Ep60: Live at the Imperial Festival – Alexandros Kouris (Bonus Episode)

October 1, 2018 in Season 4

Photograph of Alexandros Kouris at Imperial Festival. — Image credit: Jess Wade

What questions does an audience of (mainly) non-scientists ask you when you work on a brand new technology?

Alexandros Kouris talks about his research using drones. Recorded live at the Imperial Festival 2018.

You can touch your robot, you can have it flying, you can see it avoiding obstacles. You can try to throw it a chair...

Animation of Alexandros flying a drone. — Image credit: Alexandros Kouris

Alexandros Kouris is studying for a PhD in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. His research looks at developing hardware that can help drones and other unmanned vehicles navigate by themselves.

In this interview we talk about Alexandros’ background, his inspiration for going into research (a love of taking things apart as a kid), and his typical day as a PhD student.

You can read more about Alexandros’ research here and here, and follow him on Twitter @kouris_a.

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