Lotfi El Hafi

PhD, Research Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, President & Founder of Coarobo GK, Husband & Father of 3, based in Japan. (Last updated: 2025.)

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Just married!

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Our 3 teams from @Ritsumeikan University reached the #RoboCupJO2018 podium in their respective league. I am very proud to have conducted the RoboCup@Home DSP group in achieving this result.

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My teammates and I at the Toyota HSR Annual Users' Conference 2018 in Nagoya, Japan. We brought back home plenty of new ideas to make the best of our HSR robot!

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Back from #GTCJapan 2017, Tokyo, where I could briefly exchange a few words with Jensen Huang, @nvidia CEO, after his inspiring keynote on cutting-edge AI.

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Got the Highly Skilled Professional status for being among “Unsubstitutable human resources who are expected to bring innovation to Japan".

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[3/3] However, my adventure in Japan isn't ending yet. Expect more on that soon! In the meanwhile, trust yourself and do your best.

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[2/3] I'm very grateful to all the people who supported me in earning the title of Doctor of Engineering. What an amazing journey!

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[1/3] Today is officially my last day at #NAIST where I spent the most fruitful years of my life as a #MEXT-sponsored Doctoral Student.

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Finalist of the #AmazonRoboticsChallenge 2017 as a member of Team NAIST-Panasonic! Amazing project, great people. Congrats everyone!

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Back from #ICRA2017, Singapore, where I presented the Team NAIST-Panasonic entry to the @AmazonRobotics Challenge. https://t.co/6atNeHMTMh

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@j0nlussier Most probably in the August issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, as it is currently under revision. https://t.co/cYOK5pKHDt

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Back from Koriyama, Japan, where I presented my latest work that combines deep learning and eye images during #ROBOMECH 2017.

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Currently in Taichung, Taiwan, where I gave a talk at #IRC2017 about my latest research on corneal imaging.

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Speaking @IBCShow in #IBCConf Novel Ideas and Cutting Edge Technologies, #IBC2016 Sep. 10 at 13:00 in Emerald Room.

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Making Nara more attractive at Unebi Senior High School. Panel discussion with aspiring global leaders.

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Showcasing my latest results at #ROBOMECH 2016 in Yokohama, Japan. The atmosphere is heating up at the banquet!

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Anxious about the #AirbusShopfloorChallenge winner last week? More on the robotics challenge https://t.co/7xUHhEj6tQ

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Photos from the Airbus Shopfloor Challenge using KUKA Robots for precision
https://t.co/0uRDOABFtr

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#AirbusShopfloorChallenge at #ICRA2016. Team #NAIST, 1st place.

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Check out my revamped website at https://t.co/QWeXWj5dlB. Now powered by #Jekyll instead of #WordPress. It's faster, cleaner and safer.