Biography
Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad received the B.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1991, the M.A.Sc. degree from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree from University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 2000, all in electrical and computer engineering. He held a consulting position with Motion Metrics International Corp., Vancouver on the development of a dynamic payload monitoring system for heavy-duty hydraulic machines. He then joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Queen's University in 2001, where he is now an Associate Professor. Dr. Hashtrudi-Zaad's research interests include control systems design for telerobots and haptic interfaces, medical applications of haptics and virtual environments, system dynamics modeling and identification, and biomedical robotics. He is currently an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Haptics and the Chair of the EMB/RA/CS Societies Joint Chapter of IEEE Kingston Section. Dr. Hashtrudi-Zaad has been a co-organizer of IEEE-sponsored conferences. He has served as the Technical Program Chair of the Robotics and Control Symposium of IEEE CCECE, the Invited Session Chair of IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), and the Tutorial and Workshop Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA). He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada.
Research Interests
Prof. Hashtrudi-Zaad's research interests largely lie in the areas of haptics, biomechanics, controls, and modelling. These include:
- Control systems design and analysis of haptic and telerobotic systems
- Medical applications of haptics and telerobotics
- Robot-assisted needle insertion
- Modelling of human arm biomechanics
- Biosensory systems and signal processing
- Environment impedance identification
- Robot motion and contact control
- Control and payload monitoring of heavy-duty hydraulic machines
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Contact
Prof. K. Hashtrudi-Zaad, PhD, PEng
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Queen's University
Walter Light Hall
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7L 3N6
Tel: +1 (613) 533-2991
Fax: +1 (613) 533-6615
Email: khz [at] queensu.ca