Dr Amir Ghalamzan
PhD, FHEA
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Senior Lecturer
CMI Theme Lead for Robotics and Autonomous Systems
a.ghalamzan@sheffield.ac.uk
Amy Johnson Building
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Dr Amir Ghalamzan
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Amy Johnson Building
Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Amir is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Sheffield 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
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- 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)