Luis Sentis

Luis Sentis is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin and holds the Frank and Kay Reese Endowed Professorship in Engineering. He leads the Human Centered Robotics Laboratory, focusing on control systems, human-robot interaction, and exoskeleton robotics. His affiliations include UT Austin's Good Systems initiative and Apptronik Systems as an innovation advisor.

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• B.S., Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia

His research spans humanoid robotics, agile manipulation, autonomous systems, and human-robot teaming. Recent work emphasizes FAIR datasets, EEG monitoring, and collision detection for legged robots, with applications in industrial automation and ethical AI.

Scientific awards include the NASA Elite Team Award and La Caixa Foundation Fellowship. Funding sources include DARPA, NSF, NASA, and ONR.