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ProfessorThrishantha Nanayakkara

Professor in Robotics

Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering

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  • Professor in Robotics
    Dyson School of Design Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
  • 07902 396 681 (Work)
  • RCS 1M07, Dyson Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom

RESEARCH

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Research team

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    SELECTED
    Selected
    H2020 - RIA - 'NI' Natural Intelligence for Robotic Monitoring of Habitats
    Commission of the European Communities1 Jan 2021 - 31 Mar 2024
    CEC: H2020 - RIA - 'NI' Natural Intelligence for Robotic Monitoring of Habitats (2021-2024)
  • GRANT
    SELECTED
    Selected
    Robo Patient - Robot assisted learning of constrained haptic information gain
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)1 Dec 2019 - 30 Sep 2024
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC): Robo Patient - Robot assisted learning of constrained haptic information gain (2019-2024)
  • GRANT
    SELECTED
    Selected
    EPSRC GCRF Institutional Sponsorship 2017
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)1 Sep 2017 - 30 Jun 2018
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC): EPSRC GCRF Institutional Sponsorship 2017 (2017-2018)
  • GRANT
    SELECTED
    Selected
    EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account 2017-2020
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E1 Apr 2017 - 31 Mar 2022
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E: EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account 2017-2020 (2017-2022)
  • GRANT
    SELECTED
    Selected
    Morphological computation of perception and action
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)1 Feb 2017 - 10 Jul 2019
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC): Morphological computation of perception and action (2017-2019)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    PB4325: Shape changing origami inspired colonoscopic capsules for autonomous bi-directional navigation for multimodal inspection in the colon
    Advanced Research and Invention Agency1 Jan 2025 - 10 Jan 2027
    Advanced Research and Invention Agency: PB4325: Shape changing origami inspired colonoscopic capsules for autonomous bi-directional navigation for multimodal inspection in the colon (2025-2027)
  • STANDARD - CALL
    MUlti-limb Virtual Environment (MUVE) for full body and augmented interactions
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E1 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2024
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E: MUlti-limb Virtual Environment (MUVE) for full body and augmented interactions (2022-2024)
  • GRANT
    Imperial CoA EPSRC
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E1 Aug 2020 - 30 Sep 2021
    Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E: Imperial CoA EPSRC (2020-2021)
  • FELLOWSHIP
    PB4168 MSCA PF 24 - Dipankar Bhattacharya -Design, modeling and control of cable-driven arm soft re-configurable exoskeleton
    Commission of the European Communities
    CEC: PB4168 MSCA PF 24 - Dipankar Bhattacharya -Design, modeling and control of cable-driven arm soft re-configurable exoskeleton (2025-2027)
  • PROGRAMME GRANT
    PB5000 A portable soft robotic patient simulator for training physical examination skills to improve early diagnosis accuracy
    Medical Research Council (MRC)
    MRC: PB5000 A portable soft robotic patient simulator for training physical examination skills to improve early diagnosis accuracy (2025-2026)