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
Yu Sun
Director
Tim Barfoot
Associate Director
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs
Associate Director
Hallie Siegel
Managing Director
Strategy & Partnership
Robotics Institute Staff
Kimberly Colburn
Program Manager
Joan DaCosta
Communications
Aidan Samuels
Content Specialist
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)
Gabriele D'Eleuterio
*Former director of IRM (precursor to Robotics Institute)
Goldie Nejat
*Former director of IRM (precursor to Robotics Institute)
Steering Committees
Executive Committee
Yu Sun (Chair)
Tim Barfoot
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs
Hallie Siegel
Strategic Advisor
Raquel Urtasun
Industry Relations
Steve Waslander (Chair)
Yu Sun
Ilan Kramer
Hallie Siegel
Outreach & EDI Committee
Eric Diller (Chair)
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs
Jonathan Kelly
Maria Yablonina
Hallie Siegel
Kimberly Colburn
Seminars & Workshops
Jonathan Kelly (Co-Chair)
Florian Shkurti (Co-Chair)
Xinyu Liu
Maria Yablonina
Igor Gilitschenski
Kimberly Colburn
Communications
Hallie Siegel
Igor Gilitschenski
Education & Curriculum
Tim Barfoot (Chair)
Florian Shkurti
Hallie Siegel
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.
Myrtede Alfred
Mireille Broucke
Sinisa Colic
Animesh Garg
Andrew Goldenberg
Manfredi Maggiore
Sheila McIlraith
Alex Mihailidis
Rosalie Wang
