Laura Leja
Mg. math.
Researcher
Laura Leja started working at EDI in 2022. She graduated from the University of Latvia, where she received her Master's degree in Mathematics in 2020, and is currently studying for a PhD in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Latvia.
Her research covers a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence and differentiable physics methods - in the areas of motion planning and dynamic systems modeling. Laura focuses on tasks aimed at developing methods that accurately model the interaction of physical laws and learning algorithms, thus creating new approaches and understanding of complex systems.
In addition to her professional activities, Laura is passionate about self-defense sports, which help maintain focus, discipline, and physical well-being during intensive research processes.
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Projects
5 results
- Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing leading to Sustainability and Industry 5.0 (AIMS5.0) 01.05.2023 – 30.04.2026 Completed
- Smart Materials, Photonics, Technologies, and Engineering Ecosystem (MOTE) 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2024 Completed
- AI-improved organ on chip cultivation for personalised medicine (AImOOC) 01.01.2022 – 30.11.2023 Completed
- Advanced packaging for photonics, optics and electronics for low cost manufacturing in Europe (APPLAUSE) 01.05.2019 – 30.04.2022 Completed
- Efficient module for automatic detection of people and vehicles using video surveillance cameras (VAPI) 01.09.2019 – 30.06.2021 Completed
Publications
- 2025
Applied AI for Adaptive Robotic Conveyor-Feeding (I)(opens in a new window)
Guntis V. Strazds, Katrīna Viltrake, Gergely Hollosi, Laura Leja, Arnis Priedītis, Diāna Dupļevska, Makss Meiers, Christos Chronis, Iraklis Varlamis, George Dimitrakopoulos, Kārlis Freivalds
1st IFAC Joint Conference on Computers, Cognition, and Communication, IFAC
- 2025
Differentiable Physics Training Method for Robot Motion Planning(opens in a new window)
Laura Leja , Guntis Vilnis Strazds, Christos Chronis, Iraklis Varlamis, Kārlis Freivalads
1st IFAC Joint Conference on Computers, Cognition, and Communication, IFAC
- 2025
Controlling shape of flame with differentiable physics(opens in a new window)
Laura Leja, Kārlis Freivalds
Engineering for Rural Development, Vol. 24, p. 666 - 672, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
- 2024
Learning to Move Objects With Fluid Streams in a Differentiable Simulation(opens in a new window)
Kārlis Freivalds, Laura Leja, Oskars Teikmanis
2024 7th Iberian Robotics Conference, ROBOT 2024, IEEE
- 2024
Organ-On-A-Chip (OOC) Image Dataset for Machine Learning and Tissue Model Evaluation(opens in a new window)
Valērija Movčana, Arnis Strods, Karīna Narbute, Fēlikss Rūmnieks, Roberts Rimša, Gatis Mozoļevskis, Maksims Ivanovs, Roberts Kadiķis, Kārlis Gustavs Zviedris, Laura Leja, Anastasija Zujeva, Tamāra Laimiņa, Arturs Abols
Data, Vol. 9 (2), p. 28, MDPI