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Volodymyr Shcherbyna

Volodymyr Shcherbyna

Postdoctoral Researcher

volodymyr@smu.edu.sg

Previously: PhD at TU Berlin

About

Expert in robotic manipulation and learning from demonstration. Working on sim2real transfer and robot control.

Research Interests

ManipulationLearning from DemonstrationSim2Real Transfer

Mentored by

Linh Kästner

Robotics9/10Machine Learning8/10Simulation9/10Software Engineering7/10Research Writing8/10Systems / ROS8/10Perception6/10Planning7/10Generative AI5/10Human-Robot Interaction6/10

Publications (5)

Arena-Web: A Web-based Development and Benchmarking Platform for Autonomous Navigation Approaches

Linh Kästner, Reyk Carstens, Christopher Liebig, Volodymyr Shcherbyna, Lena Nahrworld, Subhin Lee, Jens Lambrecht

Robotics: Science and Systems 2023, Daegu, Korea2023-03-01Spotlight talk + one of six demos in main hall

Arena-Rosnav 4.0: A Comprehensive ROS2 Platform for Human-Centric Navigation and AI-Enhanced Environment Generation

Volodymyr Shcherbyna, Linh Kästner, Huajian Zeng, Giang Nguyen Huu Truong, Maximilian Ho-Kyoung Schreff, Tim Lenz, Nam Truong Tran, Diego Diaz, Ahmed Martban, Jonas Kreutz, and Harold Soh

IEEE ICRA 2025, Atlanta, USA2024-09-01

Arena-Rosnav 3.0: Advancing Social Navigation in Collaborative and Highly Dynamic Environments

Linh Kästner, Volodymyr Shcherbyna, Huajian Zeng, Tuan Anh Le, Maximilian Ho-Kyoung Schreff, Halid Osmaev, Nam Truong Tran, Diego Diaz, Jan Golebiowski, Harold Soh, Jens Lambrecht

Robotics Science and Systems 2024, Delft, Netherlands2024-02-01

Arena-Bench 2.0: A Comprehensive Benchmark of Social Navigation Approaches in Collaborative Environments

Volodymyr Shcherbyna, Linh Kästner, Huajian Zeng, Jiaming Wang, Nhan Trinh, Zhengchen Shen, Giang Nguyen Huu Truong, Tim Lenz, Duc Anh Do, Ahmed Martban, and Eva Wiese

IROS 2025, Hangzhou, China2025-10-01

Arena-Rosnav 5.0: A Photorealistic ROS2 Simulation Framework for Developing and Benchmarking Social Navigation

Volodymyr Shcherbyna, Linh Kästner, Huajian Zeng, Giang Nguyen Huu Truong, Tim Lenz, Nam Truong Tran, Ahmed Martban, and Harold Soh

Robotics Science and Systems 2025, Los Angeles, USA2025-04-01

Interested in collaborating?

Reach out to Volodymyr Shcherbyna or apply to join ARENA Lab.