Dr Amir Ghalamzan
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Theme Lead for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Senior Lecturer
a.ghalamzan@sheffield.ac.uk
Amy Johnson Building
Profile
Amir is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the ±¬ÁÏTV and Theme Lead for Robotics and Autonomous Systems for the Centre of Machine Intelligence. He leads the Intelligent Manipulation Lab which focuses on robotic grasping and manipulation, teleoperation, Agri-food robotics, robot learning, and haptic and tactile sensors. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused on Robotics and Automation Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.
- Research interests
- Robot Learning: Investigating fundamental principles of machine learning for robotics
- Data-Driven Control & Planning: Developing algorithms based on real-time data for system navigation
- Agri-Food Robotics: Mitigating labor shortages through automated solutions
- Extreme Environment Robotics: Designing systems capable of operating in high heat and humidity (e.g., autonomous strawberry harvesting)
- Full contact details
Dr Amir Ghalamzan
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD