People
From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab
Staff
Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
Rudolf Kiefer, invited professor (electroactive polymers, energy and solar applications)
Gholamreza Anbarjafari, associate professor (robotics, image processing)
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, researcher (ion-conducting polymer, computer simulations) & Computer engineering study programme manager- Anna-Liisa Peikolainen Anna-Liisa Peikolainen, researcher (carbon materials, chemistry)
- Vahur Zadin Vahur Zadin, researcher (finite element modelling, molecular dynamics, high electric fields, CERN)
Janno Torop, researcher (flow cell supercaps, carbon materials)
Zicai Zhu, postdoc (control of IEAP materials)
Artur Abels, teaching assistant (digital electronics)
Priit Kull, engineering project manager (robotics)
Roman Leinus, engineer (robotics)- Teet Tilk Teet Tilk, engineer (electronics)
- Tauri Tätte Tauri Tätte, engineer (robotics)
Renno Rehtla, engineer (robotics)
Koit Kulper, engineer (robotics
Kaupo Karja, engineer (mechanics)- Helina Kitsing Helina Kitsing, project manager (robotics)
Ramon Rantsus, educational robotics project manager (education)
Laivi Karu, assistant
Mariana Raudsepp, assistant
Ph.D. students
- Veiko Vunder Veiko Vunder, Ph.D. student (EAP Control)
- Artur Tamm Artur Tamm, Ph.D. student (radiation defect modeling)
Friedrich Kaasik, Ph.D. student (carbon-polymer actuators)
Inga Põldsalu, Ph.D student (microfabrication, EAP)
Heilo Altin, Ph.D. student (educational robotics)
Arko Kesküla, Ph.D. student (ionic liquid polymerization)
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)- Pejman Rasti Pejman Rasti, Ph.D. student (A New Lens for Satellite Image Acquisition)
Morteza Daneshmand, Ph.D. student (3D visualization and modeling of human body)
Zane Zondaka, Ph. D. student (Conductive polymers carbon composites)
Sunjai Nakshatharan, Ph. D. student (Modelling and Control of Ionic Polymer Actuators)
Students
- Vishwaja Vaddepally, student (Conductive polymers)
Kätlin Rohtlaid, student (EAP fabrication)
Inna Baranova, student (EAP fabrication)
Sandra Kuusik, student (ionic liquids)
Madis Harjo, student (nanocarbon composites)
Tõnis Tiimus, student (biorobotics)
Erki Viidalepp, student (EAP)
Paul Jaakson, student (EAP encapsulation)
Tõnis Terasmaa, student (MD softsens)
Siim Schults, student (robotics)
Andres Traumann, student (robotics)
Kristian Kuppart, student (MD in high electric fields)
Hans Priks, student (conducting polymers)
Kristjan Eimre, student (FEM in high electric fields)
Iiris Lüsi, student (Mathematical models for signal and image processing)
Anastasia Bolotnikova, student (robotics)
Robert Valner, student (computer science, SICM)
Edgar Hamburg, student (EAP)
Fred Elhi, student (microfabrication, EAP)
Markus Loide, student
Robert Aare, student (KMC, FEM simulations, atomistic surface structures)
Tarvo Metspalu, student (MD sputtering)
Rainer Keerdo, student (Robotics)
Antti Jaaniste, student
Colleagues
- Karl Kruusamäe, Post-doc at AIST, Osaka (EAP research)
- Margus Rosin, lecturer (FPGA)
- Aleksander Tõnnisson Aleksander Tõnnisson, Buildit (Hardware accelerator) CEO
Indrek Must, postdoc at Uppsala (Ion sensing)
Silver Jõemetsa, PhD student at Chalmers University of Technology (biosensor development)
Madis Ollikainen, student at ETH Zürich (MD simulations)
Mihkel Veske, PhD student at University of Helsinki (modelling materials in high electromagnetic fields)
Our defenders
Guys serving their time in our glorious invincible army :)
Karel Pärlin, student
Kert Kahu, student (EAP)
Mart Weber, student (EAP)- Lauri Mihkels Lauri Mihkels, student
Tõnis Paara, student (vax)
