Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests are in building trustworthy machine learning models with real-world data for several applications, including medical AI and Robotics. These relate to Uncertainty Estimation, Computer Vision, and Explainable AI.
Education/Academic qualification
Electrical Engineering, PhD, Deep Neural Networks for Marine Debris Detection in Sonar Images, Heriot-Watt University
Award Date: 18-Jun-2019
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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2480 Towards a multi-toxicity NTCP modelling approach for head and neck cancer
MacRae, D., der Hoek, L. V., de Vette, S. P. M., Neh, H., van Ooijen, P. M. A., Sijtsema, N. M., Moreno, A. C., Fuller, C. D., Langendijk, J. A., Toro, M. V. & van Dijk, L. V., May-2025. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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Adaptive Prompt Tuning: Vision Guided Prompt Tuning with Cross-Attention for Fine-Grained Few-Shot Learning
Brouwer, E., Woerden, J. E. V., Burghouts, G., Valdenegro-Toro, M. & Zullich, M., 2025, Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications. Vol. 2. p. 114-125 12 p. (Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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A Neuromorphic Approach to Obstacle Avoidance in Robot Manipulation
Abdelrahman, A. F., Valdenegro-Toro, M., Bennewitz, M. & Plöger, P. G., Apr-2025, In: International Journal of Robotics Research. 44, 5, p. 768–804 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Can Bayesian Neural Networks Explicitly Model Input Uncertainty?
Valdenegro-Toro, M. & Zullich, M., 2025, Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 3 VISAPP: VISAPP. Bashford-Rogers, T., Meneveaux, D., Ammi, M., Ziat, M., Jänicke, S., Purchase, H., Radeva, P., Furnari, A., Bouatouch, K. & Sousa, A. A. (eds.). SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Vol. 3. p. 188-199 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Cross-Lingual Document Recommendations with Transformer-Based Representations: Evaluating Multilingual Models and Mapping Techniques
Tashu, T. M., Kontos, E. R., Sabatelli, M. & Valdenegro-Toro, M., 2025, COLING 2025 - SUMEval 2025: 2nd Workshop on Scaling Up Multilingual and Multi-Cultural Evaluation, Proceedings of the Workshop. ACL, p. 39-47 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)40 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Uncertainty in Machine Learning Symposium
de Jong, I. (Organiser), Zotos, L. (Contributor), Groefsema, S. (Contributor), Valdenegro Toro, M. (Contributor), Kirchhof, M. (Contributor), Krale, M. (Contributor) & van Aalst, J. (Contributor)
16-Jun-2025Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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Uncertainty in Machine Learning
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Speaker)
4-Apr-2024Activity: Talk and presentation › Professional or public presentation › Professional
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ENLIGHT BIP Course "Deep Learning for Forestry"
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Organiser), de Jong, I. (Contributor), Sburlea, A. (Organiser), Mansilla Ovejero, N. (Organiser), Zullich, M. (Contributor), Taveau, J.-C. (Organiser), Fehrmann, L. (Organiser) & Nölke, N. (Organiser)
19-Jan-2024 → 22-Mar-2024Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, Bremen
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Visiting researcher), Sburlea, A. (Visiting researcher), Mohades Kasaei, H. (Visiting researcher), Jaeger, H. (Visiting researcher) & de Jong, I. (Visiting researcher)
2-Feb-2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Academic
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Course "Uncertainty Quantification in Machine Learning" at the European Summer School on AI
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Lecturer) & Zullich, M. (Lecturer)
24-Jul-2023 → 28-Jul-2023Activity: Examination, teaching and supervision › Examination, teaching and supervision external institution › Academic
Datasets
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Marine Debris FLS Datasets
Valdenegro, M. (Creator), Wehbe, B. (Creator), Petillot, Y. (Creator) & Padmanabhan, D. C. (Contributor), ZENODO, 28-Mar-2025
Dataset
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Japanese Uncertain Scenes Dataset
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Creator) & Groot, T. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 28-May-2024
https://github.com/ML-RUG/jus-dataset
Dataset
Press/Media
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Making travel plans with AI: what happens behind the scenes?
04/03/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
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Reisplannen maken met AI: wat gebeurt er achter het scherm?
04/03/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
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Participation in Podcast "Hacia Afuera"
06/01/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Professional
Prizes
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Best Reviewer at International Conference on Machine Learning
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Recipient), 23-Jul-2024
Prize › Academic
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Best Reviewer at LatinX in AI Workshop @ International Conference on Machine Learning
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Recipient), 24-Jul-2023
Prize: National/international honour › Academic
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Highlighted Reviewer at International Conference on Learning Representations 2022
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Recipient), 25-Apr-2022
Prize: National/international honour › Academic
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Top Reviewer at Neural Processing Information Systems (NeurIPS)
Valdenegro Toro, M. (Recipient), 29-Nov-2022
Prize: National/international honour › Academic