Waterloo RoboHub
Engineering 7, Room 1339
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
Arash Arami
Assistant Professor
Professor Arash Arami uses machine learning and system identification techniques to uncover the neural control of human movements and to design optimal controllers and AI for assistive robotic systems such as exoskeletons.
Alexander Aroyo
SIRRL Manager
Alexander Aroyo is the Manager of the Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Lab. His research focuses on endowing robots with the capability of complex social interactions with humans.
Marie Charbonneau
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Marie Charbonneau is a post-doctoral fellow in the Human-Centred Robotics and Machine Intelligence Lab. Her research focuses on reliable whole-body control for humanoid robots.
David Correa
Assistant Professor
Professor David Correa is an expert in bio-inspired architecture, including bio-materials, 4-D printing, material structures, adaptive and self-forming systems, and advanced robotic fabrication.
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Professor and Canada 150 Research Chair
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.
Brandon J. DeHart
Adjunct Assistant Professor and RoboHub Manager
Professor Brandon DeHart is the RoboHub Manager. He has been working with mobile and legged robots for almost 20 years, with a research focus on balance and gait for bipedal robots.
Baris Fidan
Associate Professor
Professor Baris Fidan is an expert on system identification and adaptive control for multi-agent systems, mechatronics, control, and planning.
Moojan Ghafurian
Research Assistant Professor
Professor Moojan Ghafurian is an expert on human-computer interaction and how it relates to assistive technology used in the care of older adults.
Ehsan Hashemi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Professor Ehsan Hashemi is the Director of the NODE Lab research group at the University of Alberta and an expert on autonomous navigation, distributed controls, and assistive robotics.
Yue Hu
Assistant Professor
Professor Yue Hu specializes in human-robot interactions and humanoid robotics, focusing on understanding different aspects of humans when physically interacting with a robot.
Soo Jeon
Associate Professor
Professor Soo Jeon is a member of the Automation & Controls group in Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering. His research lies in the area of design and control of mechatronic systems.
Behrad Khamesee
Professor
Professor Behrad Khamesee has pioneered research in microrobotics and magnetic levitation which has received international attention.
Dana Kulic
Adjunct Associate Professor
Professor Dana Kulić is the Director of the Robotics research group at Monash University and is an expert in humanoid robotics, human-robot interaction and intelligent systems.
Edith Law
Assistant Professor
Professor Edith Law focuses on how people can enhance and make sense of intelligent systems, such as robots and other human-in-the-loop systems, including issues related to transparency, engagement, trust and collaboration.
Jonathan Lin
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Jonathan Lin is a post-doctoral fellow in the Human-Centred Robotics and Machine Intelligence Lab. His research focuses on the development of human motion capture and modelling, motion quantification, and applied physiotherapy.
John McPhee
Professor and Canada Research Chair
Professor John McPhee is the Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics. His team develops dynamic models, machine learning algorithms, and model-based controllers for human-machine systems.
William Melek
Professor, University Research Chair, and RoboHub Director
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 and Canada Excellence Research Chair
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
Associate Professor
Professor Chris Nielsen is a leading authority on nonlinear control systems and the mathematical design of feedback control laws.
Gennaro Notomista
Varma Family Professor in Robotics
Professor Gennaro Notomista is the Varma Family Professor in Robotics, focused on the design and control of robotic systems for long-duration autonomy with applications to persistent environmental monitoring for climate change ecological studies.
Maya Przybylski
Associate Professor
Professor Maya Przybylski is the Director of the DATALab research group in the School of Architecture and an expert on the complex intersection of architectural design, data and computation.
Oliver Schneider
Assistant Professor
Professor Oliver Schneider is an expert on haptics, haptic computing, and human-computer interaction. He is working on methods to facilitate the widescale deployment of haptic technology.
Hamed Shahsavan
Assistant Professor
Professor Hamed Shahsavan is an expert on the development of soft and programmable materials and their applications in the design and fabrication of mobile soft robots, functional devices, and artificial biological organisms.
Stephen L. Smith
Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair
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.
James Tung
Assistant Professor
Professor James Tung focuses on the advancement of human movement research methods and development of assistive technology for independent mobility and rehabilitation.