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Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, LAAS-CNRS, France, September 2025 - present
Member of the Gepetto team, working on robot learning. Organizer of Gepetto Science Seminars and coordination of invited speakers.
Teaching and Research Associate, University of Montpellier, France, October 2024 - September 2025
Teaching: Advanced Programming, Computer Vision, Control Systems.
Graduate Researcher, LIRMM, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France, October 2021 - October 2024
Ph.D. research on the application of dual-arm manipulation within agriculture.
Long-Term Visiting Researcher, Monash University, Australia, October 2022 - December 2023
Ph.D. collaboration with the Monash University Robotics research group.
Robotics Engineer, LIRMM, CNRS and University of Montpellier, France, September 2020 - August 2021
Vision-based learning of robotic manipulation tasks on deformable materials.
Research Intern, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy, May 2018 - July 2018
Contributions to the da Vinci Surgical System simulator in VR with haptics.

Ph.D., Automatic and Microelectronic Systems, University of Montpellier, France
Electrical and Computer System Engineering, Monash University, Australia, October 2021 - October 2024
Supervisors: Andrea Cherubini and Dana Kulić.
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Montpellier, France, September 2018 - August 2020
Specialization: Robotics.
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Montpellier, France, September 2016 - August 2018

E. Gursoy, N. Mansard, “TriScore: Post-Hoc Out-of-Distribution Detection with Energy, Boundary Probes, and Transform Consistency,” Transactions on Machine Learning Research (TMLR), 2026.
E. Gursoy, S. Tarbouriech, A. Cherubini, “Can Robots Mold Soft Plastic Materials by Shaping Depth Images?” IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO), 2023.

E. Gursoy, N. Mansard, “Sparse Sum-of-Squares Layers for Certified Learning,” Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2026.
Z. Xue, K. J. Yue, J. Qiu, Y. Cheng, E. Gursoy, J. Wang, V. Bonnet, H. Soh, “Control-Ready Uncertainty for Trajectory Diffusion,” Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), 2026. ★ Spotlight (top 3.4%).
Z. Xue, K. J. Yue, J. Qiu, Y. Cheng, E. Gursoy, J. Wang, V. Bonnet, H. Soh, “Control-Ready Uncertainty for Trajectory Diffusion,” Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) Diff4RL Workshop, 2026.
K. Wojciechowski, E. Gursoy, A. Haffemayer, S. Kleff, V. Bonnet, F. Lamiraux, N. Mansard, “Learning-Guided Force-Feedback Model Predictive Control with Obstacle Avoidance for Robotic Deburring,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026.
E. Gursoy, D. Kulić, A. Cherubini, “Occlusion Handling by Pushing for Enhanced Fruit Detection,” IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024.
E. Gursoy, B. Navarro, A. Cosgun, D. Kulić, A. Cherubini, “Towards Vision-Based Dual Arm Robotic Fruit Harvesting,” IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2023.
E. Gursoy, A. Cosgun, D. Kulić, A. Cherubini, “PICKBOT: Dual-arm Harvesting Robot,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Agri Workshop, 2022.

T. O’Brien*, E. Gursoy*, M. Mujica, A. Donaire, “Policy-guided Sampling-based Predictive Control for Contact-Rich Manipulation,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy, V. Bonnet, N. Mansard, J. C. Santos, “Cost-Representation Robustness in Language-Guided Model Predictive Control,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy, N. Mansard, J. C. Santos, V. Bonnet, “VCC: Verified Constraint Compilation for Test-Time Refinement of Manipulation Priors,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy*, K. Wojciechowski*, M. Fourmy, A. Haffemayer, S. Kleff, V. Petrik, J. C. Santos, V. Bonnet, N. Mansard, “Force-Feedback Model Predictive Control with Diffusion Motion Priors for Contact-Rich Industrial Finishing Tasks,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy, M. Sabbah, A. Haffemayer, J. C. Santos, P. N. Crestaz, V. Petrik, N. Mansard, V. Bonnet, “COSMIK-MPPI: Scaling Constrained Model Predictive Control to Collision Avoidance in Close-Proximity Dynamic Human Environments,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy, R. Passama, A. Cherubini, “Dual-Arm Push-and-Reach Planning for Fruit Harvesting in Cluttered Environments,” Under Review, 2026.
E. Gursoy, A. Cosgun, D. Kulić, A. Cherubini, “Two Arms, One Goal: Reproducible Dual-Arm Robotic Fruit Harvesting,” Under Review, 2026.

Master’s internships, University of Montpellier - LIRMM
Learning-based grape detection and segmentation for precision agriculture, March 2022 - June 2022.
Vision-driven grape clustering in unstructured vineyard environments, March 2022 - June 2022.
Hierarchical segmentation of tree branches for structured canopy modeling, October 2024 - March 2025.
Multimodal detection and tracking of fruits in real-world conditions, October 2024 - December 2024.
Human-to-robot shadowing using reinforcement learning for H1 robot control, October 2024 - March 2025.
Research Assistant, Monash University Robotics Lab / University of Melbourne
In-hand object pivoting using vision, force, and tactile sensing, October 2023 - February 2024.
Master’s internship, University of Oxford
Sampling Based Model Predictive Control and Reinforcement Learning, June 2026 - September 2026.

University of Montpellier, Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics Track, September 2024 - August 2025

Doctoral Contract, Concours de l’École Doctorale I2S, October 2021 - October 2024
Competitive doctoral scholarship from ED I2S, University of Montpellier. Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. in robotics.
Visiting Ph.D. Top-Up Scholarship, Monash University, October 2022 - December 2023
Travel and research top-up funded by Prof. Dana Kulić. Support for long-term visit to Monash University Robotics group.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Défi Clé “Robotique centrée sur l’humain”, September 2025 - December 2026
12-month regional fellowship funded by Région Occitanie. Awarded for research in human-centered robotics.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, CNRS Tremplin Program, September 2026 - September 2027 Competitive postdoctoral fellowship funded by CNRS.