Hugo Álvarez

Short bio

Hugo Álvarez received his MS in Computer Science from the University of Basque Country in 2007 and his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Navarra in 2011.

His main research areas include Computer Vision and Augmented Reality.

Nowadays he is a Senior Researcher at the Industry and Advanced Manufacturing Department of Vicomtech.

Email: halvarez@vicomtech.org

Publications

Thesis:

Álvarez, H. Study of Augmented Reality methods for Real Time Recognition and Tracking of Untextured 3D Models inMonocular Images [PDF], PhD Thesis in Applied Mechanics Department, San Sebastian, Spain: Tecnun, University of Navarra, 2011. (ISBN 84-8081-154-4), Ed. University of Navarra (January 2012). Advisor: Dr. Diego Borro.

Books:

Sánchez, J. R., Álvarez, H., and Borro, D. Gft: Gpu fast triangulation of 3d points, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Computer Vision and Graphics (ISBN: 3-642-15906-0), Vol. 6375, pp. 235-242. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, New York. September 2010. (Book URL) (bibtex)

Journals:

Ojer M, Alvarez H, Lin X, Lazkano E. Advances in industrial bin picking through sim-to-real transfer and cycle optimization. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. 2025;22(5). [doi:10.1177/17298806251374367] [bibtex]

Serras M, García-Sardiña L, Simões B, Álvarez H, Arambarri J., Dialogue Enhanced Extended Reality: Interactive System for the Operator 4.0, Applied Sciences. June 2020; 10(11):3960. Impact Factor: 2.474 (2019) [https://doi.org/10.3390/app10113960 ]

Ojer M, Alvarez H, Serrano I, Saiz FA, Barandiaran I, Aguinaga D, Querejeta L, Alejandro D., Projection-Based Augmented Reality Assistance for Manual Electronic Component Assembly Processes, Applied Sciences, January 2020; 10(3):796. Impact Factor: 2.474 (2019) [https://doi.org/10.3390/app10030796]

Álvarez, H., Lajas, I., Larrañaga, A., Amozarrain, L., Barandiaran, I., Augmented reality system to guide operators in the setup of die cutters, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, ISSN 1433-3015 , April 2019, Impact Factor: 2.601 (JCR 2017), SJR: 0.99 (2018) [https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-03634-0 ]

Segura, A., Diez, H. V., Barandiaran, I., Arbelaiz, A., Álvarez, H., Simöes, B., Posada, J., García Alonso, A., Ugarte, R., Visual Computing Technologies to support the Operator 4.0, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Elsevier, ISSN 0360-8352, November 2018. Impact Factor 3.195 (JCR 2017), SJR: 1.463 (2017) [doi]

Leizea, I., Mendizabal, A., Álvarez, H., Aguinaga, I., Borro, D. and Sanchez, E., Real-Time Visual Tracking of Deformable Objects in Robot-Assisted Surgery, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, ISSN: 0272-1716, vol. 37 no. 1, p. 56-68, January 2017. Impact Factor 1.987 (JCR 2016). SJR: 0.339 (2016) [doi]

Leizea, I., Álvarez, H. and Borro, Real time non-rigid 3D surface tracking using particle filter. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, ISSN: 1077-3142, Available online doi, December 2014. Impact Factor 1.358 (JCR 2013).

Álvarez, H. and Borro, D. Junction Assisted 3D pose retrieval of untextured 3D models in monocular images. Computer Vision and Image Understanding, ISSN: 1077-3142, Vol 117, No 10, pp. 1204-1214, October 2013. Impact Factor 1.358 (JCR 2013). (bibtex) [Link]

Álvarez, H., Leizea, I., and Borro, D. A new marker design for a robust marker tracking system against occlusions. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, ISSN: 1546-427X, Vol 23, No 5, pp. 503-518, October 2012. Impact Factor 0.394 (JCR 2012). (bibtex) [Link]

Puerto, M., Gil, J., Álvarez, H., and Sánchez, E. Influence of user grasping position on haptic rendering. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, ISSN: 1083-4435, Vol 17, No 1, pp. 174-182, February 2012. Impact Factor 2.577 (JCR 2010). (bibtex)

Conferences:

Simöes, B., Álvarez, H., Segura, A. and Barandiaran, I. Unlocking Augmented Interactions in Short-Lived Assembly Tasks. In Proceedings of the International Joint Conference SOCO'18-CISIS'18-ICEUTE'18, Vol 771, pp. 270-279 (ISBN: 978-3-319-94119-6). San Sebastian, Spain, June 6-8 2018. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-94120-2.

