi = {10.1117/12.811112}
}

@book{Azad2009c,
  author = {P. Azad},
  title = {Visual Perception for Manipulation and Imitation in Humanoid Robots},
  series = {Cognitive Systems Monographs},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year = {2009},
  volume = {4},
  edition = {1},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-04229-4}
}

@phdthesis{Azad2008,
  author = {P. Azad},
  title = {Visual Perception for Manipulation and Imitation in Humanoid Robots},
  school = {Universität Karlsruhe (TH)},
  year = {2008},
  doi = {10.5445/IR/1000011294}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2008a,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Robust Real-time Stereo-based Markerless Human Motion Capture},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {700--707},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2008.4755975}
}

@inproceedings{Do2008,
  author = {M. Do and P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Imitation of Human Motion on a Humanoid Robot using Nonlinear Optimization},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {545--552},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2008.4756029}
}

@inproceedings{Vahrenkamp2008a,
  author = {N. Vahrenkamp and S. Wieland and P. Azad and D. Gonzalez and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Visual Servoing for Humanoid Grasping and Manipulation Tasks},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {406--412},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2008.4755985}
}

@inproceedings{Asfour2008c,
  author = {T. Asfour and K. Welke and P. Azad and A. Ude and R. Dillmann},
  title = {The Karlsruhe Humanoid Head},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2008},
  pages = {447--453},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2008.4755993}
}

@article{Asfour2008a,
  author = {T. Asfour and P. Azad and F. Gyarfas and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Imitation Learning of Dual-Arm Manipulation Tasks in Humanoid Robots},
  journal = {International Journal of Humanoid Robotics},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {5},
  number = {2},
  pages = {183--202},
  doi = {10.1142/S0219843608001431}
}

@article{Asfour2008b,
  author = {T. Asfour and P. Azad and N. Vahrenkamp and K. Regenstein and A. Bierbaum and K. Welke and J. Schröder and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Toward Humanoid Manipulation in Human-Centred Environments},
  journal = {Robotics and Autonomous Systems},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {56},
  number = {1},
  pages = {54--65},
  doi = {10.1016/j.robot.2007.09.013}
}

@incollection{Asfour2008d,
  author = {T. Asfour and K. Welke and A. Ude and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Perceiving Objects and Movements to Generate Actions on a Humanoid Robot},
  booktitle = {Unifying Perspectives in Computational and Robot Vision},
  series = {Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering},
  publisher = {Springer},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {8},
  pages = {41--55},
  doi = {10.1007/978-0-387-75523-6_4}
}

@book{Azad2008b,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Gockel and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Computer Vision -- Principles and Practice},
  publisher = {Elektor International Media BV},
  year = {2008}
}

@article{Azad2008c,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Gockel and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Gesichtskontrolle -- Biometrie per Webcam selbstgemacht},
  journal = {c't Magazin für Computer Technik},
  year = {2008},
  volume = {13},
  pages = {168--175}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2007,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Stereo-based 6D Object Localization for Grasping with Humanoid Robot Systems},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year = {2007},
  pages = {919--924},
  doi = {10.1109/IROS.2007.4399135}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2007b,
  author = {P. Azad and A. Ude and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Stereo-based Markerless Human Motion Capture for Humanoid Robot Systems},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  year = {2007},
  pages = {3951--3956},
  doi = {10.1109/ROBOT.2007.364085}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2007c,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Toward an Unified Representation for Imitation of Human Motion on Humanoids},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  year = {2007},
  pages = {2558--2563},
  doi = {10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363850}
}

@book{Azad2007a,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Gockel and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Computer Vision -- Das Praxisbuch},
  publisher = {Elektor-Verlag},
  year = {2007}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2006,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Asfour and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Combining Appearance-based and Model-based Methods for Real-Time Object Recognition and 6D Localization},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {5339--5344},
  doi = {10.1109/IROS.2006.282094}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2006a,
  author = {P. Azad and A. Ude and T. Asfour and G. Cheng and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Image-based Markerless 3D Human Motion Capture using Multiple Cues},
  booktitle = {International Workshop on Vision Based Human-Robot Interaction},
  year = {2006}
}

@inproceedings{Welke2006,
  author = {K. Welke and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Fast and Robust Feature-based Recognition of Multiple Objects},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {264--269},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2006.321395}
}

@inproceedings{Gumpp2006,
  author = {T. Gumpp and P. Azad and K. Welke and E. Oztop and R. Dillmann and G. Cheng},
  title = {Unconstrained Real-time Markerless Hand Tracking for Humanoid Interaction},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {88--93},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2006.321368}
}

