People
From Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab
Staff
Alvo Aabloo, professor, head of the lab (polymer materials)
Karl Kruusamäe, associate professor (robotics)
Indrek Must, associate professor (soft robotics)
Arun Kumar Singh, associate professor (collaborative 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- Mare Vahtre, 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
Kaur Leemets, Ph.D. student (printable sensors)
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)
Pavel Šumejko, student (robotics)
Renno Raudmäe, student (robotics)
Ivan Iushchenko, student (robotics, human-robot interaction)- 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)
- 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)
- Georg Astok, student (virtual reality)
- Martin Hallist, student (robotics)
- Ats Aasmaa, student (Modelling of microbatteries)
- Houman Masnavi, student (Robotics and Computer Engineering)
Phuong Nguyen, student (FEM simulations)
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)
