Jens Lundell

👋 Hello, I’m Jens Lundell

I’m an Assistant Professor in Robotics at the University of Turku, Finland.

My research focuses on enabling robots to grasp and manipulate objects in uncertain and cluttered environments. I combine deep learning, probabilistic reasoning, and tactile perception to build robust manipulation systems.

🕰️ Bio

Previously, I worked as a Postdoctoral researcher with Danica Kragic in the Robotics, Perception and Learning Lab (RPL) at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden.

I did my Ph.D. in the Intelligent Robotics group at Aalto University (Finland) with Prof. Ville Kyrki and Ph.D. Francesco Verdoja. My Ph.D. thesis addressed the problem of probabilistic 6-degree-of-freedom multi-finger grasping of objects in clutter. My solution to those problems was to explicitly shape-complete each object in the scene using deep learning, and plan grasps on those reconstructions. I also focused on using physics simulators to gather synthetic data for training deep networks.

I hold a Master’s degree in Space Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Automation and Systems Technology, both from Aalto University.

🔬 Research Interests

• Probabilistic grasp synthesis in cluttered scenes
• Generative models for robotic manipulation
• Cloth and deformable object state estimation
• Visuo-haptic shape completion
• Planning under uncertainty

📢 Opportunities

I am always open to collaborating with PhD students or supervising Master’s thesis projects in areas such as:

• 6-DoF grasp generation
• Manipulation of cluttered or deformable objects
• Visuo-haptic perception

If you are interested, please contact me with:

• A short background
• CV and transcript
• Your research interests
• Links to code or papers (if available)