Francesco Mondada
Born
Locarno, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Alma materEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Known forKhepera mobile robot, E-puck mobile robot, Thymio
AwardsLatsis Foundation University Prize, Credit Suisse Best Teaching Award
Scientific career
FieldsRobotics, Computer Science
InstitutionsEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Francesco Mondada (born 17 March 1967) is a Swiss professor[1] in artificial intelligence and robotics. He got a Master's degree in Microengineering at the EPFL in 1991 and a PhD degree in 1997. He is one of the creators of the Khepera and directed the design of the S-bot, the e-puck, the marXbot and the Thymio mobile robots. Together, these robots are mentioned in more than 9000 research articles.[2] In particular the Khepera robot[3] is a milestone in the field of bio-inspired and evolutionary robotics.

He was one of the founders and director of K-team SA from its creation 1995 to 2000,[4] and one of the founders of Calerga Sarl in 2001[5] and Mobsya in 2010.[6]

His recent work concerns collective robotics and education.

Awards and honours

Selected publications

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References

  1. ^ Press Release of the ETH Board, about the nomination of professors on May 24, 2013[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ List of scientific papers mentioning the Khepera, the S-bot, the e-puck, the marXbot or the Thymio robots.
  3. ^ Main paper describing the Khepera robot and the approach of robot miniaturization for research
  4. ^ Official Trade and Companies Register of Canton de Vaud, data about K-Team SA, see cancellations for the history
  5. ^ Official Trade and Companies Register of Canton de Vaud, data about Calerga SàrL
  6. ^ Official Trade and Companies Register of Canton de Vaud, data about Mobsya Association, see cancellations for the history
  7. ^ List of Latsis prizes given to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Archived 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "List of Credit Suisse Award for Best Teaching laureates at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne". Archived from the original on 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  9. ^ List of the professors who received the EPFL Polysphère award
  10. ^ List of members of the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences (SATW)

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