Victor Hernandez Bennetts

Welcome to my personal webpage!

I am a machine learning and data science consultant at B3 Commit in Örebro. Before joining B3, I had the pleasure of working as a postdoctoral researcher at the MR&O Lab in Örebro University. I obtained a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science in 2015 and a Masters in Robotics and Intelligent Systems form Örebro University. Machine learning, data science and robotics are my main areas of interests.

Brief CV

I was born in Oaxaca, Mexico in 1980. In 2003, I graduated with a B.Sc. in electronics engineering from the Technological University of the Mixteca (Spanish: Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca). From 2004 to 2008 I worked in the automotive industry at CIDED/Delphi E&S as a software engineer and as a systems engineer. In 2008 I moved to Sweden to join the “Robotics and Intelligent Systems” masters programme at Örebro University and in 2010 I presented my masters thesis. In 2015, I obtained a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Örebro University. I worked as a postdoc researcher until 2019 at Örebro University and currently, I work for B3 Commit as a machine learning consultant. For more details, please check my LinkedIn profile.

Awards

KUKA Best Service Robot Paper Award at the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) for the paper Towards Real-World Gas Distribution Mapping and Leak Localization Using a Mobile Robot with 3D and Remote Gas Sensing Capabilities.
Award of distinction: Environmental Contribution for the Gasbot project from Clearpath Robotics.

Research Interests

Machine learning,
Artificial intelligence,
Mobile robotics,
Deep learning
Sensor systems,
Artificial Olfaction

Contact

Dr. Victor Hernandez Bennetts

AASS Research Centre
School of Science and Technology
Örebro University
70182 Örebro, Sweden
Room T1215
Phone +46 (0)19 30 36 98
victor.hernandez@oru.se

Publications

Journal Articles

[1]	M. A. Arain, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. Lilienthal. Sniffing out fugitive methane emissions : autonomous remote gas inspection with a mobile robot. The international journal of robotics research, 40(4-5):782-814, 2021 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[2]	J. Burgues, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal and S. Marco. Gas Distribution Mapping and Source Localization Using a 3D Grid of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensors. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 304, 2020 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[3]	Y. Xing, T. A. Vincent, H. Fan, E. Schaffernicht, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, M. Cole and J. W. Gardner. FireNose on Mobile Robot in Harsh Environments. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(24):12418-12431, 2019 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[4]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, K. Kamarudin, T. Wiedemann, T. P. Kucner, S. L. Somisetty and A. J. Lilienthal. Multi-Domain Airflow Modeling and Ventilation Characterization Using Mobile Robots, Stationary Sensors and Machine Learning. Sensors, 19(5), 2019 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[5]	J. Burgués, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal and S. Marco. Smelling Nano Aerial Vehicle for Gas Source Localization and Mapping. Sensors, 19(3), 2019 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[6]	H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. J. Lilienthal. Towards Gas Discrimination and Mapping in Emergency Response Scenarios Using a Mobile Robot with an Electronic Nose. Sensors, 19(3), 2019 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[7]	J. Burgués, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. Lilienthal and S. Marco. 3D Gas Distribution with and without Artificial Airflow : An Experimental Study with a Grid of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors. Proceedings, 2(13), 2018 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[8]	H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. Lilienthal. A cluster analysis approach based on exploiting density peaks for gas discrimination with electronic noses in open environments. Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical, 259:183-203, 2018 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[9]	K. Kamarudin, A. Y. M. Shakaff, V. Hernandez Bennetts, S. M. Mamduh, A. Zakaria, R. Visvanathan, A. S. A. Yeon and L. M. Kamarudin. Integrating SLAM and gas distribution mapping (SLAM-GDM) for real-time gas source localization. Advanced Robotics, 32(17):903-917, 2018 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[10]	T. P. Kucner, M. Magnusson, E. Schaffernicht, V. M. Hernandez Bennetts and A. J. Lilienthal. Enabling Flow Awareness for Mobile Robots in Partially Observable Environments. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2(2):1093-1100, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[11]	J. Monroy, V. Hernandez Bennetts, H. Fan, A. Lilienthal and J. Gonzalez-Jimenez. GADEN : A 3D Gas Dispersion Simulator for Mobile Robot Olfaction in Realistic Environments. Sensors, 17(7):1479-1494, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[12]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, T. P. Kucner, E. Schaffernicht, P. P. Neumann, H. Fan and A. J. Lilienthal. Probabilistic Air Flow Modelling Using Turbulent and Laminar Characteristics for Ground and Aerial Robots. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2(2):1117-1123, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[13]	S. Asadi, H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts and A. Lilienthal. Time-dependent gas distribution modelling. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 96:157-170, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[14]	Y. Zhang, M. Gulliksson, V. Hernandez Bennetts and E. Schaffernicht. Reconstructing gas distribution maps via an adaptive sparse regularization algorithm. Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, 24(7):1186-1204, 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[15]	P. P. Neumann, M. Schnürmacher, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, M. Bartholmai and J. H. Schiller. A Probabilistic Gas Patch Path Prediction Approach for Airborne Gas Source Localization in Non-Uniform Wind Fields. Sensor Letters, 12(6-7):1113-1118, 2014 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[16]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht, V. Pomadera Sese, A. J. Lilienthal, S. Marco and M. Trincavelli. Combining Non Selective Gas Sensors on a Mobile Robot for Identification and Mapping of Multiple Chemical Compounds. Sensors, 14(9):17331-17352, 2014 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[17]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, M. Trincavelli, A. J. Lilienthal and E. Schaffernicht. Online parameter selection for gas distribution mapping. Sensor Letters, 12(6-7):1147-1151, 2014 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[18]	P. Neumann, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, M. Bartholmai and J. H. Schiller. Gas source localization with a micro-drone using bio-inspired and particle filter-based algorithms. Advanced Robotics, 27(9):725-738, 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[19]	P. Neumann, S. Asadi, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal and M. Bartholmai. Monitoring of CCS areas using micro unmanned aerial vehicles (MUAVs). Energy Procedia, 37:4182-4190, 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[20]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, P. P. Neumann and M. Trincavelli. Mobile robots for localizing gas emission sources on landfill sites : is bio-inspiration the way to go?. Frontiers in Neuroengineering, 4(20):1-12, 2012 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]

