Prof. dr. ir. A.F. (Frank) van der Stappen

Buys Ballotgebouw
Princetonplein 5
Kamer BBG 4.10
3584 CC Utrecht

Prof. dr. ir. A.F. (Frank) van der Stappen

Professor
Geometric Computing
+31 30 253 4109
a.f.vanderstappen@uu.nl

Publications

2019

Scholarly publications

Klein, A., Yumak, Z., Beij, A., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2019). Data-driven gaze animation using recurrent neural networks. In H. P. H. Shum, & E. S. L. Ho (Eds.), Proc. Motion, Interaction and Games [4] ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3359566.3360054
van der Stappen, A. F., & Davoodi, M. (2019). On sufficient numbers of fingers to immobilize 3d chains of polyhedra. In Proceedings of the 15th IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering: 22-26 August 2019 (pp. 1443-1449). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/COASE.2019.8843159
Charalambous, C., Yumak, Z., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2019). Audio-driven emotional speech animation for interactive virtual characters. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 30(3-4), [1892]. https://doi.org/10.1002/cav.1892

2018

Scholarly publications

Charalambous, C., Yumak, Z., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2018). Audio-driven Emotional Speech Animation. Poster session presented at Eurographics 2018.

Other output

Christyowidiasmoro, C., Yumak, Z., van der Stappen, A. F., & Veltkamp, R. C. (2018). Expressive Speech-Driven Group Animation based on Structural-RNN.
Christyowidiasmoro, C., Yumak, Z., van der Stappen, A. F., & Veltkamp, R. C. (2018). Expressive character animation: A survey.

2017

Scholarly publications

Panahi, F., Davoodi, M., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2017). Orienting parts with shape variation. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 14(2), 1109-1118. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2015.2498970
Stüvel, S. A., van der Stappen, A. F., & Egges, J. (2017). Perception of collisions between virtual characters. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 28(5), [1728]. https://doi.org/10.1002/cav.1728
Stüvel, S. A., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Thalmann, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Egges, J. (2017). Torso Crowds. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 23(7), 1823-1837. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2016.2545670

2016

Scholarly publications

Mahler, J., Pokorny, F. T., McCarthy, Z., van der Stappen, A. F., & Goldberg, K. (2016). Energy-bounded caging: Formal definition and 2-D energy lower bound algorithm based on weighted alpha shapes. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1(1), 508-515. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2016.2519145
Akin, H. L., Amato, N. M., Isler, V., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2016). Special Issue on the Eleventh Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2014. International Journal of Robotics Research, 35(5), 437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0278364916634535
van der Stappen, A. F., Akin, H. L., Amato, N. M., & Isler, V. (2016). Guest Editorial Special Section on the 11th Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR 2014). IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 13(2), 414. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2016.2529438

2015

Scholarly publications

Stüvel, S., Goeij, T., van der Stappen, A. F., & Egges, A. (2015). An analysis of manoeuvring in dense crowds. (Technical Report Series; No. UU-CS-2015-006). UU BETA ICS Departement Informatica.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/327005/2015_006.pdf?sequence=1
Stüvel, S., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., Thalmann, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Egges, A. (2015). Torso Crowds. (Technical Report Series; No. UU-CS-2015-018). UU BETA ICS Departement Informatica.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/326608/Torso.pdf?sequence=1
Stüvel, S. A., de Goeij, T. F., van der Stappen, A. F., & Egges, J. (2015). An Analysis of Manoeuvring in Dense Crowds. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Motion in Games (pp. 85-90)
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/325978/Manoeuvring.pdf?sequence=1
Duits, R., Egges, A., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2015). A closed-form solution for human finger positioning. In Proc. of the 8th International ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion in Games (pp. 73-78) https://doi.org/10.1145/2822013.2822041
van der Stappen, A. F., Akin, H. L., Amato, N. M., & Isler, V. (2015). Guest Editorial Special Section on the 2014 Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 12(4), 1297. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2015.2473635
Panahi, F., Adler, A., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2015). Pose statistics for eccentric parts. In Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (pp. 580-585). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CoASE.2015.7294141
Akin, H. L., Amato, N. M., Isler, V., & van der Stappen, A. F. (Eds.) (2015). Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics XI: Selected Contributions of the Eleventh International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics. (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 107). Springer.
Panahi, F., Davoodi, M., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2015). Orienting Parts with Shape Variation. In H. L. Akin, N. M. Amato, V. Isler, & A. F. van der Stappen (Eds.), Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics XI: Selected Contributions of the Eleventh International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (pp. 479-496). (Spinger Tracts in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 107). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16595-0_28
Panahi, F., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2015). Reprint of: Bounding the locus of the center of mass for a part with shape variation. Computational geometry, 48(5), 398-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2015.01.001
Adler, A., Panahi, F., van der Stappen, A. F., & Goldberg, K. (2015). Efficient proximity probing algorithms for metrology. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 12(1), 84-95. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2014.2357763

Other output

Stüvel, S. A., Egges, A., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2015). Perception of Collisions between Virtual Characters. Poster session presented at ICTOPEN 2015, Amersfoort, Netherlands.

