Fernando De La Torre Frade
Research Professor
Robotics Institute
- Research ProfessorRobotics Institute
- (412) 268-4706 (Mobile)
- 222 Elliot Dunlap Smith Hall, Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute, 5000 Forbes, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
BIO
Fernando De la Torre received his B.Sc. degree in Telecommunications, as well as his M.Sc. and Ph. D degrees in Electronic Engineering from La Salle School of Engineering at Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain in 1994, 1996, and 2002, respectively. In 1997 and 2000, he became Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Communications and Signal Theory in Enginyeria La Salle. In 2003 he joined the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University and currently he is Research Associate Professor. His research interests are in the fields of Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Currently, he is directing the Human Sensing Laboratory.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States2011 - present
- Adjunct ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, United States2009 - present
- Assistant Research ProfessorCarnegie Mellon University, Robotics Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, United States2005 - 2011
- Adjunct ProfessorLa Salle School of Engineering, Barcelona, Spain2002 - present
- Associate ProfessorLa Salle School of Engineering, Department of communications and signal theory, Barcelona, Spain2000 - 2002
- Assistant ProfessorLa Salle School of Engineering, Department of communications and signal theory, Barcelona, Spain1995 - 1999
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Electrical EngineeringLa Salle School of Engineering, Engineering, Barcelona, Spain1997 - 2002
- M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceLa Salle School of Engineering, Engineering and Computer Science, Barcelona, Spain1995 - 1996
- B.S., Electric Engineering and Computer ScienceLa Salle School of Engineering, Engineering and Computer Science, Barcelona, Spain1991 - 1994
LANGUAGES
- Spanish; CastilianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
CAMPUS
- Pittsburgh
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being
- 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- 12 Responsible Consumption and Production