Our Expertise
We present a comprehensive list of our core and affiliated robotics experts, detailing their respective labs, areas of research expertise, and projects.
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| Laboratory | Research expertise | Expert | Projects |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | – AI for Robotics – Robot Design | Director: Boi Faltings | – Game Theory for Data Science – Federated Learning and Privacy-preserving AI – Intelligent Agents – Natural Language Processing |
| Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob) | – AI for Robotics – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation – Medical Robotics – Control | Director: Auke Ijspeert | – Neuromechanical Simulations – Amphibious Robotics – Modular Robotics – Rehabilitation Technologies – Humanoid Robotics – Quadruped Robotics |
| Computational Robot Design & Fabrication (CREATE) | – Soft Robotics – AI for Robotics – Vision – Robot Design – Modeling and Simulation – Control | Director: Josie Hughes | – Robotic manipulation – Robots in nature/sustainability – Soft body-fluid interactions – Robot ‘Scientist’ |
| Computer-Human Interaction Lab for Learning & Instruction (CHILI) | – AI for Robotics – Human-Robot – Interaction – Medical Robotics – Educational Robotics | Director: Pierre Dillenbourg | – Modest computing – Classroom orchestration – Signal level computing |
| Distributed Intelligent Systems and Algorithms Laboratory (DISAL) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation – Automation – Control | Director: Alcherio Martinoli | – Social Robotics – Assembly and Manipulation – Distributed Learning and Optimization – Intelligent Vehicles – Robotic Sensor Networks – Localization and Navigation |
| G-LAB UPCOURTINE | – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation – Medical Robotics | Director: Grégoire Courtine | – Spinal Cord Injury – Parkinson – Brain Spine Interface – Stroke |
| Intelligent Maintenance and Operations Systems (IMOS) | – AI for Robotics – Modeling and Simulation | Director: Olga Fink | – Physics-informed Graph Neural Networks – Intelligent Thermal Energy Networks – Swiss railway traction grid state estimation and forecasting – Intelligent maintenance of gas circuit breakers – Framework for enabling re-use of steel structures |
| Lab for Creative Computation (CRCL) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation | Director: Stefana Parascho | – Construction modes that combine robotics with human interventions and digital media – Research installation that helps to understand and mediate shared spaces |
| Laboratory for Soft Bioelectronic Interfaces | – Soft Robotics – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction – Medical Robotics | Director: Stéphanie Lacour | – Electronic skin – Soft neural electrodes |
| Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation – Medical Robotics | Director: Olaf Blanke | – Neuroscientific study of consciousness – Adaptation and development of technologies for human neuroscience – Development of cognitive neuroprostheses in clinical research |
| Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS) | – Soft Robotics – AI for Robotics – Vision – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction – Medical Robotics – Control | Director: Dario Floreano | – Soft Robotics • Edible Robotics • Tensegrity Structures • Medical Robotics – Aerial Robotics • Avian-Inspired Robots • Multi-Modal Robots – Drones • Control • Human-robot interaction |
| Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory (LASA) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and – Simulation – Automation – Control | Director: Aude Billard | – Four-Handed Human-Robot Manipulation for Laparoscopic Surgery – Skill Acquisition in Humans and Robots (SAHR) – Qualitative Assessment of Skills and Acquisition in Microsurgery |
| Micro BioRobotic Systems Laboratory (MICROBS) | – Soft Robotics – Robot Design – Modeling and Simulation – Medical Robotics – Automation – Control | Director: Selman Sakar | – Development of next-generation microrobots – Discovering mesoscale physical principles of biological self-organization |
| Mobile Robotic Systems Group (MOBOTS) | – Educational Robotics | Director: Francesco Mondada | – Animal-robot interactions • Interspecies coordination mediated by biohybrid robots • Modulating and modeling collective behavior in fish • Group-level modulation of honeybee behavior by biohybrid robots – Educational robotics • Promoting digital education and equity • Scaling educational reforms and professional development • Teacher training and support |
| Neuroengineering Lab | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Medical Robotics | Director: Pavan P. Ramdya | – How animals leverage social information, learn about the world, and generate flexible motor behaviors |
| Predictive Control Lab | – AI for Robotics – Modeling and Simulation – Automation – Control | Director: Colin Jones | – Optimization for Control – Data-Driven Control – Energy-Optimal Building Control – Predictive Control for Robotics |
| Reconfigurable Robotics Lab (RRL) | – Soft Robotics – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction | Director: Jamie Paik | – Origami Robotics • Multiscale Interactive Origami Robotic Surface (MIROS) • Electromagnetic Actuation Design for Distributed Stiffness • Modular Origami Robots • Foldable Composite Robots • Adjustable Stiffness Structures • Virtual Reality Interfaces – Soft Robotics • Soft Reconfigurable Surface (SRS) • Vacuum-Powered Soft Robots • Soft Actuator Packs for Human Augmentation • Modeling and Design of Soft Pneumatic Actuators • Soft Pneumatic Skin (SPA-Skin) |
| REHAssist group | – Soft Robotics – AI for Robotics – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation – Medical Robotics – Control | Director: Mohamed Bouri | |
| Soft Transducers Lab (LMTS) | – Soft Robotics – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction – Modeling and Simulation | Director: Herbert Shea | – Miniaturized polymer actuators and soft transducers – MEMS and Printed Microsystems – Wearable Haptic displays |
| Systems Control and Multiagent Optimization Research (Sycamore) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Robot Design – Modeling and Simulation – Automation – Transportation | Director: Maryam Kamgarpour | – Safe Learning – Stochastic and distributed control |
| Translational Neural Engineering Lab (TNE) | – Soft Robotics – Robot Design – Human-Robot Interaction – Medical Robotics – Control | Director: Silvestro Micera | – Neuro-Muscular Electrical Stimulation – Ultrasound Neuromodulation – Mobile Brain/Body Imaging for Rehabilitation – Hybrid Strategies: Neuromodulation and Exoskeletons – Prosthesis Control – Tactile sensory feedback |
| Transport and Mobility Laboratory | – Optimization – Behavioral models – Transportation – Logistics | Director: Michel Bierlaire | – Transportation and operations research based on discrete choice models |
| Urban Transport Systems Laboratory (LUTS) | – AI for Robotics – Modeling and Simulation – Automation – Control – Transportation | Director: Nikolaos Geroliminis | – Modeling – Monitoring – Control |
| Visual Intelligence for Transportation (VITA) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Human-Robot Interaction – Automation – Control – Transportation | Director: Alexandre Alahi | – Perception, Prediction, and Planning – Distribution Shifts – Generative Models |
| Visuals Intelligence and Learning Lab (VILAB) | – AI for Robotics – Vision – Modeling and Simulation | Director: Amir Zamir | – Computer Vision – Machine Learning – Perception-for-Robotics |