Silvia Tolu
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering
Electro Technology Automation and Control
Elektrovej
Building 326 Room 106
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Danmark
Bio-inspired Motor control and motor learning Cerebellar internal models Adaptive control Neurorobotics autonomous systems Robotics, Automation Brain
Field of interest: Neurorobotics - Pioneering Innovation at the intersection of neuroscience and robotics Short Bio: I am originally from Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy). I graduated in Electronic Engineering from the University of Cagliari and obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Neuromorphic Computing) from the University of Granada, Spain. I am currently leading the NeuroRobotics Technology Lab (NRT-LAB) at DTU, where my research focuses on neurorobotics and bio-inspired adaptive control. A central goal of my work is to translate neuroscience-inspired computational models into innovative robotic technologies with direct societal and clinical impact, developed in close collaboration with industrial and hospital partners. Watch here the inaugural LAB event (6 Sept. 2023). Our goal is: To combine neuroscience, computer science, robotics, and biology to design bio-mimetic and clinically relevant control architectures for real-time motor control, learning, and safe physical human-robot interaction. NRT-LAB Mission: The mission of NRT-LAB is to open new paradigms in robotics and bio-inspired adaptive control that enable innovation with societal impact, particularly in: Assistive and rehabilitative robotics Physical human-robot interaction Diagnosis and rehabilitation of neurodegenerative diseases A key objective is to ensure that scientific advances can be translated into technologies usable in clinical and real-world settings, through close collaboration with hospitals, clinicians, and industry partners. Student supervision: Students interested in bachelor’s or master’s projects in neurorobotics, bio-inspired control, and medical robotics are encouraged to explore current and former student projects with me as supervisor. Completed Research Project and Roles:Ongoing research project with Rigshospital/TUH for early diagnostics of PD and stroke rehabilitation.2022-2024 PI in LOCOPD project Funded by Lundbeck Foundation, LF experiment grant2022-2023 Co-Pi with DTI in Autonomous Robotic System for object grasping project funded by Odense Robotics2016 - 2017 Researcher in Human Brain Project (HBP), SGA1, Neurorobotics SP10. HBP is a 10-years European project, which aims to map the human brain and create an ICT-based research infrastructure that can be used by researchers world-wide.2017-2019 PI in Marie Curie Project BioModular funded by the European Commission (H2020 MarieSlowdowska Curie Actions - Individual Fellowship). 2018-2020 PI in the Co-Design Project 2 (CDP2 HBP SGA2) about cerebellar implementations in robotic systems.2017-2020 Team leader and coordinator in the HBP - SGA2.2019-2021 PI in Bio-Inspired Compliant Control for Safe Human-Robot Interactions funded by A.N. Neergaard og Hustrus Fond. Main Ongoing International Collaborations With:The BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSA) (Italy)University of Bolonia (Italy)Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Germany)University of Copenhagen (KU) (Denmark)IT-Universitetet (ITU) (Denmark)Syddansk Universitet (SDU) (Denmark)Technical University of Eindhoven (TUe) (Netherlands)Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (Sweden)Politecnico of Turin (Italy)Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (Korea) In the news: 1. Robots contribute to mapping the brain 2. Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum than Enables Robotic Human-like Object Handling 3. ‘Results in Brief’ section of the European Commission’s CORDIS 4. Complex model of the human brain controls robot 5. Audacious search for the roots of Parkinson's disease Links to my profiles: ORCID ORBIT Researchgate Google Scholar Linkedin HBP Neuro-robotics DTU Neuro-robotics