Dr Theo Theodoridis

Dr Theo Theodoridis is an Associate Professor in Robotics and Intelligent Systems, and the former Head of the Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering group at the University of Salford. He received the BEng degree in Automation Engineering from the University of West Attica, Greece, the MSc degree in Embedded Systems and Robotics, and the PhD degree in Intelligent Crime-Recognition Surveillance Robots from the University of Essex, UK. He worked as a postdoctoral senior research officer (EPSRC grant) at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), focusing on multimodal human-robot interfaces and visual guidance, as well as pattern recognition control methods. TT is a memebr of the Autonomous Vehicles and Advanced Robotics (ASAR) research group, former leader of the Intelligent Mobility area at North England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC), and his research has been funded by Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, and and the Reginal Growth Fund (RGF) with a total grant income of over £2.1M. TT has excellent development experience collaborating with the industry, and a significant research contribution of various publications and research outputs in Robotics and AI.