Yiannis Karayiannidis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Automatic Control at Lund University's Faculty of Engineering (LTH). He is affiliated with major research initiatives including ELLIIT (the Linköping-Lund initiative on IT and mobile communication) and WASP (Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program). A portion of his research team is based at Chalmers University of Technology, specifically within the Division of Systems and Control (SYSCON). He actively contributes to the robotics and control community through editorial roles and leadership in professional organizations. His research focuses on advanced robotic control systems, particularly in human-centered environments. Key areas include robotic manipulation, dual-arm coordination, force and grasping control, physical human-robot interaction, robot learning, navigation, reactive planning, multi-agent systems, and nonlinear and adaptive control. These interests are reflected in both his teaching and research output. The recent publication trends highlight a strong focus on autonomous navigation in dynamic environments, robust force control, multi-agent coordination, and learning-based manipulation. His work integrates model-based control with data-driven methods, particularly in complex and uncertain settings. Topics such as obstacle avoidance, tunnel-following MPC, friction modeling, and semantic feature estimation demonstrate technical depth and real-world applicability. Prof. Karayiannidis holds significant academic service roles: Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Associate Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Associate Editor, International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Associate Editor, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Associate Editor, European Control Conference Treasurer, IEEE Robotics Chapter in Sweden He has supervised numerous PhD and master's students and is actively involved in research projects funded by national and strategic initiatives. His editorial and supervisory roles underscore his leadership in the robotics and control community. He also contributes to infrastructure development as a manager of RobotLab LTH. He is involved in several key research labs and teams: RobotLab LTH – a shared robotics research infrastructure where he serves as a manager Division of Systems and Control (SYSCON), Chalmers University of Technology – hosts part of his research team Center for Construction Robotics – collaborative network involving Lund University researchers WASP and ELLIIT research networks – strategic national platforms for AI and robotics








