Auke Ijspeert

Auke Ijspeert is a Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the ME department. He leads the Biorobotics Laboratory and is involved in various educational and administrative roles at EPFL, including teaching courses such as Computational Motor Control and Legged Robots. His research focuses on biorobotics, with an emphasis on understanding and applying principles of biological movement control to robotics. He supervises PhD students and is a member of several academic committees at EPFL.

Auke Ijspeert is a researcher in biorobotics, robotics, computational neuroscience, motor control, and locomotion. His work focuses on developing robotic systems inspired by biological mechanisms, particularly in the areas of locomotion and motor control. He has published extensively on central pattern generators, dynamical movement primitives, and the design of compliant robots for agile movement. His research explores how computational models can be applied to robotics to replicate and understand complex motor behaviors, including swimming, walking, and gait assistance. Ijspeert's contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of robotics, with an emphasis on creating adaptive and efficient locomotion strategies for robots.