Dario Floreano

Dario Floreano is a Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the ME department. He leads the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, focusing on research areas related to aerial robotics, evolutionary robotics, and robotics practicals. His teaching includes courses such as MICRO-502, MICRO-515, and MICRO-453, which cover topics in robotics design, control, and applications. He supervises PhD students and has directed the theses of several EPFL doctoral candidates. His profile page provides additional details on his academic and professional activities.

Dario Floreano is a Professor of Robotics & A.I. at EPFL, specializing in aerial robotics, soft robotics, and evolutionary robotics. His research explores the development of autonomous systems, including small drones, soft grippers, and bio-inspired robots. He has contributed to the design of educational robots like the e-puck and pioneered advancements in swarm robotics and neuroevolution. His work emphasizes the integration of biology and engineering to create adaptive, intelligent machines capable of complex tasks. Floreano's research also addresses challenges in gene network inference and the future of rescue robotics, highlighting the potential of soft and autonomous systems in real-world applications.