CV

Contact Information

Name Franziska Herbert
Label PhD Student

Summary

I’m a 2nd year PhD student at PEARL Lab at TU Darmstadt. My research focuses on learning graph-based representations, imitation learning from human demonstrations and human-robot interaction.

Experience

  • 2024 - present

    Darmstadt, Germany

    Research Associate
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Research Associate and PhD student at the Interactive Robot Perception and Learning Lab (PEARL) at TU Darmstadt.
  • 2021 - 2024

    Darmstadt, Germany

    Student Research Assistant
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Research assistant in the IKIDA research group, working on Human-Robot Interaction, Cognitive Models and Interactive AI Algorithms.
  • 2019 - 2022

    Darmstadt, Germany

    Student Teaching Assistant
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Teaching assistant for the courses “Foundations of Robotics”, “Realtime Systems” and “Digital Technology”.

Education

  • 2024 - present

    Darmstadt, Germany

    Ph.D Student
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Computer Science
    • Interactive Robot Perception and Learning Lab (PEARL)
  • 2021 - 2024

    Darmstadt, Germany

    M.Sc.
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Autonomous Systems + Computer Science
    • Thesis Title “Learning Semantic-Geometric Task Graphs from Bimanual Human Demonstrations”
  • 2022 - 2023

    Leuven, Belgium

    Exchange Semester
    Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Computer Science
  • 2017 - 2021

    Darmstadt, Germany

    B.Sc.
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Information Systems Technology
    • Thesis Title “Using Multimodal Human Feedback for Reinforcement Learning”

Awards

  • 2022
    ERASMUS+ Scholarship

    Scholarship for studying abroad.

  • 2019 and 2021
    Deutschlandstipendium
    Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

    Scholarship for talented and high-achieving students in Germany.

  • 2021
    Female Student Travel Award
    Collaborative Research Center MAKI at TU Darmstadt

Skills

Languages: German (Native), English (Fluent), Dutch (Intermediate), Spanish (Intermediate)
Programming/Libraries: Python, C/C++, Java, NumPy, PyTorch
Robotics: ROS, Gazebo, MoveIt, Docker