The RoboHub's core research team is made up of Waterloo Engineering faculty members who are at the forefront of international robotics research. This diverse group of experts' collective knowledge and experience is critical for developing the next generation of robotics technologies for use in the real world:
| Human-Robot Interaction | Autonomous Robotics |
| Nonlinear Control Systems | Multi-Agent Networks |
| Magnetically Levitated Robots | Mechatronic Systems |
This team of Engineering professors are actively engaged in all sectors of the robotics industry and work closely with both the extended research team here at Waterloo as well as the RoboHub's on- and off-campus collaborators to achieve the RoboHub's research goals. To find out more about these goals, visit the research themes page.
For details on any of the core research team's specific research interests and backgrounds, check out their profiles below.
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Professor Kerstin Dautenhahn is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Intelligent Robotics and has pioneered research in social robotics, human-robot interaction and assistive robotics.
Behrad Khamesee
Professor Behrad Khamesee has pioneered research in microrobotics and magnetic levitation which has received international attention.
William Melek
Professor William Melek is the RoboHub Director, a University Research Chair, and leads the Laboratory of Computational Intelligence and Automation. He is an expert on robotics, artificial intelligence, sensing, and state estimation.
Katja Mombaur
Professor Katja Mombaur is the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Human-Centred Robotics and Machine Intelligence. She is an expert on human-robot interaction, wearable and humanoid robots, and human motion analysis.
Chris Nielsen
Professor Chris Nielsen is a leading authority on nonlinear control systems and the mathematical design of feedback control laws.
Stephen L. Smith
Professor Stephen L. Smith is the Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Systems and an expert in both robotic motion planning and the distributed control of autonomous systems.
