People
Meet the team!
Here is our current team! Click on the pictures for more information.
Director
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Professor Yiannis Demiris
Personal details
Professor Yiannis Demiris Professor of Human-Centred Robotics, Head of ISNSend email+44 (0)20 7594 6300
Location
1006
Electrical Engineering
South Kensington Campus
Post-Doctoral Researchers and Research Assistants
Dr. Xingchen Zhang
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Dr. Xingchen Zhang
Dr. Rodrigo Chacón Quesada
![Rodrigo](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/IMG-9703-JPG--tojpeg_1520248561340_x4.jpg)
Dr. Rodrigo Chacón Quesada
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hindawi
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Dr. Ahmed Al-Hindawi
Dr. Fernando E. Casado
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Dr. Fernando E. Casado
PhD candidates
Haining Luo
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Haining Luo
Nico Lingg
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Nico Lingg
Haziq Bin Razali
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Haziq Bin Razali
Dimitra Tsakona
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Dimitra Tsakona
Cédric Goubard
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Cédric Goubard
Stelios Kotsovolis
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Stelios Kotsovolis
Yun Zhong (Nikki)
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Yun Zhong (Nikki)
Ertug Ovur
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Ertug Ovur
Yijun (Esther) Gu
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Yijun (Esther) Gu
Academic Visitors
Alumni
Below is the list of previous members of the Lab, who have helped getting us where we are today.
Doctoral Graduates
Dr Ahmed Al-Hindawi
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Dr Ahmed Al-Hindawi
Graduated in 2022
Dr Rodrigo Chacón Quesada
![Rodrigo](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/IMG-9703-JPG--tojpeg_1520248561340_x4.jpg)
Dr Rodrigo Chacón Quesada
Graduated in 2022
Dr Urbano Miguel Nunes
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Dr Urbano Miguel Nunes
Graduated in 2021
Dr Vinicius Schettino
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Dr Vinicius Schettino
Graduated in 2021
Dr Mark Zolotas
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Dr Mark Zolotas
Graduated in 2021
Dr Fan Zhang
![Photo of Fan Zhang](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/FanZhang--tojpeg_1472812658135_x4.jpg)
Dr Fan Zhang
Graduated in 2020
Dr Caterina Buizza
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Dr Caterina Buizza
Graduated in 2020
Dr Ruohan Wang
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Dr Ruohan Wang
Graduated in 2020
Dr Joshua Elsdon
![Joshua Elsdon](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/josh--t_1443091895157_x2--tojpeg_1564654670353_x4.jpg)
Dr Joshua Elsdon
Graduated in 2019
Dr Tobias Fischer
![Tobi](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/tobias--t_1443221877571_x2--tojpeg_1564655336270_x4.jpg)
Dr Tobias Fischer
Graduated in 2018
Dr Martina Zambelli
![Martina Zambelli](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/martina--tojpeg_1443221351176_x4.jpg)
Dr Martina Zambelli
Graduated in 2017
Dr Yixing Gao
![Dr Yixing Gao](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/yixing--tojpeg_1472724029301_x4.jpg)
Dr Yixing Gao
Graduated in 2016
Dr Theodosis Georgiou
![Dr Theodosis Georgiou](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/theo--tojpeg_1443221775991_x4.jpg)
Dr Theodosis Georgiou
Graduated in 2016
Dr Miguel Sarabia
![Miguel Sarabia](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/MiguelSarabia--tojpeg_1443374113958_x4.jpg)
Dr Miguel Sarabia
Graduated in 2016
Dr Dimitrios Korkinof
![Dr Dimitrios Korkinof](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/demitrios--tojpeg_1443091842408_x4.jpg)
Dr Dimitrios Korkinof
Graduated in 2015
Dr KyuHwa Lee
![Dr KyuHwa Lee](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/1401634_1475352282690272_2673530_o--tojpeg_1443370377303_x4.jpg)
Dr KyuHwa Lee
Graduated in 2014
Dr Harold Soh
![Dr Harold Soh](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/11999095_867338490018830_3839687709629263928_n--tojpeg_1443372391207_x4.jpg)
Dr Harold Soh
Graduated in 2013
Dr Yan Wu
![Dr Yan Wu](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/IMPFest-073--tojpeg_1443372249179_x4.jpg)
Dr Yan Wu
Graduated in 2013
Dr Murilo Fernandes Martins
![Dr Murilo Fernandes Martins](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/Me2009_rect--tojpeg_1443372494456_x4.jpg)
Dr Murilo Fernandes Martins
Graduated in 2012
Dr Simon Butler
![Dr Simon Butler](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/1526378--tojpeg_1443372729673_x4.jpg)
Dr Simon Butler
Graduated in 2011
Dr Paschalis Veskos
