Dimitris P. Tsakiris
Nid: 129
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)
Nikolaou Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Phone: +30 2810 391708
FAX: +30 2810 391601
E-mail: tsakirisATics.forth.gr
Homepage: http://www.ics.forth.gr/~tsakiris/
Research Interests
- Biologically-inspired robotics
- Modeling and Control of Continuum Octopus Arm-like Robots
- Pedundulatory Locomotion of Polychaete-like Robots
- Undulatory Locomotion of Nonholonomic G-Snakes
- Insect-like Centering Behavior
- Vision-based Stabilization of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots
- Robotic Motion Planning and Control
- Nonlinear Geometric Control
- Geometric Mechanics
- Image Understanding and Computational Vision (Active and Purposive)
Grants and Projects
(Partial listing)
- EU FP7 ICT FET Project OCTOPUS
(Novel Design Principles and Technologies
for a New Generation of High Dexterity Soft-bodied Robots
Inspired by the Morphology and Behaviour of the Octopus)
Duration: 2/2009-1/2013
Principal investigator in charge of FORTH activities - EU FP6 IST Project VECTOR
(Versatile Endoscopic Capsule for Gastrointestinal Tumor Recognition and Therapy)
Duration: 9/2006-2/2011
Principal investigator in charge of FORTH activities - EU FP6 IST Project MATHESIS
(Observational Learning in Cognitive Agents)
Duration: 2/2006-1/2009 - EU IST FET Project BIOLOCH
(BIOmimetic structures for LOComotion in the Human body)
Duration: 5/2002-10/2005
Principal investigator in charge of FORTH activities