Pham Huy Nguyen

Pham Huy Nguyen

Sustainable Soft Robotics towards Climate & Conservation

Research Scientist · Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics, Empa & EPFL

I develop physically intelligent, bio-inspired robotic platforms that use soft sensing and actuation. My work spans aerial, aquatic, wearable, and supernumerary systems, built with nature-derived materials (such as textiles and elastomers) and designed to actively safeguard biodiversity and restore our ecosystems.

Research projects → Curriculum vitae ↗
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Recent

  • Mar 2026 Invited seminar for the MIE1299H — Special Topics in Bioinspired Robotics course at the University of Toronto.
  • Mar 2026 Research seminar on Sustainable Soft Aerial Robotics for Climate and Conservation at the AMME Recruitment, University of Sydney.
  • Feb 2026 Invited talk at the AMLD Intelligence Summit 2026, Lausanne.
  • Jan 2026 Invited talk at the 11th R&D Conference 2026 Swissmem, Zurich, and at the Robotics Gordon Research Conference, Ventura.
  • 2025 Awarded the RoboSoft Rising Star Award (IEEE RoboSoft 2025) and SNSF MINT Bilateral grants MIMISK and MetaMorpher — 1.2M CHF over 3 years.