PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Dario Floreano

As of October 2026, Dario Floreano is director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL, where his research interests are robotics and AI at the convergence of biology and engineering. He joined EPFL as a group leader in 1996 and became a full professor in 2010. From 2010 to 2022 he was the founding director of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Robotics. He co-wrote Tales from a Robotic World with Nicola Nosengo, published by MIT Press in 2022. He was elected an IEEE Fellow for 2023, recognized for bio-inspired drone development and evolutionary robotics.

Timeline

  1. 1992–1995

    Studying neural computation

    In 1992 he completes a master's degree in neural computation at Stirling, and in 1995 a PhD in artificial intelligence and robotics at Trieste.

  2. 1996

    A group leader at EPFL

    He joins EPFL in 1996 as a group leader in the Department of Computer Science.

  3. 2009

    Spinning off senseFly

    Among the companies he helps spin off is senseFly, a drone maker founded in 2009.

  4. 2010–2022

    Founding NCCR Robotics

    In 2010 he becomes a full professor, and until 2022 he serves as founding director of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Robotics.

  5. 2021

    An ELLIS Fellow

    In 2021 he becomes a Fellow of the ELLIS Society, the European Lab for Learning and Intelligent Systems.

  6. 2022

    Tales from a Robotic World

    The MIT Press book Tales from a Robotic World, co-written with Nicola Nosengo, appears in 2022.

  7. 2023

    An IEEE Fellow

    The IEEE elects him a Fellow for 2023, recognizing his bio-inspired drone development and evolutionary robotics.

  8. As of October 2026

    Directing EPFL's Laboratory of Intelligent Systems

    He is director of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at EPFL, where his research interests are robotics and AI at the convergence of biology and engineering.

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  1. Dario Floreano - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Dario Floreano turns biology into robotics, and ideas into start-ups startupbusiness.it. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. EPFL - Dario Floreano people.epfl.ch. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Dario Floreano | European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems ellis.eu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Tales from a Robotic World, MIT Press - EPFL actu.epfl.ch. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Congratulations to the IEEE Fellows Class of 2023 - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Website ieee-ras.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Andras Kis and Dario Floreano Elected IEEE Fellows - EPFL actu.epfl.ch. Checked 14 October 2026.