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Robotics Institute Leadership

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Amanda Hacio

Senior Communications Officer

 

The Robotics Institute brings together established and emerging leaders in robotics who make significant contributions to the UofT Robotics Institute through through service, mentorship, thought leadership, and community development.

UofT faculty who wish to join as Active Members should contact the Institute: robotics@utoronto.ca.

 

 

Active Members (alphabetic)

Tim Barfoot

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Jessica Burgner-Kahrs

Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences (MCS @UTM)

Gabriele D'Eleuterio

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

*Former director of IRM (precursor to Robotics Institute)

Eric Diller

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Igor Gilitschenski

Department of Computer Science

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Lueder Kahrs

Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences (MCS @UTM)

Jonathan Kelly

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Brokoslaw Laschowski

Dept of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) and Toronoto Rehabilitation Institute (KITE)

Xinyu Liu

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Hani Naguib

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Goldie Nejat

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

*Former director of IRM (precursor to Robotics Institute)

Florian Shkurti

Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences (MCS @UTM)

Yu Sun

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Raquel Urtasun

Vector Institute, Department of Computer Science

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Steve Waslander

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Maria Yablonina

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

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Steering Committees

Robotics Institute AGM

Executive Committee
Tim Barfoot
Amanda Hacio

Strategic Advisor
Raquel Urtasun

Outreach & EDI Committee
Eric Diller (Chair)
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs
Jonathan Kelly
Maria Yablonina

Seminar Committee
Igor Gilitschenski (Co-Chair)
Nick Rhinehart (Co-Chair)
Amanda Hacio

 

Education & Curriculum Committee
Tim Barfoot (Chair)
Florian Shkurti

Affiliated Members

Affiliated Members include a wide range of robotics researchers and research collaborators from across UofT whose work meaningfully intersects with the field of robotics, or who teach or co-supervise robotics graduate students.

UofT faculty who wish to join as Affiliated Members should contact the Institute: robotics@utoronto.ca.

 

 

Myrtede Alfred

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Mireille Broucke

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

Sinisa Colic

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

James Drake

Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery

David Fleet

Department of Computer Science (CS)

Andrew Goldenberg

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Robert Hamilton

Hospital for Sick Children Department of Paediatrics

Daeho Kim

Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Hugh Liu

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Manfredi Maggiore

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

Alex Mihailidis

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, AGEWELL NCE

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Sheila McIlraith

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society, Vector Institute, Department of Computer Science (CS)

Milos Popovic

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - KITE

Aryan Rezaei Rad

Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Nandita Vijaykumar

Department of Computer Science (U of T and UTSC)

Rosalie Wang

Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - KITE

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José Zariffa

Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME), Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - KITE