Francis Colas

30 papers and 1.5k indexed citations i.

About

Francis Colas is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis Colas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 10 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Francis Colas’s work include Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (10 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (5 papers). Francis Colas is often cited by papers focused on Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization (10 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (5 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (5 papers). Francis Colas collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, France and Czechia. Francis Colas's co-authors include Roland Siegwart, François Pomerleau, Stéphane Magnenat, Ming Liu, Ricardo Chavarriaga, José del R. Millán, Pierre Bessìère, Tomáš Svoboda, Serena Ivaldi and Pauline Maurice and has published in prestigious journals such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, The International Journal of Robotics Research and Biological Cybernetics.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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