Álvarez, H., Arrieta, J. and Oyarzun, D. Towards a Diminished Reality System that Preserves Structures and Works in Real-time. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP'17), Vol 4, pp. 334-343 (ISBN: 978-989-758-225-7). Porto, Portugal, 27 February - 1 March 2017. Paper acceptance rate: 25%.

Ugarte, R., Barrena, N., Diez, H.V., Álvarez, H., Oyarzun, D. Augmented Reality system to assist in manufacturing processes. In Proceedings of XXVI Congreso Español de Informática Gráfica (CEIG 2016), ISBN: 978-3-03868-023-9. Salamanca, Spain, September, 2016. Doi: 10.2312/ceig.20161317.

Leizea, I, Álvarez, H. Aguinaga, I., and Borro, D. Real-time Deformation, Registration and Tracking of Solid Based on Physical Simulation. In Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR'14), ISBN: 879-1-4799-6184-9, pp. 165-170. Munich, Germany. September 10-12, 2014. Paper acceptance rate: 33/87 (37,9%). (bibtex)

Álvarez, H. Leizea, I., and Borro, D. A Survey on Optical Tracking for Augmented Reality. In Proceedings of the XXII Conferencia Española de Computación Gráfica (CEIG'12), pp. 31-40. Jaén, Spain. September, 2012. (bibtex)

Álvarez, H., Aguinaga, I., and Borro, D. Providing guidance for maintenance operations using automatic markerless augmented reality system. In Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR'11), pp. 181-190. Basel, Switzerland. October, 2011. Paper acceptance rate: 26/141 (18.4%). (bibtex)

Sánchez, J. R., Álvarez, H., and Borro, D. Towards real time 3d tracking and reconstruction on a gpu using monte carlo simulations. In International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR'10), pp. 185-192. Seoul, Korea. October, 2010. Paper acceptance rate: 24/107 (22.4%). (bibtex)

Álvarez, H. and Borro, D. A novel approach to achieve robustness against marker occlusion. In International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP'09), pp. 478-483. Lisboa, Portugal. February, 2009. (bibtex)

Basogain, X., Olabe, M., Etxebarri, A., Izkara, J. L., Garrido, R., and Álvarez, H. Towards the augmented reality in wearable personal assistants. In II Jornadas sobre Realidad Virtual y Entornos Virtuales (JOREVIR'08). Albacete, Spain. June, 2008. (bibtex)

Álvarez, H. and Borro, D. Cálculo de la pose de la cámara ante oclusiones de un marcador. In Proceedings of the XVIII Conferencia Española de Computación Gráfica (CEIG'08), pp. 123-132. Barcelona, Spain. September, 2008. (bibtex)

Posters:

Sánchez, J. R., Álvarez, H., and Borro, D. Gpu optimizer: A 3d reconstruction on the gpu using monte carlo simulations. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISAPP'10), pp. 443-446. Angers, France. May, 2010. (bibtex)

Barandiarán, J., Álvarez, H., and Borro, D. Edge-based markerless 3d tracking of rigid objects. In International Conference on Arti.cial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT'07), pp. 282-283. Esbjerg, Denmark. November, 2007. (bibtex)

J. Hernantes, I. Díaz, H. Álvarez, D. Borro, Stable Collision Response Method in Complex Interactions, Third Workshop in Virtual Reality Interactions, and Physical Simulations (VRIPHYS'06), November, 2006. (bibtex)

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