2014

Scholarly publications

Panahi, F., Davoodi, M., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2014). Orienting a Part with Shape Variation. (Technical Report Series / Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University; No. UU-CS-2014-007). UU BETA ICS Departement Informatica.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/306466/2014_007.pdf?sequence=1
Panahi, F., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2014). Bounding the Locus of the Center of Mass for a Part with Shape Variation. (Technical Report Series; No. UU-CS-2014-016). UU BETA ICS Departement Informatica.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/306320/2014_016.pdf?sequence=1
Panahi, F., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2014). On the location of the center of mass for parts with shape variation. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 4482-4488). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2014.6943197
Panahi, F., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2014). Bounding the locus of the center of mass for a part with shape variation. Computational geometry, 47(8), 847-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comgeo.2014.04.008

2013

Scholarly publications

Karamouzas, I., Geraerts, R. J., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2013). Space-time Group Motion Planning. In E. Frazzoli, T. Lozano-Perez, N. Roy, & D. Rus (Eds.), Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics X: Proceedings of the Tenth Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (pp. 227-243). (Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 86). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36279-8

Other output

Stüvel, S. A., Egges, A., van der Stappen, A. F., Magnenat-Thalmann, N., & Thalmann, D. (2013). Collision Detection using Occupancy Spaces. Poster session presented at Motion in Games 2013, Dublin.

2012

Scholarly publications

Kruger, H., Rimon, E., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2012). Local Force Closure. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. (pp. 4176-4182). IEEE.

2011

Scholarly publications

Kruger, H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2011). Partial Closure Grasps: Metrics and Computation. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 5024-5030). IEEE.

2008

Scholarly publications

Nieuwenhuisen, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (2008). An effective framework for path planning amidst movable obstacles. In S. Akella, N. M. Amato, W. H. Huang, & B. Mishra (Eds.), Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VII (pp. 87-102). Springer.
Goemans, O. C., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2008). On the design of traps for feeding 3d parts on vibratory tracks. Robotica, 26(4), 537-550.
Vahedi, M., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2008). Caging convex polygons with three fingers. In Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 1777-1783). IEEE.

2007

Scholarly publications

Cheong, J. S., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2007). Computing all form-closure grasps of a rectilinear polyhedron with seven frictionless point fingers. In Proc. of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 3276-3282). IEEE.
Vahedi, M., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2007). Geometric properties and computation of three-finger caging grasps of convex polygons. In Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (pp. 404-411). IEEE.

2006

Scholarly publications

Nieuwenhuisen, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (2006). An Effective Framework for Path Planning amidst Movable Obstacles. (UU-CS ed.) UU WINFI Informatica en Informatiekunde.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/24610/nieuwenhuisen_06_effectiveframework.pdf?sequence=2
Moet, E. J., van Kreveld, M. J., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2006). On Realistic Terrains. In I. Emiris, M. Karevalas, & L. Palios (Eds.), Abstracts of the 22nd European Workshop on Computational Geometry (EWCG'06) (pp. 169-172)
Nieuwenhuisen, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (2006). Path planning among movable obstacles. In Proc. Workshop on Algorithmic Foundation of Robotics - WAFR 2006
Goemans, O. C., Goldberg, K., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2006). Blades for feeding 3D parts on vibratory tracks. Assembly Automation, 26(3), 221-226.
Moet, E. J., van Kreveld, M. J., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2006). On Realistic Terrains. In N. Amenta, & O. Cheong (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (pp. 177-186). http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1137856.1137885
Moet, E. J., van Kreveld, M. J., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2006). On Realistic Terrains. (UU-CS ed.) UU WINFI Informatica. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2006-029.html
van Kreveld, M. J., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2006). Approximate unions of lines and Minkowski sums. Algorithmica, 45(1), 91-107.

2005

Scholarly publications

Nieuwenhuisen, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (2005). Path planning for pushing a disk using compliance. In IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 4061-4067)
de Berg, M. T., Goaoc, X., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2005). A polynomial-time algorithm to design push plans for sensorless parts sorting. In Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (pp. 89-95)

2004

Scholarly publications

Nienhuys, H. W., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2004). A Delaunay approach to interactive cutting in triangulated surfaces. In J. D. Boissonnat, J. Burdick, K. Goldberg, & S. Hutchinson (Eds.), Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics V (pp. 113-129). Springer.

2003

Scholarly publications

de Berg, M. T., David, H., Katz, M. J., Overmars, M. H., van der Stappen, A. F., & Vleugels, J. M. (2003). Guarding scenes against invasive hypercubes. Computational geometry, 26(2), 99-117.
Song, D., van der Stappen, A. F., & Goldberg, K. (2003). Collaborative Frame Selection: Exact and Distributed Algorithms for a Networked Robotic Camera with Discrete Zoom Levels. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/24347/song_03_collaborativeframeselection.pdf?sequence=2

2002

Scholarly publications

Nienhuys, H. W., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2002). A Delauney approach to interactive cutting in triangulated surfaces. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2002-044.html

2001

Scholarly publications

Boor, V., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2001). Gaussian sampling for probabilistic roadmap planners. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2001-36.html
Nienhuys, H. W., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2001). Supporting cuts and finite element deformation in interactive surgery simulation. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2001-16.html

2000

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F., Goldberg, K., & Overmars, M. H. (2000). Geometric eccentricity and the complexity of manipulation plans. Algorithmica, 26(3-4), 494-514.
Berretty, R. P. M., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2000). Orienting polyhedral parts by pushing. In Proceedings of the 16th European Workshop on Computational Geometry (pp. 136-139)
de Berg, M. T., Katz, M. J., Overmars, M. H., van der Stappen, A. F., & Vleugels, J. M. (2000). Guarding scenes against invasive hypercubes. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2000-40.html
Berretty, R. P. M., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (2000). Orienting polyhedral parts by pushing. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-2000-21.html
van der Stappen, A. F., Wentink, C. J., & Overmars, M. H. (2000). Computing immobilizing grasps of polygonal parts. International Journal of Robotics Research, 19(5), 467-479.

1999

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F., Wentink, C. J., & Overmars, M. H. (1999). Computing form-closure configurations. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 1837-1842). IEEE Computer Society Press.
Berretty, R. P. M., Goldberg, K., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1999). Geometric trap design for automatic part feeders. In Proceedings of the 1999 International Symposium on Robotics Research (pp. 139-144)
Berretty, R. P. M., Goldberg, K., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1999). Geometric algorithms for trap design. In Proceedings 15th ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (pp. 95-104)
Overmars, M. H., van der Stappen, A. F., & Wentink, C. J. (1999). Computing immobilizing grasps of polygonal parts. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-1999-14.html
Boor, V., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1999). The Gaussian Sampling Strategy for Probabilistic Roadmap Planners. In Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (pp. 1018-1023)

1998

Scholarly publications

Berretty, R. P. M., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1998). Algorithms for fence design. In L. Kavraki, P. Agarwal, & M. Mason (Eds.), Robotics, the Algorithmic Perspective (pp. 279-295). A.K. Peters.
Berretty, R. P. M., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1998). Algorithms for fence design. (UU-CS ed.) Utrecht University: Information and Computing Sciences. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/UU-CS-1998-06.html

1997

Scholarly publications

Wentink, C. J., van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (1997). Fixture design with edge-fixels. In R. Bolles, H. Bunke, & H. Noltemeier (Eds.), Intelligent robots: Sensing modeling and planning (pp. 269-286). (Series on Machine Perception & Artificial Intelligence; Vol. 27). World Scienctific.
de Berg, M. T., Katz, M. J., van der Stappen, A. F., & Vleugels, J. M. (1997). Realistic input models for geometric algorithms. In Proceedings 13th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (pp. 294-303). ACM Press.
Berretty, R. P. M., Goldberg, K., Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1997). On fence design and the complexity of push plans for orienting parts. In Proceedings 13th ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (pp. 21-29)

1995

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F. (1995). Efficient exact motion planning in realistic environments. In H. Bunke, H. Noltemeier, & T. Kanade (Eds.), Modelling and Planning for Sensor Based Intelligent Robot Systems (pp. 51-66). (Series on Machine Perception & Artificial Intelligence; Vol. 21). World Scienctific.

1994

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F. (1994). Motion Planning amidst Fat Obstacles.
van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (1994). Motion planning amidst fat obstacles. In Proceedings of the 10th Annual ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry (pp. 31-40)
Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1994). Range searching and point location among fat objects. In Proc. of the 2nd Annual European Symposium on Algorithms (pp. 240-253). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 855). Springer.
van der Stappen, A. F. (1994). The complexity of the free space for motion planning amidst fat obstacles. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, 11(1-2), 21-44.

1993

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F., Halperin, D., & Overmars, M. H. (1993). Efficient algorithms for exact motion planning amidst fat obstacles. In Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Vol. !, pp. 297-304)
van der Stappen, A. F., Bisseling, R. H., & van de Vorst, J. G. G. (1993). Parallel Sparse LU Decomposition on a Mesh Network of Transputers. SIAM Journal on Matrix Analysis and Applications, 14(3), 853-879. https://doi.org/10.1137/0614059
van der Stappen, A. F., Halperin, D., & Overmars, M. H. (1993). The complexity of the free space for a robot moving amidst fat obstacles. Computational geometry, 3(6), 353-373.

1992

Scholarly publications

Overmars, M. H., & van der Stappen, A. F. (1992). The complexity of the free space for a robot moving amidst fat obstacles. (RUU-CS ed.) Unknown Publisher. http://www.cs.uu.nl/research/techreps/RUU-CS-92-05.html

1991

Scholarly publications

van der Stappen, A. F., & Overmars, M. H. (1991). On the complexity of the free space for motion planning problems. In Proceeding of the 13th IMACS World Congress on Computation and Applied Mathematics (pp. 140-141)