Carmelo Sferrazza

Carmelo (Carlo) Sferrazza is a postdoctoral researcher in AI and Robotics at UC Berkeley, working under the guidance of Prof. Pieter Abbeel. His research is focused on advancing humanoid intelligence, with the goal of enabling robots to assist humans in everyday tasks and navigate complex environments.

Carlo completed his Ph.D. at ETH Zurich in 2021, where he worked with Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea. His doctoral research centered on equipping robots with a sense of touch, a breakthrough aimed at improving their ability to interact with the physical world. Prior to that, he earned a Master’s degree in Robotics, Systems, and Control from ETH Zurich in 2016, following a Bachelor's degree in Automation Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. He also participated in an exchange program at Tongji University in Shanghai, where he earned a Double Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology Engineering (2016).

Carlo’s work has earned several accolades. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded the prestigious ETH Medal, and in 2022, he was recognized as a Robotics Science and Systems Pioneer. He has also received an SNSF Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Best Paper Award at the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics, and the ETEL Award in 2017.

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