Bio-sketch
The Human-Centered Robotics (HCR) Lab has a new address, please find us at https://labs.iitgn.ac.in/hcr-lab/.
Vineet Vashista, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering, Center for Cognitive Science, & Bio-medical Center
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015
M.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2008
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak, 2006
Awards and External Funded Projects
SPARC Project with Columbia University, New York, USA, 2019-2021
SPARC Project with University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2019-2021
SERB International Travel Support, Summer 2017
SERB Early Career Research Award, 2017-2020
DST INSPIRE Faculty Award, 2016-2021
IIT Gandhinagar Research Fellowship, 2015-present
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Nov 2015 to present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University, USA, June - July'16
Research/Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, USA, 2013 - 2015
Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Delaware, USA, 2009 - 2012
Project Scientist, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2008 - 2009
Teaching Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2006 - 2008
Invited Talks
Expert lecture at the INDO-FRENCH WORKSHOP ON ROBOTICS FOR REHABILITATION, Robo-Rehab 2019, 28 February 2019 at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, India.
Expert lecture at National Workshop on Human-Centered Robotics, IIT Jodhpur, March 18, 2018.
Lecture during Short Course on Nonlinear Control and Applications, IIT Gandhinagar, January 28, 2018.
Keynote lecture at "INNOVATIONS IN ROBOTICS-2018", ITM Universe Vadodara, January 5, 2018
Keynote lecture on "Human-centered robotics" at IITRAM, Ahmedabad, India, 28 February 2017.
Tutorial session on "Cable Driven Robots" at International Conference on Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications (RAHA) at Amrita University, Kerala, India, 17 December 2016.
Keynote lecture on "Research Trends on Robotics" at Short Term Training Programme at G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Gujarat, India, 5 December 2016.
Keynote lecture on "Making Machines Smarter: Robotics/Machine Learning" at National Summit on Innovation and Technology (NSIT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 1 October 2016.
Technology & Medicine Fall 2015 Seminar Series, Columbia Engineering & Columbia Medical Center, September 9, 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), India, June 17, 2015.
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), India, June 12, 2015.
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H), India, June 8, 2015.
Technology & Medicine Fall 2014 Seminar Series, Columbia Engineering & Columbia Medical Center, October 7, 2014.
10th Annual New England Manipulation Symposium (NEMS), Columbia University, NYC May 22, 2014.
Biomechanics and Movement Science Program, University of Delaware, May 2012.
Events Organized
Guest Editor, Special Collection on “Collaborative and Controllable Robotics for Biomedical and Industrial Applications.” The Special Collection will be published in Advances in Mechanical Engineering, a SAGE Publishing journal.
Organized TEQIP Symposium on “Control Systems and Current Applications” at IIT Gandhinagar, 26-27 October 2016.
Paper Reviewer
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
EMB Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering (TNRSE)
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
Elsevier Mechanism and Machine Theory
Sadhana Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences
Elsevier Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Sage Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Springer Microsystem Technologies
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob)
IEEE Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM)
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
IEEE Humanoid International Conference
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC)
Project Reviewer
Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS)
Participation
BioRob 2018
RehabWeek and ICORR 2017
Workshop on A Robotics & Automation Roadmap for India," IEEE-SA Industry Connections, IIT Delhi 2017
Robotics and Automation for Humanitarian Applications (RAHA) 2016
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2014
ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference (IDETC) 2014
IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2013
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) 2012
Association for Machines and Mechanisms (AMM) Workshop, 2008
National Conference on Machine and Mechanism (NaCOMM) 2007
National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, SVNIT