Master Tutor
Choosing your Tutor/Advisor
Choosing your tutor or thesis advisor is an important decision. It can also be a difficult one, as the area of interest and expectations of the professor you choose to work with will strongly influence the framework of your curriculum and the direction of your research.
Before you contact the professor, it is important that you take the time to carefully review his or her research pages to see if they match with your area of interest.
Information about Prof. Raffaello D'Andrea's research
Information about Prof. Emilio Frazzoli's research
Information about Prof. Christopher Onder's research
Information about Prof. Melanie Zeilinger's research
Tutor Process
1. Carefully read the rules and regulations for Masters students:
Information for Application/Admission of Master students
Information on Master in Robotics, Systems and Control
Information on Master in Mechanical Engineering
List of tutors in the Mechanical Engineering Department (D-MAVT)
List of tutors in Robotics, Systems and Control
2. Prepare a list of courses that you would like to take:
3. Get in contact:
a) Prof. Onder: Email (copy ) at the beginning of the semester to set up a 30 minute appointment to discuss your selection and to ask Prof. Onder any non-administrative questions. Please bring your unofficial bachelor transcript to the meeting.
b) Prof. D’Andrea: Email at the beginning of the semester to inquire about Prof. D’Andrea’s availability to act as your tutor. (Please send your unofficial bachelor transcript and your updated CV.) Mr. Rossi will inform you about Prof. Andrea's decision and the next steps.
PS: Depending on your tutor’s policy, you are free to do your semester or master project at the institute. In particular, you do not need an IDSC tutor to do a project or thesis at IDSC.
4. Create your Learning Agreement (LAG):
Once you have been accepted, please go to myStudies and enter your tutor and the courses you discused with your tutor (see information leaflet for procedure).
The Learning Agreement must be submitted on myStudies and approved by the tutor within 3 weeks after the start of the semester.
5. For administrative questions:
Please contact (for Prof. Onder) or (for Prof. D'Andrea).