Ioannis Ieropoulos

Research Fellow
Department of CEMS and Applied Sciences
University of the West of England
Bristol Robotic Laboratory (BRL)
DuPont Building
Bristol Business Park
Bristol BS16 1QD

0117 328 6318

Specialist Research Area
Energy Autonomy, Microbial Fuel Cells

After graduating from the University of the West of England B.Eng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2000) I moved on to the University of Bristol to study for a Master's degree in Communication Systems and Signal Processing. Having completed this course (2001) I returned to the University of the West of England and joined the EcoBot project team in the Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS) lab in 2002. I am currently working as a Research Associate for the Bristol Robotics Laboratory with a particular interest in robotic energy autonomy and renewable energy sources. Currently robotics depend on conventional battery or solar panel technology for their development. By employing the Microbial Fuel Cell technology, mobile robots or smart stationary devices can be powered from organic/inorganic waste or even common pollutants.