IARA is an interdisciplinary group of researchers in robotics, AI, and automation at the University of Ottawa. We focus on developing deployable robotic systems by combining sensing, control, and learning, with strong engagement in industry and government applications.
IARA brings together faculty across Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science working on applied robotics and AI.
People
Colin Bellinger
Machine Intelligence and Robot Learning (MIRL)
Wail Gueaieb
Machine Intelligence, Robotics and Mechatronics (MIRaM)
Eric Lanteigne
Robotic Intelligence and Machines Development Lab
Pierre Payeur
Sensing and Machine Vision for Automation and Robotic Intelligence (SMART)
Mohammad Pirani
Resilient of Networked Control Systems
Davide Spinello
Robotics and Dynamical Systems Lab
Research Areas
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Robotic Systems & Automation
Autonomous navigation, manipulation, multi-agent systems, and decision making -
AI & Robot Learning
Reinforcement learning, adaptive control, sim-to-real transfer, and human–robot interaction -
Sensing & Perception
Machine vision, multimodal sensing, and instrumentation
Opportunities
We train undergraduate and graduate students in robotics and AI through hands-on projects, industry collaborations, and applied research.
We welcome partnerships with industry and government organizations.