PhD student (Doctoral Researcher) in Multi-Modal Shared Autonomy in Assistive Robotics F/M

Role Summary

The Human-centered Robotics and AI group's research lies at the intersection of robotics, human-robot interaction, machine learning, and participatory design, with the goal of creating robots that are physically useful and socially acceptable. 

Do you want to shape the future of assistive robotics and help people with disabilities interact with the world in new ways?

We are offering a fully funded -year PhD position at the Idiap Research Institute, Switzerland, with enrolment in the EDEE doctoral programme at EPFL. The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and focuses on multimodal shared autonomy to enable people with disabilities to control robotic systems in activities of daily living.

This project tackles a fundamental challenge in accessible human-robot interaction: how can we co-design robotic systems with people with disabilities to enhance autonomy, participation, and self-expression i...