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Ikhlas Ben Hmida is a Ph.D student at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, and is a visiting researcher and global Ph.D. fellow at New York University Abu Dhabi's Robot Learning and Control Lab. Before joining NYU, she worked as a Research Associate at Khalifa University, where she contributed to the development and modelling of soft robotic systems. She is a co-developer of SoRoSim, a MATLAB toolbox for the simulation and control of hybrid rigid-soft robotic systems, which has been widely adopted by the robotics research community, published in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, and featured in MathWorks technical publications. Her work has been presented at international conferences including IEEE RoboSoft 2023, and ICRA 2023. Her current work focuses on the integration of soft robotics into neuroprosthetic systems to enhance adaptability and accessibility.
Ningbin Zhang is an Associate Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, where he focuses on the design and application of bionic hands for prosthetic use. He received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China, in 2012 and 2016, respectively, and obtained the Ph.D. degree (with honors) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, in 2022. He has authored more than 30 academic papers published in multidisciplinary/robotics journals and conferences, including Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. His research explores innovative approaches to dexterous robotic hands and sensorized neuroprostheses, aiming to enhance functionality, adaptability, and user experience.
Fares J. Abu-Dakka received a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Birzeit University, Palestine (2003), and advanced degrees (DEA and PhD) in robotics motion planning from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain (2006, 2011), in addition to M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from UPV (2015). His postdoctoral journey began at the Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia, in 2012. From 2013 to 2016, he was a Visiting Professor at Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain, followed by a postdoctoral role at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) from 2016 to 2019. He was a Research Fellow at Aalto University (2019-2022) before joining the Technical University of Munich as a Senior Scientist in 2022-2023, where he led the Robot Learning group at MIRMI. Then he was a Lecturer and Researcher at Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Spain in 2023-2024. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi. His research spans control theory, differential geometry, and machine learning, with a focus on improving robot manipulation performance and safety. He also serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) and IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO).
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