Welcome to the REAL lab!
Meet the team
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Academic supervisors
Any researcher from an institution affiliated with the NCCR Automation is eligible to supervise projects at REAL. Visit the NCCR Automation website to see the full list of people involved.
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Claudia Fischer, Initiator and coordinator
Claudia has a Dr. sc. in automatic control and almost a decade of experience working in industry.
The one thing she loves more than control systems are intriguing stories and good presentations. That is why she has started REAL.
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Jan Brändle
Jan is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He is looking into the balancing act of integrating renewable energy into the electric power grid.
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Philippe Brigger
Philippe is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He wants to make sure you never get stuck in traffic again.
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Raul Cruz-Oliver
Raul is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He is giving robots a sense of touch.
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Cara Koepele
Cara is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. She is exploring how to coordinate multi-energy properties to enable reduced energy costs.
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Anne-Laure Matthijs
Anne-Laure is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. Her research interests are in energy systems to help fight climate change.
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Jonathan Hilberg
Jonathan is a member of our spring 2024 cohort. He is teaching autonomous systems to handle risks.
Lab spaces
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REAL Zurich
REAL Zurich is going to launch in February 2024. The lab is located at the ETH Zentrum campus in ETL on floor I.
For now, we have one room for eight students, but as of fall 2024 we are looking forward to hosting more students in an additional room.
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REAL Lausanne
REAL Lausanne will launch in February 2025. The lab space will be located on the EPFL campus.
Acknowledgements
The idea for REAL was inspired by Jonathan and the golden lamp posts on Polyterrasse. It took shape with the strong support of the NCCR Automation directorate and management team. It owes its beauty and style to Silvio and its liveliness to the researchers and students. Thank you all for your contributions!