People

Staff

• Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
• Karl Kruusamäe, associate professor (robotics)
• Andres Punning, senior researcher (ionic and dielectric electroactive polymer actuators and sensors)
• Tarmo Tamm Tarmo Tamm, senior researcher (conducting polymers)
• Urmas Johanson, researcher (electrochemistry)
• Heiki Kasemägi, senior researcher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations) & Computer engineering study programme manager
• Anna-Liisa Peikolainen Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, researcher (carbon materials, chemistry)
• Kaija Põhako-Esko, researcher (chemistry, organic synthesis, ionic liquids)
• Vahur Zadin Vahur Zadin, researcher (finite element modelling, molecular dynamics, high electric fields, CERN)
• Janno Torop, researcher (flow cell supercaps, carbon materials)
• Artur Abels, teaching assistant (digital electronics)
• Roman Leinus, engineer (robotics)
• Teet Tilk Teet Tilk, engineer (electronics)
• Tauri Tätte Tauri Tätte, engineer (robotics)
• Ramon Rantsus, educational robotics project manager (education)
• Laivi Karu, assistant
• Mariana Raudsepp, assistant

Ph.D. students

• Friedrich Kaasik, Ph.D. student (carbon-polymer actuators)
• Inga Põldsalu, Ph.D student (microfabrication, EAP); supervisor: A.-L. Peikolainen
• Heilo Altin, Ph.D. student (educational robotics)
• Arko Kesküla, Ph.D. student (ionic liquid polymerization); supervisors: A.-L. Peikolainen, U. Mäeorg
• Simon Vigonski, Ph.D. student (modelling materials in high electromagnetic fields)
• Kaur Leemets, Ph.D. student (printable sensors)
• Priit Priimägi, Ph.D. student (modelling of microbatteries)
• Zane Zondaka, Ph. D. student (Conductive polymers carbon composites)
• Sunjai Nakshatharan, Ph. D. student (Modelling and Control of Ionic Polymer Actuators)
• Robert Valner, PhD student
• Alo Kivilo, PhD student (Conducting polymers)
• Tianbao Zhang, PhD student
• Faiza Summer, PhD student
• Pille Rinne, PhD student
• Madis Harjo, PhD student (nanocarbon composites)
• Fred Elhi, PhD student (microfabrication, EAP)

Students

• Georg Niit, student
• Tõnis Tiimus, student (biorobotics)
• Kristian Kuppart, student (MD in high electric fields)
• Hans Priks, student (conducting polymers)
• Kristjan Eimre, student (FEM in high electric fields)
• Markus Loide, student
• Robert Aare, student (FEM simulations, TTM)
• Antti Jaaniste, student
• Indrek Ardel, student
• Martin Liivak, student (FEM simulations of 3D-MB's)
• Ragnar Margus, student
• Karl-Kristjan Kokk, student
• Johannes Vainikko, student
• Kadi-Anne Küppar, student
• Viktoria Sorokina, student
• Heikki Saul, student
• Priit Põldmaa, student
• Ugochukwu Christian Uba, student
• Raid Vellerind, student (robotics)
• Hassan Shehawy, student (robot localisation)
• Asif Sattar, student (robotics)
• Ott Sellis, student (robotics)
• Md Rezwanul Islam, student (robotics)
• Madis Kull, student (robotics)
• Dzvezdana Arsovska, student (robotics)
• Pavel Šumejko, student (robotics)
• Andres Mihkelson, student (robotics)
• Saqlian Ali Raza, student (robotics)
• Renno Raudmäe, student (robotics)

Colleagues

• Margus Rosin, lecturer (FPGA)
• Artur Tamm Artur Tamm
• Aleksander Tõnnisson Aleksander Tõnnisson, Buildit (Hardware accelerator) CEO
• Indrek Must, postdoc at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (smart skin)
• Veiko Vunder Veiko Vunder, postdoc at University of Texas, Austin
• Rudolf Kiefer, professor at HCMC (conducting polymers)
• Gholamreza Anbarjafari, associate professor (head of iCV Research Group, computer vision and applied image processing)
• Kätlin Rohtlaid, PhD student at Cergy-Pontoise University (EAP fabrication)