Faculty members
Ahmad Rafsanjani
Professor
Villum Young Investigator (2021)
DFF Sapere Aude Research Leader (2021)
PhD, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2013)
ahra [at] sdu [dot] dk
Jonas Jørgensen
Associate Professor
PhD, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2019)
jonj [at] sdu [dot] dk
Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Assistant Professor
PhD, The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore SantAnna, Italy (2021)
spmb [at] sdu [dot] dk
Postdocs
Aida Parvaresh
PhD, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (2021)
MSc, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran (2013)
aidap [at] sdu [dot] dk
Supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
Bahman Taherkhani
PhD, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran (2020)
MSc, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran (2014)
bata [at] sdu [dot] dk
Supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
Jonathan Tirado
PhD, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (2025)
MSc, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia (2021)
BSc, National Polytechnic School of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador (2016)
joti [at] sdu [dot] dk
Supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
Naser Sharafkhani
PhD, Mechanical Engineering (MEMS) & Biomedical Engineering
(Neural Engineering), Deakin University, Australia (2023)
MSc, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran (2012)
BSc, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran (2009)
nsh [at] sdu [dot] dk
Supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
PhD Students
Arman Goshtasbi
MSc, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands (2023)
BSc, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2020)
argo [at] sdu [dot] dk
Supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
Hanna Gerda Brøndal
Aarhus University
BA, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark (2023)
brondal [at] cc [dot] au [dot] dk
Co-Supervisor: Jonas Jørgensen
Mechanical Engineer
Cao Danh Do
MSc, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (2014)
BSc, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark (2012)
cdd [at] mmmi [dot] sdu [dot] dk
Master Students
Mathias Jensen
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Research: Underwater Soft Robots
Rikke René Thastum
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Research: Underwater Soft Robots
Kristian Gjersen
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Research: Underwater Soft Robots
Magnus Malthe Sigsgaard Nielsen
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Research: Wearbale Soft Exoskeleton
Nicklas Nikolaj Grønvall
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu
Research: Wearbale Soft Exoskeleton
Oliver Gynther Torngaard
Robot Systems, Drones and Autonomous Systems
Supervisor: Jonas Jørgensen
Nicolai Hoang Huy Nguyen
Robot Systems, Advanced Robotics Technology
Supervisor: Jonas Jørgensen
Vishwa Kannangara
Master student in Mechanical Engineering
Supervisor: Mohammad Malekan (IME)
Co-supervisor: Ahmad Rafsanjani
Visitors
Hall of Fame
Alumni
Annick Durán Kandzior, Artist/Researcher, Ernst Busch University of Performing Arts, Berlin, Germany (Sep-Nov 2025)
Silvia Pacheco, Visiting bachelor student, Erasmus+ internship, University Carlos III in Madrid, Spain (Jun-Aug 2025)
Burcu Seyidoğlu, PhD student (2021-2025)
Jeppe Fogh Hesselvig Madsen, Master thesis student (2024-2025)
Milosz Dressler, Master thesis student (2024-2025)
Emil Reventlov Husted, Master thesis student (2024 – 2025)
Jonathan Tirado, PhD student (2021-2024)
Yichen Jiang, visiting Master student, Autonomous Systems, DTU (Sep 2024 – Feb 2025)
Mads Bering Christiansen, PhD student (2021-2024)
Saravana Prashanth Murali Babu, Postdoc (2021-2024)
Joséphine Moisson de Vaux, visiting Master student, Engineering, École Centrale Marseille, France (2023)
Henri Vandeputte, visiting Master student, Industrial Engineering, Electronics, and ICT, KU Leuven, Belgium (2023)
Rita Moreira, Master thesis student (2022-2023)
Fairuz Fatin Nury, Master thesis student (2022-2023)
Troels Aske Klausen, Master thesis student (2022-2023)
Ebrahim Shahabi, visiting PhD student, The Biorobotics Institute, The Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy (Sep-Nov 2022)
Naris Asawalertsak, visiting PhD student, Bio-inspired Robotics and Neural Engineering Laboratory, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Thailand (May-Sept. 2022)
Riddhi Das, visiting PhD student, The Biorobotics Institute, The Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy (Jan-March 2022)
Jannik Schmidt, Master thesis student (2022)
Ines Benomar, Master thesis student (2021-2022)
Bjarke Larsen, Master thesis student (2020-2021)
Rebecca Hyldgaard, Bachelor thesis, (Feb-June 2021)
Nikoline Rasmussen, Bachelor thesis, (Feb-June 2021)
Charlotte Skovgaard Larsen, Bachelor thesis, (Feb-June 2021)
Frida Bech Schrøder, Bachelor thesis, (Feb-June 2021)
Patrick Søgaard Terp, Bachelor thesis, (Feb-June 2021)
Askarbek Pazylbekov, Master thesis student (2020-2021)
Troels Bregendahl-Rafn, Master thesis student (2020)
Marlene Hammer Jeppesen, Master thesis student (2019-2020)