Curriculum
- 2005-10 – 2010-01: PhD Student, Distributed Intelligent Systems and Algorithms Laboratory (DISAL), EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2008-09 – 2008-12: Research internship at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP), Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- 2005-03 – 2005-09: Master Thesis, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore
- 2000-10 – 2005-03: Studies in Communication Systems EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2002-10 – 2003-06: Master in Digital Communication Systems and Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
- Since 1993: LoThoSoft Lernsoftware, Educational software for kids
Topics of Interest
Self-organized, collaborative, distributed, probabilistic and information-theoretic algorithms and their applications in different areas. In addition to that, I’m interested in wireless networks (mainly sensor and ad hoc networks) and embedded systems.
Current projects
Distributed Odor Source Localization with a Team of Miniature Robots
SwisTrack – Multi-Object Tracking Software for Robotics and Biology
Khepera III Toolbox
Publications
2015
Method for Generating an HTML Document that Contains Encrypted Files and the Code Necessary for Decrypting Them When a Valid Passphrase is Provided
T. Lochmatter; R. Achanta
US9608822; US2015270974.
2015. 2013
A Plume Tracking Algorithm Based on Crosswind Formations
T. Lochmatter; E. A. Goel; I. Navarro; A. Martinoli
2013. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 2010. p. 91-102. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_7. 2012
Wireless GPS-based phase-locked synchronization system for outdoor environment
F. Meyer; A. Bahr; T. Lochmatter; F. Borrani
Journal Of Biomechanics. 2012. Vol. 45, p. 188-190. DOI : 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.014. 2011
Significance of Rhodocyclaceae for the formation of aerobic granular sludge biofilms and nutrient removal from wastewater
D. Weissbrodt; S. Lochmatter; T. R. Neu; C. Holliger
2011. Poster : IWA Biofilm Conference 2011, Shanghai, October 27-30, 2011. p. 106-107. 2010
Bio-inspired and probabilistic algorithms for distributed odor source localization using mobile robots
T. Lochmatter / A. Martinoli (Dir.)
Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 2009
Theoretical Analysis of Three Bio-Inspired Plume Tracking Algorithms
T. Lochmatter; A. Martinoli
2009. 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2009), Kobe, Japan, May 12-17, 2009. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152686. Localizing an Odor Source and Avoiding Obstacles: Experiments in a Wind Tunnel using Real Robots
T. Lochmatter; N. Heiniger; A. Martinoli
2009. 13th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose, Brescia, Italy, April 15-17, 2009. p. 69-72. DOI : 10.1063/1.3156629. Tracking Odor Plumes in a Laminar Wind Field with Bio-Inspired Algorithms
T. Lochmatter; A. Martinoli
2009. 11th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics 2008 (ISER 2008), Athens, Greece, July 14-17, 2008. p. 473-482. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-00196-3_54. 2008
Tracking an Odor Plume in a Laminar Wind Field with the Crosswind-Surge Algorithm
T. Lochmatter; A. Martinoli
2008. Int. Symp. Experimental Robotics, Athens, Greece, July, 2008. p. 473-482. Understanding the Potential Impact of Multiple Robots in Odor Source Localization
T. Lochmatter; A. Martinoli
2008. 9th Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2008), Tsukuba, Japan, November 17-19, 2008. p. 239-250. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-00644-9_21. Simulation Experiments with Bio-Inspired Algorithms for Odor Source Localization in Laminar Wind Flow
T. Lochmatter; A. Martinoli
2008. Seventh International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2008), San Diego, CA, USA, December 11-13, 2008. DOI : 10.1109/ICMLA.2008.128. SwisTrack – A Flexible Open Source Tracking Software for Multi-Agent Systems
T. Lochmatter; P. Roduit; C. Cianci; N. Correll; J. Jacot et al.
2008. IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2008), Nice, France, September 22-26, 2008. p. 4004-4010. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2008.4650937. A Comparison of Casting and Spiraling Algorithms for Odor Source Localization in Laminar Flow
T. Lochmatter; X. Raemy; L. Matthey; S. Indra; A. Martinoli
2008. 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Pasadena, California, May 19-23, 2008. p. 1138-1143. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543357. 2007
Toward Multi-Level Modeling of Robotic Sensor Networks: A Case Study in Acoustic Event Monitoring
C. M. Cianci; T. Lochmatter; J. Pugh; A. Martinoli
2007. International Conference on Robot Communication and Coordination (ROBOCOMM), Athens, Greece, October 15-17, 2007. p. 1-8. DOI : 10.4108/ICST.ROBOCOMM2007.2275. Collective search of a single odour source using cooperation
A. Herrmann
2007. 2005
Probabilistic Path Discovery with Snakes in Ad Hoc Networks
T. Lochmatter
2005. 2004