Book Chapters

[1]	H. Ishida, A. J. Lilienthal, H. Matsukura, V. Hernandez Bennetts and E. Schaffernicht. Using Chemical Sensors as 'Noses' for Mobile Robots. In Essentials of Machine Olfaction and Taste, pages 219-246, 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]

Refereed Conference and Workshop Articles

[1]	H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. J. Lilienthal. Semi-supervised Gas Detection Using an Ensemble of One-class Classifiers. In 18th ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN) 2019 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[2]	T. Wiedemann, D. Shutin, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. Lilienthal. Bayesian Gas Source Localization and Exploration with a Multi-Robot System Using Partial Differential Equation Based Modeling. In 2017 ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN 2017) : Proceedings, pages 122-124, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[3]	K. Kamarudin, V. Hernandez Bennetts, S. H. Mamduh, R. Visvanathan, A. S. A. Yeon, A. Y. M. Shakaff, A. Zakaria, A. H. Abdullah and L. M. Kamarudin. Cross-sensitivity of Metal Oxide Gas Sensor to Ambient Temperature and Humidity : Effects on Gas Distribution Mapping. In Proceedings of the 11th Asian Conference on Chemical Sensors, 1808, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[4]	M. Vuka, E. Schaffernicht, M. Schmuker, V. Hernandez Bennetts, F. Amigoni and A. J. Lilienthal. Exploration and Localization of a Gas Source with MOX Gas Sensorson a Mobile Robot : A Gaussian Regression Bout Amplitude Approach. In 2017 ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN 2017) : Proceedings, pages 164-166, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[5]	H. Fan, M. A. Arain, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. J. Lilienthal. Improving Gas Dispersal Simulation For Mobile Robot Olfaction : Using Robot-Created Occupancy Maps And Remote Gas Sensors In The Simulation Loop. In 2017 ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction andElectronic Nose (ISOEN 2017) Proceedings 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[6]	M. A. Arain, H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. J. Lilienthal. Improving Gas Tomography With Mobile Robots : An Evaluation of Sensing Geometries in Complex Environments. In 2017 ISOCS/IEEE International Symposium on Olfaction andElectronic Nose (ISOEN 2017) Proceedings 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[7]	Y. Xing, T. A. Vincent, M. Cole, J. W. Gardner, H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. Lilienthal. Mobile robot multi-sensor unit for unsupervised gas discrimination in uncontrolled environments. In IEEE SENSORS 2017 : Conference Proceedings, pages 1691-1693, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[8]	E. Schaffernicht, V. Hernandez Bennetts and A. Lilienthal. Mobile robots for learning spatio-temporal interpolation models in sensor networks - The Echo State map approach : The Echo State map approach. In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages 2659-2665, 2017 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[9]	P. P. Neumann, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal and M. Bartholmai. From Insects to Micro Air Vehicles : A Comparison of Reactive Plume Tracking Strategies. In Intelligent Autonomous Systems 13, pages 1533-1548, 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[10]	T. Kucner, M. Magnusson, E. Schaffernicht, V. Hernandez Bennetts and A. Lilienthal. Tell me about dynamics! : Mapping velocity fields from sparse samples with Semi-Wrapped Gaussian Mixture Models. In Robotics : Science and Systems Conference (RSS 2016) 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[11]	M. A. Arain, E. Schaffernicht, V. Hernandez Bennetts and A. J. Lilienthal. The Right Direction to Smell : Efficient Sensor Planning Strategies for Robot Assisted Gas Tomography. In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages 4275-4281, 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[12]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht, A. J. Lilienthal, H. Fan, T. P. Kucner, L. Andersson and A. Johansson. Towards occupational health improvement in foundries through dense dust and pollution monitoring using a complementary approach with mobile and stationary sensing nodes. