Recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) postdoctoral fellowship award; Member of IEEE, Robotic and Automation Society (RA), Institute for Earth and Space Explorations, and Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario (P.Eng.); Associate Editor of IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
Research Experience
Joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University in 2006, where he is currently a full Professor. Directs the Advanced Robotics and Mechatronic Systems laboratory.
Education
Ph.D.: The University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2005; M.Sc.: Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1997; B.Sc.: Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 1994
Background
Professor of Engineering, with research interests in developing new robotic systems that can work and assist people in factories, farms, and homes in their day-to-day activities. Focuses on new approaches required for enabling collaborations between humans and robots to perform common tasks.