Yulia Sandamirskaya is a prominent researcher in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence. She is a well-rounded individual with diverse academic and professional experience in computer science, neuroscience, psychology, and engineering. Yulia completed her Ph.D. in Robotics at the Technische Universität München in 2011 and has since worked in various academic and industrial settings on several cutting-edge robotics projects worldwide.

She is currently serving as a Senior Researcher at the Adaptive Systems Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Bremen. Her research interests lie primarily in the area of bio-inspired robotics including perception-action learning, sensory-motor control, and decision-making architectures in robots. She has published more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers in top-tier journals and international conferences, and has also authored two book chapters and co-edited one book in robotics.

Yulia is an active member of the robotics community and has served as a reviewer and program committee member for many leading scientific conferences and journals in the field. Her research has won her several international awards, including the Best Paper Award at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in 2013, the prestigious Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize in 2015, and the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant in 2016.

Yulia is a highly motivated individual who is passionate about using robotics to solve real-world problems. Her interdisciplinary background and industry experience make her a valuable asset to any team working on robotics projects.