Prof Kaspar Althoefer
Dipl.-lng.Aachen, PhD
Robot autonomy, soft robotics, systems engineering, modelling of tool-environment interaction dynamics, tactile sensing and haptic perception with applications in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery, rehabilitation, assistive technologies and human-robot interactions in the manufacturing environment.

Dr Abu Bakar Dawood
PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate on the EU-funded PALPABLE project. Research interests are sensors, soft robotics,and their applications in surgical settings.

Dr Cem Süülker
PhD
Postdoctoral research associate employed in the ERC Synergy Grant EndoTheranostics project. Main research interests are: soft robotics, eversion robots,wearable robots, soft actuators.

Dr Neri Niccolò Dei
PhD
Postdoctoral research associate employed in the ERC Synergy Grant EndoTheranostics project. Main research interests are: surgical robotics, soft robotics, endoscopy and embodied intelligence.

Dr Mohammad Sheikhsofla
PhD
Postdoctoral research associate employed in the ERC Synergy Grant EndoTheranostics project. Main research interests are: soft and bioinspired robotics, mechatronics, and control engineering.

Dr Reza Kashef
PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate part of the ERC Synergy Grant EndoTheranostics project, contributing to the development of a soft robotic system for screening and treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC) through the development of a soft tip-growing or eversion robot with a sleeve-like structure. He aims at enhancing human life by integrating synergistic knowledge of robotics and smart materials to innovate advanced functional robots with minimal design complexity.

Dr Dalia Osman
PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate on the EU-funded PALPABLE project, working towards developing a palpation tool for enhanced visualisation and identification of abnormal tissue during minimally invasive surgery. Her research interests include force, tactile, and shape sensors for soft robotics.

Mr Thomas Christopher Mack
Skin Based Adherence and Sensing Methods for Eversion Robots.

Mr Mohammed Al-Dubooni
PhD Student with research focus on soft eversion and continuum robots for nuclear pipe decontamination sponsored by the Nuclear Decomissioning Authority.

Mr Danyaal Mohamed Kaleel
Danyaal Kaleel is a PhD student whose research focuses on buoyancy actuation of underwater soft robots. His research is funded by the Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). He currently holds a BEng degree in Robotics Engineering (2021) from Queen Mary University of London.

Mr Jue Chen
Jue Chen is a PhD student, and he is funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC).His research project is Pet-bot: Multisensory-integrated robot-animal interactions.

Mr Arnab Majumder
Arnab Majumder is a PhD Scholar at ARQ QMUL. He is funded by Ocado Technology. His research is regarding manipulation of fragile objects using soft or compliant robotic gripper using deep learning.

Mr Qingzheng Cong
Qingzheng Cong is a PhD Scholar at the ARQ group at QMUL. He is funded by a Queen Mary Research Studentship. His research is on soft everting robots for endoluminal and trans-tissue navigation, integrating multimodal sensing and intelligent control for minimally invasive interventions.