@inproceedings{Morales2006,
  author = {A. Morales and T. Asfour and P. Azad and S. Knoop and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Integrated Grasp Planning and Visual Object Localization For a Humanoid Robot with Five-Fingered Hands},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {5663--5668},
  doi = {10.1109/IROS.2006.282367}
}

@inproceedings{Morales2006a,
  author = {A. Morales and P. Azad and T. Asfour and D. Kraft and S. Knoop and R. Dillmann and A. Kargov and C. Pylatiuk and S. Schulz},
  title = {An Anthropomorphic Grasping Approach for an Assistant Humanoid Robot},
  booktitle = {International Symposium on Robotics (ISR)},
  year = {2006}
}

@inproceedings{Asfour2006,
  author = {T. Asfour and F. Gyarfas and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Imitation Learning of Dual-Arm Manipulation Tasks in Humanoid Robots},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {40--47},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2006.321361}
}

@inproceedings{Asfour2006b,
  author = {T. Asfour and K. Regenstein and P. Azad and J. Schröder and A. Bierbaum and N. Vahrenkamp and R. Dillmann},
  title = {ARMAR-III: An Integrated Humanoid Platform for Sensory-Motor Control},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2006},
  pages = {169--175},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2006.321380}
}

@inproceedings{Asfour2006c,
  author = {T. Asfour and K. Regenstein and P. Azad and J. Schröder and R. Dillmann},
  title = {ARMAR-III: A Humanoid Platform for Perception-Action Integration},
  booktitle = {2nd International Workshop on Human-Centered Robotic Systems (HCRS)},
  year = {2006}
}

@inproceedings{Gockel2005,
  author = {T. Gockel and J. Ahlmann and R. Dillmann and P. Azad},
  title = {3D Vision Sensing for Grasp Planning: A New, Robust and Affordable Structured Light Approach},
  booktitle = {IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)},
  year = {2005},
  pages = {2529--2534},
  doi = {10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570493}
}

@patent{Gockel2005a,
  author = {T. Gockel and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Verfahren zur dynamischen, dreidimensionalen Erfassung und Darstellung einer Oberfläche},
  year = {2005},
  number = {DE 103 59 104 B3}
}

@book{Bierbaum2005,
  author = {A. Bierbaum and A. Piaseczki and J. Schröder and P. Azad},
  title = {Embedded Robotics -- Das Praxisbuch},
  publisher = {Elektor-Verlag},
  year = {2005}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2004,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Gockel and R. Dillmann},
  title = {3D Shape Acquisition using a Combined SSD and Least Squares Correlation Approach},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing (ITCC)},
  year = {2004},
  volume = {2},
  pages = {367--371},
  doi = {10.1109/ITCC.2004.1286665}
}

@inproceedings{Azad2004a,
  author = {P. Azad and A. Ude and R. Dillmann and G. Cheng},
  title = {A Full Body Human Motion Capture System using Particle Filtering and On-The-Fly Edge Detection},
  booktitle = {IEEE/RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)},
  year = {2004},
  volume = {2},
  pages = {941--959},
  doi = {10.1109/ICHR.2004.1442696}
}

@inproceedings{Gockel2004,
  author = {T. Gockel and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {Calibration Issues for Projector-based 3D-Scanning},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Shape Modeling and Applications (SMI)},
  year = {2004},
  pages = {367--370},
  doi = {10.1109/SMI.2004.1314529}
}

@inproceedings{Gockel2004a,
  author = {T. Gockel and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {3D-Modellerfassung mittels eines innovativen One-Shot-Musterprojektionsverfahrens},
  booktitle = {3D-NordOst-Workshop},
  year = {2004}
}

@mastersthesis{Azad2003,
  author = {P. Azad},
  title = {Entwicklung eines Projektor-basierten 3D-Scanners für dynamische Szenen},
  type = {Diplomarbeit},
  school = {Universität Karlsruhe (TH)},
  year = {2003}
}

@mastersthesis{Azad2003a,
  author = {P. Azad},
  title = {Entwurf, Aufbau und Kalibrierung eines 3D-Laser-Scanners für medizinische Anwendungen},
  type = {Studienarbeit},
  school = {Universität Karlsruhe (TH)},
  year = {2003}
}

@inproceedings{Gockel2003,
  author = {T. Gockel and O. Taminé and P. Azad and R. Dillmann},
  title = {EduKaBot -- Aufbau eines edukativen Roboter-Baukastensystems},
  booktitle = {Autonome Mobile Systeme (AMS)},
  year = {2003},
  pages = {311--321},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-18986-9_32}
}

@article{Azad2003b,
  author = {P. Azad and T. Gockel},
  title = {Flash-Board als Schachcomputer -- Deep Evelyn -- der Gewinner im Flash-Board-Wettbewerb},
  journal = {Elektor Elektronik \& Computertechnik},
  year = {2003},
  volume = {422}
}