POSTED: 13 May, 2025

We are delighted to share exciting news from our team at the University of Technology Sydney Robotics Institute!

Please join us in congratulating three of our outstanding roboticists on their recent academic promotions:

🔹 Professor Teresa Vidal Calleja – Promoted to Professor
🔹 Associate Professor Alen Alempijevic – Promoted to Associate Professor
🔹 Associate Professor Marc Carmichael – Promoted to Associate Professor

These well-earned promotions recognise their outstanding contributions to robotics research, teaching, leadership, and collaboration—both within UTS and across the broader robotics community.

✅ Professor Teresa Vidal Calleja continues to lead impactful work in robotic vision and simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM), pushing the boundaries of autonomous perception.
✅ Associate Professor Alen Alempijevic has played a key role in advancing robotics education and the development of autonomous systems.
✅ Associate Professor Marc Carmichael is making vital strides in human-robot interaction, helping translate research into real-world applications.

Their individual achievements strengthen not only our research programs but also the collaborative spirit and excellence at the heart of the Australian Cobotics Centre.

Congratulations, Teresa, Alen, and Marc—we’re proud to celebrate this milestone with you!