Research output per year
Research output per year
Maarintie 8, 02150 Espoo
Research activity per year
Quan Zhou received the M.Sc degree in Control Engineering and Dr. Tech. degree in Automation Technology, both from Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland. Currently, he is heading the robotic instruments group, in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland. His research interests are miniaturised robotics, micro- and nanomanipulation, and automation, including topics such as acoustic manipulation, magnetic micromanipulation, soft matter manipulation, nanoforce characterization, and their applications in biomedical, material, and industrial applications. The research is highly interdisciplinary, from micro- and nanoscale physics, surface sciences, mechatronics, to robotics, automation, and machine learning. His work has been published in major international journals, including Nature, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials, and IEEE Transactions.
Prof. Zhou is currently the coordinator of the TG Miniaturized Robotics of European Robotics Association (euRobotics). He was the coordinator of EU FP7 project FAB2ASM. He was also the General Chair of International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, MARSS 2019, and the Chair of IEEE Finland Joint Chapter of Control System Society, Robotics and Automation Society and System Man and Cybernetics Society. Prof. Zhou has also won the 2018 Anton Paar Research Award for Instrumental Analytics and Characterization.
Selected publications:
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Coordinator of Topic Group Miniaturised Robotics, European Robotics Association (euRobotics)
1 Jan 2020 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
01/03/2022 → 29/02/2024
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Zhou, Q., Bettahar, H., Isitman, O., Kopitca, A., Najafi Haeri, S. & Yu, J.
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2024
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Zhou, Q., Isitman, O., Kopitca, A., Kandemir, M., Kravtcova, A., Yu, J. & Najafi Haeri, S.
01/01/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Zhou, Q., Najafi Haeri, S., Seon, J., Valiauga, P. & Freitas Vieira, A.
01/01/2018 → 31/08/2020
Project: Business Finland: New business from research ideas (TUTLI)
Zhou, Q., Cenev, Z., Bettahar, H., Patikiri Arachchige, D., Kravtcova, A. & Seon, J.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Mohammadi, P. (Creator), Aranko, S. (Creator), Lemetti, L. (Creator), Cenev, Z. (Creator), Zhou, Q. (Creator), Virtanen, S. (Creator), Landowski, C. P. (Creator), Penttilä, M. (Creator), Fischer, W. J. (Creator), Wagermaier, W. (Creator) & Linder, M. (Creator), 18 Jan 2018
Dataset
Ras, Robin (Recipient) & Zhou, Quan (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Isitman, Ogulcan (Recipient), Kandemir, Mehmet (Recipient), Alcan, Gökhan (Recipient), Cenev, Zoran (Recipient) & Zhou, Quan (Recipient), 28 Jul 2022
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Quan Zhou (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Chair or participant of a conference, workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Quan Zhou (Visiting researcher)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Quan Zhou (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Quan Zhou (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
Sami Franssila (Chair), Robin Ras (Chair), Quan Zhou (Chair), Matti Hokkanen (Organiser), Heikki Nurmi (Organiser), Sakari Lepikko (Organiser) & Jaakko Mattila (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
28/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
01/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Maja Vuckovac, Quan Zhou & Robin Ras
15/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
28/09/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance