People

Staff

• Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
• Karl Kruusamäe, associate professor (robotics)
• Indrek Must, associate professor (soft robotics)
• Tarmo Tamm Tarmo Tamm, senior researcher (materials chemistry, polymer materials)
• Vahur Zadin Vahur Zadin, senior researcher (finite element modelling, molecular dynamics, high electric fields, CERN)

• Heiki Kasemägi, senior researcher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations) & Computer engineering study programme manager
• Kaija Põhako-Esko, researcher, Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow (chemistry, organic synthesis, ionic liquids)
• Urmas Johanson, researcher (electrochemistry)
• Anna-Liisa Peikolainen Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, researcher (carbon materials, chemistry)
• Janno Torop, researcher (flow cell supercaps, carbon materials)
• Saoni Banerji, post-doc researcher (CMOS MEMS sensors)
• 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)
• Mariana Raudsepp, assistant
• Kadri Tõnnisson , project manager

Ph.D. students

• Inga Põldsalu, Ph.D student (microfabrication, EAP); supervisor: A.-L. Peikolainen
• 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 (robotics)
• Alo Kivilo, PhD student (Conducting polymers)
• Faiza Summer, PhD student (Flow-capacitor)
• Pille Rinne, PhD student
• Madis Harjo, PhD student (nanocarbon composites)
• Fred Elhi, PhD student (microfabrication, EAP)
• Hans Priks, PhD student (conducting polymers)
• Kristian Kuppart, PhD student (MD in high electric fields)
• Karl Karu, PhD student
• Aravindan Sooryanarain, PhD student (robot manipulators)
• Helena Nulk, PhD student (collaborative robotics)

Students

• Georg Niit, student
• Markus Loide, student
• Robert Aare, student (FEM simulations, TTM)
• Martin Liivak, student (FEM simulations of 3D-MB's)
• Heikki Saul, student
• Priit Põldmaa, student
• Asif Sattar, student (robotics, mobile systems)
• Dzvezdana Arsovska, student (robotics)
• Pavel Šumejko, student (robotics)
• Andres Mihkelson, student (robotics)
• Renno Raudmäe, student (robotics)
• Ivan Iushchenko, student (robotics, human-robot interaction)
• Karl Vaba, student (robotics, simulation)
• Martin Maidla, student (educational robotics)
• Kristo Allaje, student (robotics, human-robot interaction)
• Rauno Umborg, student (computer engineering)
• Mattias Kõrv, student (computer engineering)
• Mario Kool, student (computer engineering)
• Kert Männik, student (computer engineering)
• Ahmed Helmi, student (service robotics)
• Stevin Lilla, student (porous elastomers)
• Kaarel Siimut, student (aerated concrete)
• Ingmar Laan, student (Ionic Polymer Actuators)
• Johannes Muru, student
• Herman Klas Ratas, student
• Kadri-Ann Valdur, student (PPy actuators)
• Kaarel Mark, student (robotics, augmented reality)
• Madis K Nigol, student (mobile robotics)
• Kätriin Julle, student (robotics)

Colleagues

• Margus Rosin, lecturer (FPGA)
• Friedrich Kaasik, ex-Ph.D. student (carbon-polymer actuators)
• Heilo Altin, ex-Ph.D. student (educational robotics)
• Artur Tamm Artur Tamm, PostDoc at LLNL QSG LLNL
• Aleksander Tõnnisson Aleksander Tõnnisson, Buildit (Hardware accelerator) CEO
• 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)