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My name is Jean-Christophe Zufferey. I am research scientist and lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, in the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS). After completing my master project at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburg as an exchange student, I graduated in 2001 with a M.S. in micro-engineering.
My research interests lie in aerial, bio-inspired robotics. In March 2005, I received my Ph.D. in Autonomous Robotics from EPFL together with the ABB 2006 award with the mention "EPFL Press" for "a pioneering contribution to the science and technology of autonomous flying microrobots inspired by the biology of flying insects". I co-authored several peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and took part in several international conferences. In 2004, I was awarded a best poster award at the conference in Insect Sensors and Robotics, Brisbane, Australia. In 2006, I got the best paper award at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) in Beijing, China. In 2008, I released my first book entitled "Bio-inspired Flying Robots" at EPFL Press.
In 2001, I co-founded an EPFL spin-off company, DIDEL SA, which is involved in educational robotics and ultra-light R/C indoor flyers. Since 2003, I organise the Flying Robot category within the EPFL Robot Contest. Since 2006, I have been teaching mobile robotics at the master level. In summer 2007, I co-organised the first international symposium on Flying Insects and Robots in Monte Verità, Switzerland.
In spend a large part of my free time in the air, or not very far from it. In 1993, I got my glider license, which I extended two years later with a single-engine-piston license. Now I practice scenic flight over the Alps, aerobatics and mountain landing with an always renewed enthusiasm. In 2007, I co-initiated the aeropoly association to share my passion with EPFL students and collaborators. |
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