Meet the Team
Our team is committed to delivering revolutionary robotics innovations to the horticulture and agriculture sector.
The Academic/Research Team
Professor Andrew Hunter, Deputy Vice Chancellor and LAR Principal Investigator
Professor Elizabeth Sklar, Professor in Agri-Robotics and LAR Research Director
Dr Grzegorz Cielniak, Associate Professor
Dr Marcello Calisti, Associate Professor in Agri-Robotics
Dr Gautham Das, Senior Lecturer in Agri-Robotics
Dr Oorbessy (Reshmi) Gaju, Senior Lecturer in Crop Science
Dr Leonidas Rempelos, Lecturer in Sustainable Agriculture
Dr Junfeng Gao, Lecturer in Agri-Robotics
Dr Ollie Hardy, Post Doctoral Research Associate
Dr Andreas Xydis, Post Doctoral Research Associate
Professor Simon Pearson, Director of LIAT and LAR Co-Investigator
Professor Louise Manning, Professor of Sustainable Agri Food Systems
Dr Amir Ghalamzan Esfahani, Associate Professor in Robotics
Dr Carolina Camacho, Senior Lecturer in Social and Managerial Technology
Dr Ravi Valluru, Senior Lecturer in Crop Science
Dr Lillian Korir, Lecturer in Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Dr. Leonardo Guevara, Lecturer in Agri-Robotics
Dr Mohammad Sheikhsofla, Post Doctoral Research Associate
Dr Usman Zahidi, Post Doctoral Research Associate
Dr Franc Ivankovic, Post Doctoral Research Associate
The Professional Services team
Mr David May, Deputy Director of LIAT
Mr Andrew Ham, Senior Mechatronics Engineer
Mr Ian Birch, Agricultural Technician
Miss Maya Nelstrop, Agricultural Technician
Mr Tyler Trenam, Project and Marketing Officer
Dr Paula Eves, Senior Project Manager
Miss Laura Spencer, Project Manager
Mr Omar Elzr, ICT Support Technician
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Miss Swati Megha, Senior Research Software Engineer
Mr Krystian Lukasik, Technical Resource Manager