Ali Tourani

[2026]

A. Tourani, F. Nazary, Y. Deldjoo, and T. Di Noia, Popcorn: A Full-Movie-Trailer Aligned Dataset and Framework for Multimodal Movie Recommendation with LLMs and Visual Retrieval-Augmented Generation, 35th International ACM Conference on Knowledge and Information Management (CIKM'26), [Under Review - GitHub - Dataset#1 - Dataset#2 - Web-page]

A. Tourani, M. Fernandez-Cortizas, S. Ejaz, D. Perez-Saura, A. Bikandi-Noya, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, Passage-Aware Structural Mapping for RGB-D Visual SLAM,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA'26) - Robots Meet Prior Maps Workshop, Vienna, Austria, [Accepted - GitHub - ArXiv]

L. Ribeiro, M. Shaheer, M. Fernandez-Cortizas, A. Tourani, H. Voos, and J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, Human Interaction for Collaborative Semantic SLAM using Extended Reality, ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), [Under Review - ArXiv]

A. Bikandi-Noya, M. Fernandez-Cortizas, M. Shaheer, A. Tourani, H. Voos, and J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, BIM Informed Visual SLAM for Construction Monitoring, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), [Under Review - ArXiv]

A. Tourani, F. Nazary, and Y. Deldjoo, RAG-VisualRec: An Open Resource for Vision-and Text-Enhanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Recommendation, ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems, [Accepted - ArXiv - GitHub - Web-page]

A. Tourani, S. Ejaz, H. Bavle, M. Fernandez-Cortizas, D. Morilla-Cabello, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, vS-Graphs: Tightly Coupling Visual SLAM and 3D Scene Graphs Exploiting Hierarchical Scene Understanding, IEEE Robotics & Automation Letter (RA-L), [Accepted - ArXiv - GitHub - Web-page]

A. Tourani, D. Avşar, H. Bavle, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, J. Lagerwall, and H. Voos, Unveiling the Potential of iMarkers: Invisible Fiducial Markers for Advanced Robotics, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine (RA-M), [Accepted - ArXiv - GitHub - Web-page]

P.M. Bastos Soares, A. Tourani, M. Fernandez-Cortizas, A. Bikandi Noya, H. Voos, and J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, SMapper: A Multi-Modal Data Acquisition Platform for SLAM Benchmarking, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (JINT), vol. 112, no. 20 [DOI - ArXiv - GitHub - Dataset - Web-page]

S. Ejaz, M. Giberna, M. Shaheer, J.A. Millan-Romera, A. Tourani, P. Kremer, H. Voos, and J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, Situationally-aware Path Planning Exploiting 3D Scene Graphs, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 3358-3365 [DOI - ArXiv]

[2025]

I.M. Chekam, I. Pastor-Martinez, A. Tourani, J.A. Millan-Romera, L. Ribeiro, P.M. Bastos Soares, H. Voos, and J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, Interpretable Robot Control via Structured Behavior Trees and Large Language Models, IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 200905-200916 [DOI - ArXiv - GitHub - Web-page]

F. Nazary, A. Tourani, Y. Deldjoo, and T. Di Noia, ViLLA-MMBench: A Unified Benchmark Suite for LLM-Augmented Multimodal Movie Recommendation, ArXiv pre-print, [ArXiv - GitHub - Web-page]

[2024]

A. Tourani, S. Ejaz, H. Bavle, H. Voos, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, Towards Localizing Structural Elements: Merging Geometrical Detection with Semantic Verification in RGB-D Data, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'24) - 14th Workshop on Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles, Abu Dhabi, UAE [Link - ArXiv]

A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, D. Avşar, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, Vision-Based Situational Graphs Exploiting Fiducial Markers for the Integration of Semantic Entities, Robotics, vol. 13, no. 7, p. 106 [DOI - ArXiv]

A. Radwan, A. Tourani, H. Bavle, H. Voos, and J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, UAV-assisted Visual SLAM Generating Reconstructed 3D Scene Graphs in GPS-denied Environments, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS'24), Chania - Crete, Greece, pp. 1109-1116 [DOI - ArXiv]

B. Ghari, A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, and G. Gaydadjiev, Pedestrian Detection in Low-Light Conditions: A Comprehensive Survey, Image and Vision Computing, vol. 148, p. 105106, [DOI - ArXiv]

