Tønnes Nygaard

Tønnes Nygaard is an Associate Professor at the Department of Technology Systems, University of Oslo, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on evolutionary robotics, morphological adaptation, and embodied artificial intelligence. He leads projects like COCOMO (Co-evolution of Control and Morphologies) and works extensively with the DyRET (Dynamic Robot for Embodied Testing) platform.

Key research interests include robot control systems, adaptive morphology design, and real-world implementation of evolutionary algorithms. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical robotics applications, emphasizing hardware-software co-evolution and embodied cognition principles.

Publications span topics like morphological adaptation in quadruped robots, semi-supervised learning for terrain classification, and overcoming convergence issues in multi-objective evolutionary algorithms. Nygaard collaborates internationally and contributes to both academic journals and conferences in robotics and AI.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed, though his impactful contributions to real-world evolutionary robotics suggest potential recognition pending explicit mentions. Advising and grant activities are central to his role, though specific student names or grant amounts are not detailed in the provided texts.

Labs/Teams: Core contributor to the DyRET project and affiliated with the Section for Autonomous Systems and Sensor Technologies at UiO.