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Mahdi Tavakoli

Mahdi Tavakoli

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
45
Citations
8292
World Ranking
3546
National Ranking
160

Overview

Mahdi Tavakoli is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and is an active researcher primarily in the fields of Engineering and Medicine. Their research contributions span over 161 publications in Engineering and 97 in Medicine, focusing heavily on Biomedical Engineering and related subfields.

Their work covers various subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Surgery, Mechanical Engineering, and Rehabilitation. Specific research topics within these areas include Soft Robotics and Applications, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Surgical Simulation and Training, Teleoperation and Haptic Systems, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Robot Manipulation and Learning, and Muscle Activation and Electromyography studies.

Mahdi Tavakoli frequently publishes in several prominent venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
  • IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations form an important part of their research, involving frequent co-authors such as Jay Carriere, Hossein Rouhani, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Ali Torabi, and Hongjun Xing.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mahdi Tavakoli include:

  • "Robotics, Smart Wearable Technologies, and Autonomous Intelligent Systems for Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the State of the Art and Future Vision" (2020), published in Advanced Intelligent Systems

Other influential papers in related areas, though authored by close collaborators, reflect the general research environment and fields of interest around Tavakoli:

  • "Haptic Feedback and Force-Based Teleoperation in Surgical Robotics" (2022), published in Proceedings of the IEEE
  • "Impedance Variation and Learning Strategies in Human-Robot Interaction" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • "Robotics and AI for Teleoperation, Tele-Assessment, and Tele-Training for Surgery in the Era of COVID-19: Existing Challenges, and Future Vision" (2021), published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI
  • "Large-scale metal additive manufacturing: a holistic review of the state of the art and challenges" (2021), published in International Materials Reviews

Best Publications

  • Nonlinear Disturbance Observer Design For Robotic Manipulators

    A. Mohammadi;M. Tavakoli;H.J. Marquez;F. Hashemzadeh

  • Robotics, Smart Wearable Technologies, and Autonomous Intelligent Systems for Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the State of the Art and Future Vision

    Mahdi Tavakoli;Jay Carriere;Ali Torabi

  • Haptic Feedback and Force-Based Teleoperation in Surgical Robotics

    Unknown

  • Haptic interaction in robot-assisted endoscopic surgery: a sensorized end-effector.

    Mahdi Tavakoli;Rajni Patel;Mehrdad Moallem

  • High-Fidelity Bilateral Teleoperation Systems and the Effect of Multimodal Haptics

    M. Tavakoli;A. Aziminejad;R.V. Patel;M. Moallem

  • A force reflective master-slave system for minimally invasive surgery

    M. Tavakoli;R.V. Patel;M. Moallem

  • Transparent Time-Delayed Bilateral Teleoperation Using Wave Variables

    A. Aziminejad;M. Tavakoli;R.V. Patel;M. Moallem

  • Optimal Tuning of PID Controllers for First Order Plus Time Delay Models Using Dimensional Analysis

    S. Tavakoli;M. Tavakoli

  • Haptics For Teleoperated Surgical Robotic Systems

    M. Tavakoli

  • Issues in closed-loop needle steering

    Carlos Rossa;Mahdi Tavakoli

  • Nonlinear Disturbance Observers: Design and Applications to Euler?Lagrange Systems

    Alireza Mohammadi;Horacio J. Marquez;Mahdi Tavakoli

  • Impedance Variation and Learning Strategies in Human-Robot Interaction.

    Mojtaba Sharifi;Amir Zakerimanesh;Javad K. Mehr;Ali Torabi

  • Discrete-Time Control Barrier Function: High-Order Case and Adaptive Case

    Unknown

  • Methods and mechanisms for contact feedback in a robot-assisted minimally invasive environment

    M. Tavakoli;M. Tavakoli;A. Aziminejad;A. Aziminejad;R. V. Patel;R. V. Patel;M. Moallem;M. Moallem

  • Disturbance observer-based control of non-linear haptic teleoperation systems

    A. Mohammadi;M. Tavakoli;H.J. Marquez

  • Robotics and AI for Teleoperation, Tele-Assessment, and Tele-Training for Surgery in the Era of COVID-19: Existing Challenges, and Future Vision

    Navid Feizi;Mahdi Tavakoli;Rajni V. Patel;S. Farokh Atashzar

  • Adaptive Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Teleoperation Systems

    Xia Liu;Ran Tao;Mahdi Tavakoli

  • A Passivity-Based Approach for Stable Patient–Robot Interaction in Haptics-Enabled Rehabilitation Systems: Modulated Time-Domain Passivity Control

    Seyed Farokh Atashzar;Mahya Shahbazi;Mahdi Tavakoli;Rajni V. Patel

  • A haptic interface for computer-integrated endoscopic surgery and training

    M. Tavakoli;R. V. Patel;M. Moallem

  • Nonlinear Discontinuous Dynamics Averaging and PWM-Based Sliding Control of Solenoid-Valve Pneumatic Actuators

    Sean Hodgson;Mahdi Tavakoli;Minh Tu Pham;Arnaud Leleve

  • Improved Tracking and Switching Performance of an Electro-Pneumatic Positioning System

    Sean Hodgson;Minh Quyen Le;Mahdi Tavakoli;Minh Tu Pham

  • Sliding-mode bilateral teleoperation control design for master–slave pneumatic servo systems

    R. Moreau;M.T. Pham;M. Tavakoli;M.Q. Le

  • Teleoperation in the presence of varying time delays and sandwich linearity in actuators

    Farzad Hashemzadeh;Farzad Hashemzadeh;Iraj Hassanzadeh;Iraj Hassanzadeh;Mahdi Tavakoli

  • Position and force tracking in nonlinear teleoperation systems under varying delays

    Farzad Hashemzadeh;Mahdi Tavakoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajni V. Patel
Rajni V. Patel University of Western Ontario
Mehrdad Moallem
Mehrdad Moallem Simon Fraser University
Horacio J. Marquez
Horacio J. Marquez University of Alberta
Heidar Ali Talebi
Heidar Ali Talebi Amirkabir University of Technology
Hamid D. Taghirad
Hamid D. Taghirad K.N.Toosi University of Technology
Zongquan Deng
Zongquan Deng Harbin Institute of Technology
Seiichiro Katsura
Seiichiro Katsura Keio University

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