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University of alberta

Rezvan Nasiri

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About me

I was born in December 1989. I received my B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Gilan in September 2012. I also received my M.Sc. in Control Engineering and Ph.D. in Machine Intelligence and Robotics both from the University of Tehran under Prof. Majid Nili Ahmadabadi's supervision in September 2014 and September 2019, respectively. I was the co-advisor and research assistant at the Cognitive Robotic Laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Majid Nili Ahmadabadi for 2013-2020. Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Fellow and doing research in a joint project between the University of Alberta and University of Waterloo, under supervisions of Dr. Houssein Rouhani and Dr. Arash Arami. My main research interests are rehabilitation, human-machine interaction, bionic, bio-inspired robotic, nonlinear dynamical systems, and machine learning.

Supervisors

Dr. Arash Arami 
Dr. Hossein Rouhani

Research Interests

Rehabilitation: Bipedal Locomotion Modeling, Exoskeleton Controller Design, Neuromuscular Modeling, and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Human Machine Interaction: Bionic, Prosthetic Limb Design, Passive Exoskeleton Design, and Bio-signal Processing

Bio-inspired Robotic: Bipedal Robots, Flying Robots, Swimming Robots, and Cyclic Patterns

Dynamical Systems: Nonlinear Dynamics, Adaptive Systems, Nonlinear Controllers, Nonlinear Oscillators, and Chaotic Systems

Machine Learning: Sensory Data Fusion, Reinforcement Learning, and Cognitive Science 

Project

Design of advanced controllers for lower limb exoskeletons for individuals with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (iSCI).

Honors and Awards

Winner of the best Ph.D. thesis title at the University of Tehran.

Winner of the best Ph.D. thesis title at IEEE Iran Section.

Winner of Khwarizmi Youth Award 2019 (Iranian National Academic Award).

My thesis result is featured in the New York Times as "A Device that Makes Running Faster and Easier".

Top of the Ph.D. and Master national entrance exam (Konkour).

Top of the university at the bachelor's degree.

Winner of the best bachelor project at the University of Tehran.

Publications

Patent:

  • Soleymani, Z., Davoodi, A., Nasiri, R., Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2021). Passive prosthetic knee. U.S. Patent No. 17,129,973. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • Nasiri, R., Ahmadabadi, M. N., & Ahmadi, A. (2020). Methods and systems for an exoskeleton to reduce a runners metabolic rate. U.S. Patent No. 10,549,138. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Journal Paper:

  • Rezvan Nasiri, Hamidreza Aftabi, Majid Nili Ahmadabaidi, (2022), Human-in-the-Loop Weight Compensation in Upper Limb Wearable Robots Towards Total Muscles’ Effort Minimization, IEEE Robotic and Autonomous Letters, 10.1109/LRA.2022.3144519

  • Mohammad Shushtari, Rezvan Nasiri, Arash Arami, (2022), Online Reference Trajectory Adaptation: A Personalized Control Strategy for Lower Limb Exoskeletons. IEEE Robotics and Autonomous Letters 10.1109/LRA.2021.3115572

  • Nasiri, R., Shushtari, M., Rouhani, H., & Arami, A. (2021). Virtual Energy Regulator: A Time-Independent Solution for Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons. IEEE Robotics and Autonomous Letters, 10.1109/LRA.2021.3098243.

  • Nasiri, R., Shushtari, M., & Arami, A. (2021). An Adaptive Assistance Controller to Optimize the Exoskeleton Contribution in Rehabilitation. Robotics MDPI, 10.3390/robotics10030095

  • Aftabi, A., Nasiri, R., Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2021). Simulation-based biomechanical assessment of unpowered exoskeletons for running. Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-021-89640-3.

  • Nasiri, R., Ahmadi, A., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2018). Reducing the energy cost of human running using an unpowered exoskeleton. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 26(10), 2026-2032.  

  • Nasiri, R., Rayati, M., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2019). Feedback from mono-articular muscles is sufficient for exoskeleton torque adaptation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 27(10), 2097-2106.  

  • Nasiri, R., Khoramshahi, M., Shushtari, M., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2016). Adaptation in variable parallel compliance: Towards energy efficiency in cyclic tasks. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22(2), 1059-1070.   

  • Nasiri, R., Zare, A., Mohseni, O., Yazdanpanah, M. J., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2019). Concurrent design of controller and passive elements for robots with impulsive actuation systems. Control Engineering Practice, 86, 166-174.   

  • Khoramshahi, M., Nasiri, R., Shushtari, M., Ijspeert, A. J., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2017). Adaptive Natural Oscillator to exploit natural dynamics for energy efficiency. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 97, 51-60. 

  • Shushtari, M., Nasiri, R., Yazdanpanah, M. J., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2017). Compliance and frequency optimization for energy efficiency in cyclic tasks. Robotica, 35(12), 2363-2380.

Conference Papers:

  • Nekoui, M., Khaghani, J., Nasiri, R., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2018, October). Natural dynamics exploitation of dynamic soaring: Towards bio-inspired and energy efficient flying locomotion. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 8171-8176). IEEE. 

  • Khaghani, J., Nekoui, M., Nasiri, R., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2018, October). Analytical model of thermal soaring: Towards energy efficient path planning for flying robots. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 7589-7594). IEEE.

  • Nasiri, R., Khoramshahi, M., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2016, October). Design of a nonlinear adaptive natural oscillator: Towards natural dynamics exploitation in cyclic tasks. In 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 3653-3658). IEEE.

  • Nasiri, R., Ahmadi, A., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2019, November). Realization of Nonlinear Adaptive Compliance: Towards Energy Efficiency in Cyclic Tasks. In 2019 7th International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRoM) (pp. 175-180). IEEE.

  • Mozaffari, S., Rekabi, E., Nasiri, R., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2016, October). Design & modeling of a novel multi-functional elastic actuator (mfea). In 2016 4th International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM) (pp. 32-36). IEEE.

  • Shakiba, M., Shadmehr, M. H., Mohseni, O., Nasiri, R., & Ahmadabadi, M. N. (2016, October). An adaptable cat-inspired leg design with frequency-amplitude coupling. In 2016 4th International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICROM) (pp. 37-41). IEEE.