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)
- Veiko Vunder Veiko Vunder, Lecturer (Electronics, computational methods)
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)
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)
Koit Kulper, engineer (robotics
Ramon Rantsus, educational robotics project manager (education)
Aarne Leisalu, Development Consultant (computational methods)
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)
Morteza Daneshmand, Ph.D. student (3D visualization and modeling of human body, shared supervising with iCV)
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)
Anna Zadoroznaja, student (Ionic liquid gels)- 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)
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)
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)