A. Tourani, H. A. Rahmani, M. Naghiaei, and Y. Deldjoo, CAPRI: Context-Aware Interpretable Point-of-Interest Recommendation Framework, Software Impacts, vol. 19, p. 100606 [DOI - ArXiv - Code - Web-page ]

[2023]

A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, Marker-based Visual SLAM leveraging Hierarchical Representations, Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS'23), Detroit, MI, USA, pp. 3461-3467 [DOI -ArXiv]

H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, C. Cimarelli, A. Tourani, and H. Voos, From SLAM to Situational Awareness: Challenges and Survey, Sensors, vol. 23, no. 10, p. 4849 [DOI - ArXiv]

A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J. L. Sanchez-Lopez, R. Munoz-Salinas, and H. Voos, Hierarchical Visual SLAM based on Fiducial Markers, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'23) - Workshop on Active Methods in Autonomous Navigation, London, UK [PDF - ArXiv]

[2022]

H.A. Rahmani, M. Naghiaei, A. Tourani, and Y. Deldjoo, Exploring the Impact of Temporal Bias in Point-of-Interest Recommendation, Proceedings of the 16th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys'22), pp. 598-603 [DOI - ArXiv - Code]

H.A. Rahmani, Y. Deldjoo, A. Tourani, and M. Naghiaei, The Unfairness of Active Users and Popularity Bias in Point-of-Interest Recommendation, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Algorithmic Bias in Search and Recommendation (Bias@ECIR), vol. 1610, pp. 56-68 [DOI - ArXiv - Code - Web-page]

[🏆 Editor's Choice] A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, and H. Voos, Visual SLAM: What Are the Current Trends and What to Expect? Sensors, vol. 22, no. 23, p. 9297 [DOI - ArXiv]

B. Ghari, A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, A Robust Pedestrian Detection Approach for Autonomous Vehicles, Proceedings of the 8th Iranian Conference on Signal Processing and Intelligent Systems (ICSPIS), pp. 1-5, Behshahr, Iran [DOI - ArXiv]

[🏆 Nature - IF 17.78] H. Agha, Y. Geng, X. Ma, D. Avşar, R. Kizhakidathazhath, Y.S. Zhang, A. Tourani, H. Bavle, J.L. Sanchez-Lopez, H. Voos, M. Schwartz, and J. P.F. Lagerwall, Unclonable Human-invisible Machine Vision Markers Leveraging the Omnidirectional Chiral Bragg Diffraction of Cholesteric Spherical Reflectors, Light: Science & Applications (Nature Publications), vol. 11, no. 309 [DOI]

[2021]

A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, Iranis: A Large-scale Dataset of Iranian Vehicles License Plate Characters, 5th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, pp. 1-5, Kashan, Iran [DOI]

S. Khazaee, A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, An Accurate Real-Time License Plate Detection Method Based On Deep Learning Approaches, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 425-437 [DOI]

[2020]

S. Khazaee, A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, and C.Y. Suen, A Real-Time License Plate Detection Method Using a Deep Learning Approach, International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence - Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12068, pp. 425-438, Zhongshan, China [DOI]

A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, S. Soroori, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, A Robust Deep Learning Approach for Automatic Iranian Vehicle License Plate Detection and Recognition for Surveillance Systems, IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 201317-201330 [DOI]

[2019]

A. Tourani, S. Soroori, A. Shahbahrami, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, A Robust Vehicle Detection Approach based on Faster R-CNN Algorithm, 4th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, pp. 119-123, Tehran, Iran [DOI]

S. Soroori, A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, Employing Deep Learning Approach for Automatic License Plate Recognition: A Review, 3rd International Conference on Soft Computing, Rudsar, Iran [RG]

A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, A. Akoushideh, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, Motion-based Vehicle Speed Measurement for Intelligent Transportation Systems, International Journal of Image, Graphics, and Signal Processing, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 42-54 [DOI]

A. Joe Afshany, A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, S. Khazaee, and A. Akoushideh, Parallel Implementation of a Video-based Vehicle Speed Measurement System for Municipal Roadways, International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 25-37 [DOI]

[2017]

A. Tourani, A. Shahbahrami, and A. Akoushideh, Challenges of Video-Based Vehicle Detection and Tracking in Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1st International Conference on Soft Computing (ICSC), Rudsar, Iran [RG]

[2015]

A. Tourani, and A. Shahbahrami, Vehicle Counting Method Based on Digital Image Processing Algorithms, 2nd International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IPRIA), pp. 1-6, Rasht, Iran [DOI]

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