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pages 131-136, 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[13]	H. Fan, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht and A. J. Lilienthal. Unsupervised gas discrimination in uncontrolled environments by exploiting density peaks. In 2016 IEEE SENSORS 2016 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[14]	A. Khaliq, S. Pashami, E. Schaffernicht, A. J. Lilienthal and V. Hernandez Bennetts. Bringing Artificial Olfaction and Mobile Robotics Closer Together : An Integrated 3D Gas Dispersion Simulator in ROS. In Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Noses 2015 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[15]	M. A. Arain, M. Cirillo, V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht, M. Trincavelli and A. J. Lilienthal. Efficient Measurement Planning for Remote Gas Sensing with Mobile Robots. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages 3428-3434, 2015 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[16]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, E. Schaffernicht, S. Ferrari and J. Albertson. Integrated Simulation of Gas Dispersion and Mobile Sensing Systems. In Workshop on Realistic, Rapid and Repeatable Robot Simulation 2015 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[17]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht, V. Pomadera Sese, A. J. Lilienthal and M. Trincavelli. A Novel Approach for Gas Discrimination in Natural Environments with Open Sampling Systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE Sensors Conference 2014 2014 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[18]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, E. Schaffernicht, T. Stoyanov, A. J. Lilienthal and M. Trincavelli. Robot assisted gas tomography : an alternative approach for the detection of fugitive methane emissions. In Workshop on Robot Monitoring 2014 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[19]	P. Neumann, M. Schnürmacher, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, M. Bartholmai and J. Schiller. A Probabilistic Gas Patch Prediction Approach for Airborne Gas Source Localization in Non-Uniform Wind Fields. In Proceedings of the 15th ISOEN 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[20]	V. Pomareda, V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. Abdul Khaliq, M. Trincavelli, A. J. Lilienthal and S. Marco. Chemical source localization in real environments integrating chemical concentrations in a probabilistic plume mapping approach. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN 2013) 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[21]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, M. Trincavelli, A. J. Lilienthal, V. Pomadera Sese and E. Schaffernicht. Online parameter selection for gas distribution mapping. In Proceedings of the ISOEN conference 2013 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[22]	V. M. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal, A. A. Khaliq, V. Pomareda Sese and M. Trincavelli. Towards Real-World Gas Distribution Mapping and Leak Localization Using a Mobile Robot with 3D and Remote Gas Sensing Capabilities. In 2013 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (ICRA), pages 2335-2340, 2013 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[23]	M. Trincavelli, V. Hernandez Bennetts and A. J. Lilienthal. A Least Squares approach for learning gas distribution maps from a set of integral gas concentration measurements obtained with a TDLAS sensor. In Proceedings of the IEEE Sensors Conference, 2012, pages 550-553, 2012 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[24]	P. Neumann, M. Bartholmai and V. Hernandez Bennetts. Adaptive gas source localization strategies and gas distribution mapping using a gas-sensitive micro-drone. In Proceedings of the 16th ITG / GMA Conference, pages 800-809, 2012 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[25]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. J. Lilienthal and M. Trincavelli. Creating true gas concentration maps in presence of multiple heterogeneous gas sources. In Sensors, 2012 IEEE, pages 554-557, 2012 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]
[26]	V. Hernandez Bennetts, A. Lilienthal, A. A. Khaliq, V. Pomareda Sese and M. Trincavelli. Gasbot : A Mobile Robotic Platform for Methane Leak Detection and Emission Monitoring. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring (WREM), Vilamoura, Portugal, October 7-12, 2012 2012 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]
[27]	A. Louloudi, A. Mosallam, N. Marturi, P. Janse and V. Hernandez Bennetts. Integration of the humanoid robot Nao inside a smart home : a case study. , pages 35-44, 2010 [ BibTeX \| DiVA ]

Theses

[1]	V. M. Hernández Bennetts. Mobile robots with in-situ and remote sensors for real world gas distribution modelling. Örebro University, School of Science and Technology, Ph.D. Thesis, 2015 [ BibTeX \| DiVA \| PDF ]

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