People
From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab
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, senior 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)
Indrek Ardel, software developer
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 (robotics)
Alo Kivilo, PhD student (Conducting polymers)
Faiza Summer, PhD student- Pille Rinne, PhD student
Madis Harjo, PhD student (nanocarbon composites)
Fred Elhi, PhD student (microfabrication, EAP)
Kadi-Anne Küppar, PhD student
Hans Priks, PhD student (conducting polymers)
Kristian Kuppart, PhD student (MD in high electric fields)
Karl Karu, PhD student
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
Hassan Shehawy, student (robot localisation)
Asif Sattar, student (robotics)
Ott Sellis, student (robotics)- Dzvezdana Arsovska, student (robotics)
Pavel Šumejko, student (robotics)- Andres Mihkelson, student (robotics)
Saqlian Ali Raza, student (robotics)
Renno Raudmäe, student (robotics)- Mateus Surrage Reis, student (robotics and virtual reality)
- Alissa Agerova, student (virtual worlds)
Ivan Iushchenko, student (robotics)- Karl Vaba, 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)
