Gregory Mermoud

Biography

Grégory Mermoud graduated in Computer Science from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (I&CEPFL) in spring 2006. During his master thesis, he investigated agent-based approaches for modeling self-assembling chemical networks under the guidance of Prof. Alcherio Martinoli and Prof. Kay Severin.
After graduation, Grégory worked as a research assistant both in the Laboratory of Distributed Intelligent Systems and Algorithms (DISALENAC) and the Laboratory of Microsystems (LMIS1STI) headed by Prof. Alcherio Martinoli and Prof. Juergen Brugger, respectively.
Since September 2007, Grégory is pursuing graduate studies at the Laboratory of Distributed Intelligent Systems and Algorithms and the Laboratory of Microsystems at EPFL.

Education

M. Sc. in Computer Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), April 2006

Professional course

Research Assistant, Swarm-Intelligent Systems Group, I&C-EPFL, 09-2006 to 09-2007

Main publications

2016

Fluid-Mediated Stochastic Self-Assembly at Centimetric and Sub-Millimetric Scales: Design, Modeling, and Control

B. Haghighat; M. Mastrangeli; G. Mermoud; F. S. Schill; A. Martinoli 

Micromachines. 2016. Vol. 7, num. 8 (Special Issue on “Building by Self-Assembly”), p. 138. DOI : 10.3390/mi7080138.

2014

Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Model-Based Methodologies for Distributed Control: A Comparative Experimental Study

G. Mermoud; U. Upadhyay; W. C. Evans; A. Martinoli 

2014. 12th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, New Delhi, India, December 17-21, 2010. p. 615-629. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-28572-1_42.

2013

Acousto-fluidic system assisting in-liquid self-assembly of microcomponents

J. Goldowsky; M. Mastrangeli; L. Jacot-Descombes; R. M. Gullo; G. Mermoud et al. 

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 2013. Vol. 23, num. 12, p. 125026. DOI : 10.1088/0960-1317/23/12/125026.

Fluid-mediated parallel self-assembly of polymeric micro-capsules for liquid encapsulation and release

L. Jacot-Descombes; C. Martin-Olmos; M. R. Gullo; V. J. Cadarso; G. Mermoud et al. 

Soft Matter. 2013. Vol. 9, p. 9931-9938. DOI : 10.1039/c3sm51923f.

Evaluating Efficient Data Collection Algorithms for Environmental Sensor Networks

W. C. Evans; A. Bahr; A. Martinoli 

2013. 10th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 1-3, 2010. p. 77-89. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_6.

Beat-Based Synchronization and Steering for Groups of Fixed-Wing Flying Robots

S. Hauert; S. Leven; J-C. Zufferey; D. Floreano 

2013. 10th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems. p. 281-293. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_21.

A Plume Tracking Algorithm Based on Crosswind Formations

T. Lochmatter; E. A. Goel; I. Navarro; A. Martinoli 

2013. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 2010. p. 91-102. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_7.

Energy-Time Efficiency in Aerial Swarm Deployment

T. Stirling; D. Floreano 

2013. 10th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, November 1-3, 2010. p. 5-18. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_1.

Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems

 

Berlin Heidelberg: Springer, 2013.

Self-Organized Robotic Systems: Large-Scale Experiments in Aggregation and Self-Assembly using Miniature Robots

G. Mermoud; A. Prorok; L. Matthey; C. M. Cianci; N. Correll et al. 

Handbook of Collective Robotics; Singapore: Pan Stanford Publishing, 2013. p. 229-259.

2012

Design, Modeling and Optimization of Stochastic Reactive Distributed Robotic Systems

G. Mermoud / A. Martinoli; J. Brugger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Physical interactions in swarm robotics: the hand-bot case study

M. Bonani; P. Rétornaz; S. Magnenat; H. Bleuler; F. Mondada 

2012. 10th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS 2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, November 1-3,2010. p. 585-595. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-32723-0_42.

Real-Time Automated Modeling and Control of Self-Assembling Systems

G. Mermoud; M. Mastrangeli; U. Upadhyay; A. Martinoli 

2012. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, May 14-18, 2012. p. 4266-4273. DOI : 10.1109/ICRA.2012.6224888.

2011

Containers assembled in fluid and corresponding production

J. Brugger; C. Martin-olmos; A. Martinoli; G. Mermoud 

US2012145572; WO2010122499; WO2010122499.

2011.

A Trajectory-based Calibration Method for Stochastic Motion Models

E. Di Mario; G. Mermoud; M. Mastrangeli; A. Martinoli 

2011. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. p. 4341-4347. DOI : 10.1109/IROS.2011.6094940.

Modeling Self-Assembly Across Scales: The Unifying Perspective of Smart Minimal Particles

M. Mastrangeli; G. Mermoud; A. Martinoli 

Micromachines. 2011. Vol. 2, num. 2, p. 82-115. DOI : 10.3390/mi2020082.

2010

Modeling Self-Assembly at All Scales

G. Mermoud; L. Jacot-Descombes; R. M. Gullo; J. Brugger; A. Martinoli 

Nano-Tera.ch Annual Plenary Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, April 29, 2010.

SPM Measurements of Hydrophobic Interactions

R. M. Gullo; G. Mermoud; J. Y. Kim; L. Jacot-Descombes; A. Martinoli et al. 

Nano-Tera.ch Annual Plenary Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, April 29, 2010.

Surface-Tension-Driven Self-Assembly of Filled Cylinders with Different Geometry

L. Jacot-Descombes; G. Mermoud; R. M. Gullo; A. Martinoli; J. Brugger 

Nano-Tera.ch Annual Plenary Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, April 29, 2010.

Comparing and modeling distributed control strategies for miniature self-assembling robots

W. C. Evans; G. Mermoud; A. Martinoli 

2010. 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Anchorage, AK, USA, May 3-7, 2010. p. 1438-1445. DOI : 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509666.

Aggregation-mediated Collective Perception and Action in a Group of Miniature Robots

G. Mermoud; L. Matthey; W. C. Evans; A. Martinoli 

2010. 9th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS-2010), Toronto, Canada, May 10-14, 2010. p. 599-606.

2009

Fluidic-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems (SELFSYS)

L. Jacot-Descombes; C. Martin Olmos; G. Mermoud; E. Le-Caignec; A. Martinoli et al. 

Atelier LEA à Arc-et-Senans, Arc-et-Senans, France, September 8-9, 2009.

Drop-On-Demand Inkjet Printing of SU-8 Polymer

V. Fakhfouri; G. Mermoud; J. Y. Kim; A. Martinoli; J. Brugger 

Micro and Nanosystems. 2009. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 63-67. DOI : 10.2174/1876402910901010063.

Towards Multi-Level Modeling of Self-Assembling Intelligent Micro-Systems

G. Mermoud; J. Brugger; A. Martinoli 

2009. 8th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2009), Budapest, 10-15 May, 2009. p. 89–93.

2007

Towards Smart Substrates for Controlling Micrometric Droplet Motion

G. Mermoud; V. Fakhfouri; A. Martinoli; J. Brugger 

2007. Foundations of Nanoscience (FNANO07): Self-Assembled Architectures and Devices, Snowbird, UT, April 18-April 21, 2007.

2006

Inkjet-Based Deposition of Micro/Nano-Objects on Functional Surfaces – Controlling and Exploiting Self-Assembly across Length-Scales

G. Mermoud; V. Fakhfouri; A. Martinoli; J. Brugger 

LEA Laboratoire Européen Associé en Microtechnique, France, 12-13 Sept, 2006, .