M.Sc. Max Spahn
- roboticist, software developer for embodied systems
- seeking research position in industry
De Groene Haven 166, 2627CD, Delft, Netherlands
Specialized in
- numerical optimization
- robotics software
- real-time trajectory generation
- adaptive motion planning
- robots in human-shared environments
Post-Doctoral Experience
2024-2025
Delft University of Technology, Post-Doctoral Researcher
- mobile manipulation in human-shared environments
Education
2020-2024
Delft University of Technology, PhD. in Robotics
- trajectory generation for high-dimensional robots
- motion planning for mobile manipulation
- geometric interpretation of motion planning
- application of differential geometry to reactive motion generation
- several open source contributions, see GitHub
2013-2019
RWTH Aachen, Mechanical Engineering, B.Sc. and M.Sc.
- general studies of mechanical engineering
- focus on computational fluid dynamics and robotics
- Bachelor thesis: A Robust and Predictable Algorithm for the Numerical Solution of the Inverse Kinematics Problem for Serial Robots
- Master thesis: Modeling High Weissenberg number flows in OpenFOAM
2015-2017
École Centrale Supéléc Paris, M.Sc.
- prestigious double degree program T.I.M.E.
- general studies of engineering in French
- focus on fundamental mathematics
- several courses on algorithms and computer science
Languages
- fluent in German, English
- intermediate in French, Dutch
Programming
- strong experience in ROS (noetic, melodic), python
- intermediate experience in C++, LaTeX, bash, Matlab
- basic experience Rust
Publications
Conferences
2023
M. Spahn, J. Alonso-Mora: “Autotuning Symbolic Optimization Fabrics for
Trajectory Generation”, ICRA
2023
S. Bakker, L. Knödler, M. Spahn, W. Böhmer, J. Alonso-Mora: “Multi-Robot
Local Motion Planning Using Dynamic Optimization Fabrics”, MRS
2022
M. Spahn, C. Salmi, J. Alonso-Mora: “Local Planner Bench: Benchmarking for Local Motion Planning”, Workshop at IROS
2021
M. Spahn, B. Brito, J. Alonso-Mora: “Coupled Mobile Manipulation via Trajectory
Optimization with Free Space Decomposition”, ICRA
Journals
2023
M. Spahn, M. Wisse, J. Alonso-Mora: “Dynamic optimization fabrics for motion
generation”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics
2022
C. Meo, G. Franzese, C. Pezzato, M. Spahn, P. Lanillos: “Adaptation through prediction: multisensory active inference torque control”, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems
2020
M. Frings, N. Hosters, C. Müller, M. Spahn, C. Susen, K. Key, S. Elgeti: SplinLib: A modern multipurpose C++ spline library”, 2020, Advances in Engineering Software
Competitions
2023
robothon 2023, Platonics Delft, https://platonics-delft.github.io
Projects
- geometric fabrics for robot behavior design,
- symbolic and robot-agnostic forward kinematics,
- generic robotics gymnasium wrapper for pybullet,
Interests
- www.adventofcode.com
- www.projecteuler.org
- running
- football
- cooking