![Dr Paschalis Veskos](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/11049122_10206337966391726_7724149309351879145_o--tojpeg_1443373075678_x4.jpg)
Dr Paschalis Veskos
Graduated in 2010
Dr Tom Carlson
![Dr Tom Carlson](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/27239_581768132065_2693530_n--tojpeg_1443373767114_x4.jpg)
Dr Tom Carlson
Graduated in 2010
Previous Post-Doctoral Researchers and Research Assistants
Dr. Fan Zhang
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Dr. Fan Zhang
Dr. Mohammed Diab
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Dr. Mohammed Diab
Dr Youngkyoon Jang
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Dr Youngkyoon Jang
Dr Pierluigi Vito Amadori
![Dr Pierluigi Amadori](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/pierluigi--tojpeg_1505238186708_x4.jpg)
Dr Pierluigi Vito Amadori
Dr Tobias Fischer
![Tobias Fischer](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/tobias--tojpeg_1443221877571_x4.jpg)
Dr Tobias Fischer
Daniel Varnai
![Daniel Varnai](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/image--tojpeg_1541672229122_x4.jpg)
Daniel Varnai
Dr Antoine Cully
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Dr Antoine Cully
PAL project
Dr Oya Celiktutan
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Dr Oya Celiktutan
PAL project
Dr Hyung Jin Chang
![Dr Hyung Jin Chang](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/hyungjin--tojpeg_1443220739402_x4.jpg)
Dr Hyung Jin Chang
WYSIWYD and PAL projects
Dr Theodosis Georgiou
![Dr Theodosis Georgiou](https://pxl-imperialacuk.terminalfour.net/fit-in/428x572/filters:upscale()/prod01/channel_2/media/migration/research-groups/theo--tojpeg_1443221775991_x4-1.jpg)
Dr Theodosis Georgiou
EPSRC Fellowship
Dr Maxime Petit
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Dr Maxime Petit
WYSIWYD project
Dr Ayşe Küçükyılmaz
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Dr Ayşe Küçükyılmaz
ALIZ-e project
Dr Alexandre Coninx
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Dr Alexandre Coninx
ALIZ-e project
Dr Raquel Ros
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Dr Raquel Ros
ALIZ-e project
Dr Dimitri Ognibene
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Dr Dimitri Ognibene
EFAA project
Dr Eris Chinellato
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Dr Eris Chinellato
EFAA project
Dr Sotirios Chatzis
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Dr Sotirios Chatzis
ALIZ-e project
Dr Bálint Takács
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Dr Bálint Takács
Living Maps & HAMMER projects
Previous Academic Visitors
Previous Visitors
Previous Members [2005 - 2009]
Name | Graduated in |
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Dr Matt Johnson | 2008 |
Dr Anthony Dearden | 2008 |
Dr Gavin Simmons | 2008 |
Dr Bassam Khadhouri | 2006 |
Previous Visitors
Name | University |
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Tong Yang | Zhejiang University |
David Martínez Pascual | Miguel Hernandez University |
Lukáš Rustler | Czech Technical University in Prague |
Luca Garello | Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia |
Fernando E. Casado | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela |
Daniel Yefimov | Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology |
Yong Joon Thoo | Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
Dr Vicent Girbés | Universitat Politècnica de València |
Kevin Cortacero | Université Toulouse III |
Pierre Mespoulet | Université Toulouse III |
Phuong Nguyen | Italian Institute of Technology |
Dr Jongwon Choi | Seoul National University |
Dr Jiyeoup Jeong | Seoul National University |
Guillem Torrente Martí | Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
Xavier Cadet | EPITA |
Arturo Bertomeu Motos | Miguel Hernández University |
Dr Young Joon Yoo | Seoul National University |
Robert Darius | Technical Unversity Munich |
Prof. Tadahiro Taniguchi | Ritsumeikan University |
Sarah Bechtle | TU Berlin |
Weng Nam Lio | Imperial College London |
James Burnett | University of Nottingham |
Dr Gabriele Trovato | Waseda University |
Dr Alberto Jardón Huete | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
Dr Adrian Burlacu | Technical University of Iaşi |
Prof. André Luis Marques Marcato | Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora |
Dr Axel Tidemann | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Dr Yanyu Su | Harbin Institue of Technology |
Dr Jose Manuel Pérez Lorenzo | University of Málaga |
Dr Hatice Kose-Bagci | Istanbul Technical University |
Ilaria Gori | Sapienza University of Rome |
Dr Juan C. Moreno | Bioengineering group, CSIC Madrid |
Prof. Michael A. Goodrich | Brigham Young University |
Nicola Catenacci | IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca |
Philip Leskovitz | University of Applied Sciences Dresden |
Sean Ryan Fanello | Sapienza University of Rome |
Stefan Markov | International University of Bremen |
Wei Liang Tay | National University of Singapore |