People - University of Toronto Robotics Institute

The University of Toronto Robotics Institute is home to the largest and most diversified robotics program in Canada.

We unite, grow, and catalyze collaborations among the many exceptional robotics research clusters at the University.

Robotics Institute Leadership

Executive Team

Robotics Institute Staff

Amanda Hacio

Senior Communications Officer

Connor Jong

Robotics Lab Technician - Myhal

Ruthrash Hari

Robotics Lab Technician - UTM

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

Jonathan Kelly

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Brokoslaw Laschowski

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

UofT Computational Neuroscience Lab

Xinyu Liu

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)

Microfluidics & BioMEMS Lab

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

Steve Waslander

Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS)

Maria Yablonina

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

Steering Committees

Executive Committee
Tim Barfoot
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs

Strategic Advisor
Raquel Urtasun

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

Seminars & Workshops
Igor Gilitschenski (Co-Chair)
Nick Rhinehart (Co-Chair)
Amanda Hacio

Education & Curriculum
Tim Barfoot (Chair)
Florian Shkurti

Space & Equipment
Yu Sun
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs
Gabriele D'Eleuterio
Steve Waslander
Goldie Nejat

Allied Centres
Alex Mihailidis - Centre for Robotics & Eldercare
Hugh Liu - Centre for Aerial Robotics Research and Education (CARRE)
Timothy Chan - Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE)
Sheila McIlraith - Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

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.