Carme Torras Genís

Carme Torras Genís is a Research Professor at the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) within the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics (IRI, CSIC-UPC), where she leads the RobIRI research group. She holds M.Sc. degrees in Mathematics (Universitat de Barcelona) and Computer Science (University of Massachusetts) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (UPC). Her work focuses on robotics, artificial intelligence, neurocomputing, and assistive robotics, particularly in cloth manipulation and ethical implications of AI.

Research Projects:

• ERC Advanced Grant CLOTHILDE (2018-2023)
• Horizon Europe project SoftEnable (2022-2026)
• European projects RAMON LLULL, ALLIES, MOMENTUM, and others.

Key Achievements:

• Supervised 23 PhD theses, with notable alumni in academia and industry.
• Recipient of prestigious awards: ERC grant, Spanish National Research Award, IEEE Fellow, and Royal Academy of Engineering membership (2024).
• Leader in interdisciplinary research, merging robotics with ethics via science fiction novels like The Vestigial Heart.

Grants & Collaborations:

Coordinates AIHub-CSIC and chairs ethics committees in Catalonia and Spain. Active in policy-making for AI and robotics, including roles in the Catalan Government’s AI advisory board and the Spanish AI Council.

Labs & Teams:

Leads the RobIRI group at IRI, focusing on robotic perception and manipulation, with projects on cloth handling, assistive robotics, and ethical AI.