Address

University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Aškerčeva 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Contact Information

Call: +3861/4771-209

Email: rok.vrabic@fs.uni-lj.si

Rok Vrabič

Assistant professor

Research interests

  • robotics
  • reinforcement learning
  • multi-agent systems


Selected publications

  • MALUS, Andreja, KOZJEK, Dominik, VRABIČ, Rok. Real-time order dispatching for a fleet of autonomous mobile robots using multi-agent reinforcement learning. CIRP annals, doi: 10.1016/j.cirp.2020.04.001.
  • VRABIČ, Rok, KOZJEK, Dominik, MALUS, Andreja, ZALETELJ, Viktor, BUTALA, Peter. Distributed control with rationally bounded agents in cyber-physical production systems. CIRP annals, doi: 10.1016/j.cirp.2018.04.037.
  • VRABIČ, Rok, KOZJEK, Dominik, BUTALA, Peter. Knowledge elicitation for fault diagnostics in plastic injection moulding : a case for machine-to-machine communication. CIRP annals, doi: 10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.001.


Memberships


Scientific committees

  • CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems
  • DET Digital Enterprise Technology conference
  • TESconf Through-Life Engineering Services Conference
  • CIRPe CIRP e-conference
  • CIRP Design conference
  • NAMRC North American Manufacturing Research Conference


Reviewer

  • International Journal of Production Economics
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Tehcnology
  • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
  • Sensors
  • Procedia CIRP
  • Procedia Manufacturing
  • Journal of Mechanical Engineering


Project lead

  • 2021 Epilog Predictive models for robotics applications (industrial)
  • 2020 Renesas Europe Simulator for robotic competitions (industrial)
  • 2020 Danfoss Classification of welded workpieces for automatization (industrial)
  • 2020 ROSin ROS-Industrial Quality-Assured Robot Software Components (H2020)
  • 2019-2022 REACH (Erasmus+)
  • 2019 BlockHapp Control system for a smart wheelbarrow (industrijski)
  • 2018 RoboU3P Educational robotic system (ŠIPK)
  • 2017-2020 GOSTOP Building blocks, tools and systems for the factories of the future (ERDF/SPS)


Active project participation

  • 2016-2019 UniGov Improving Governance Practices in Palestinian Higher Education Institutions (Erasmus+)
  • 2011-2012 CleanER Cleaning Engineering for Remanufacturing (EraSME)
  • 2009-2012 ADS Autonomous Work Systems (ARRS)
  • 2008-2011 UES Ubiquitous Embedded Systems for Globally Distributed Factories of Manufacturing Enterprises (Eureka)
  • 2005-2008 CEGRIS II Centreless Grinding Simulation, part II (FP7)

Education and titles

  1. May 2021

    LAMPA, member

    University of Ljubljana
  2. Dec. 2018

    LAKOS, head of lab.

    University of Ljubljana
  3. Jan. 2015

    Assistant professor

    University of Ljubljana
  4. Jun. 2012

    PhD

    University of Ljubljana

Professional experience

  1. 2019-
    Lecturer
    University of Ljubljana
  2. 2018
    Visiting researcher
    Cranfield University, Great Britain
  3. 2016
    Visiting researcher
    Cranfield University, Great Britain
  4. 2012-2019
    Teaching assistant
    University of Ljubljana
  5. 2008-2012
    Researcher (young researchers programme)
    University of Ljubljana

Memberships and Awards

  • 2018-
    Associate Member
    CIRP
  • 2017
    Best teaching assistant (student award)
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • 2012
    Excellence in publications award
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering