Amir Ghalamzan

Amir Ghalamzan is an Associate Professor at the University of Surrey's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, leading the Intelligent Manipulation Lab. His research focuses on robot learning, robotic grasping, teleoperation, and agri-food robotics. Previously, he held roles at the University of Lincoln and University of Birmingham.

Education: PhD in Robot Learning (Politecnico di Milano, 2015), M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Iran University of Science and Technology, 2009).

Research Interests: He addresses real-world challenges like labor shortages in agriculture through robots for extreme conditions, such as strawberry picking. His work integrates advanced perception, AI, and control systems. Notable projects include developing autonomous strawberry-picking robots and haptic-guided teleoperation systems.

Key Projects: Led the £310K CERES Agtech project (2020-2021) for autonomous strawberry robots, and contributed to the £1.5M Agri Open-Core project (2023-2027) for open-source harvesting software. Collaborated with institutions like Imperial College London and companies like Saga Robotics.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Intelligent Manipulation Lab, focusing on tactile sensors (e.g., AST Skin) and soft robotics innovations.