The Lab's Team

Staff

Alvo Aablooprofessor, head of the lab (polymer materials)

Longfei Chang guest professor, polymeric transducers

Tarmo Tamm Professor of applied materials science

Karl Kruusamäeassociate professor of robotics engineering, IMS robotics

Indrek Mustassociate professor of soft robotics

Heiki Kasemägiassociate professor (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations) & Computer engineering study programme manager

Urmas Johansonresearcher (electrochemistry)

Anna-Liisa Peikolainenresearcher (carbon materials, chemistry)

Janno Toropassociate professor of materials engineering (stimuli-responsive materials, structural energy storage devices, carbon materials)

Ingrid Rebaneresearch fellow (sustainable materials technologies, cellulose, silicone, elastomeric foams)

Saoni Banerji research fellow (CMOS MEMS sensors, mixed-signal ASIC design, microelectronics)

Ritesh Soni research fellow (soft robotics, medical devices, microfabrication, AI)

Veiko Vunderlecturer (robotics)

Artur Abelsjunior lecturer (digital electronics)

Renno Raudmäejunior lecturer (robotics)

Eva Mõtshärgjunior lecturer (robotics design)

Teet Tilkengineer (electronics)

Tauri Tätteengineer (robotics)

Aune Tammhead of administration

Anett Toomproject assistant

Kirsi Zirelproject assistant

Mariana KukkDelta X coordinator and communications manager

PhD Students

Hans PriksPhD student (conducting polymers)

Yauheni SarokinPhD student (Variable stiffness textiles)

Oleksandr SyzoniukPhD student (soft robotics)

Kadri-Ann ValdurPhD student (bioinspired soft robotics)

Jaanus KaldePhD student (distributed antennas)

Juri VolodinPhD student (electrochemical 3D printing)

Siim KoorPhD student (biomaterials 3D printing)

Sandra SchumannPhD student (robotics education)

Igor RybalskiiPhD student (human-robot collaboration and augmented reality)

Agnes LuhtaruPhD student (multimodal human-robot interaction)

Farnaz BakshPhD student (social robotics)

Liis TiisveltPhD student (materials)

Students

Markus Loidestudent

Martin Liivakstudent (FEM simulations of 3D-MB's)

Priit Põldmaastudent

Kaarel Siimutstudent (aerated concrete)

Ats Aasmaastudent (modelling of microbatteries)

Phuong Nguyenstudent (FEM simulations)

Magnus Kaldjärvstudent (soft robotics)

Colleagues

Margus Rosinlecturer (FPGA)

Ramon Rantsuseducational robotics

Iman Dadras (Microfabrication)

Fatemeh Rastgar(Robotics)

Pille Rinne

Kaija Põhako-Eskoassociate professor of materials chemistry, former Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow (chemistry, organic synthesis, ionic liquids)

Friedrich Kaasik Head of Knowledge Transfer