CV
Dr. Alireza Rastegarpanah, Ph.D., MEng, MIEEE
Research Associate
Aspire CREATe - Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology
University College London
Mobile: +44 (0)7429224991
Lab: +44 (0)20 8385 3790
e-mail: a.rastegarpanah@ucl.ac.uk
Professional info
I currently serve as Research Associate, at the Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (ASPIRE CREATe), UCL Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Sciences. I am an interdisciplinary engineer with diverse research interests, although my research interest broadly centres on rehabilitation robotics, physical human-robot interaction and cooperation, telerobotics and robotic manipulation.
Education
PhD in Rehabilitation Robotics, School of Mechanical Eng., University of Birmingham
2011 – 2016
• Funded by Applied Computing and Engineering Ltd. (AC&E)
• In collaboration with West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre (WMRC)
The overall goal of my PhD thesis is to develop a new functional lower limb robot-assisted rehabilitation system for people with a paretic lower limb. Foot trajectories of healthy subjects and post-stroke patients were recorded by a dedicated optical motion tracking system in a clinical gait measurement laboratory. The thesis proposes a system of bilateral rehabilitation based on the concept of self-learning, where a passive parallel mechanism follows and records motion signatures of the patient’s healthy leg, and an active parallel mechanism provides motion for the impaired leg based on the kinematic mapping of the motion produced by the passive mechanism.
MEng Biomedical Eng., University of Birmingham
2009 – 2011
• Direct Entry Candidate
• Student Scholarship awarded
Joint MEng (Biomedical Eng.) program between University of Birmingham and Amirkabir University of Technology
2006 – 2009
• Direct Entry Candidate
• Student Scholarship awarded
Work experience
Research Associate, Aspire CREATe Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Ucl division of Surgery and Interventional Science
2017 - present
I am working on RESPONSS project (Rehabilitation Technologies Supporting Clinical and Self-management of Spasticity) with the focus on developing technologies that minimize spasticity symptoms in the upperlims by developing a multi-modal robotic system for whole-arm therapy retraining following a brain, spinal or musculoskeletal injury.
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Birmingham
2015 - 2017
• Object grasping using a dexterous dual-manual master-slave robot.
• Using a haptic controller for dexterous bi-manual bi-lateral tele-operation.
• Developing new methods and software for shared control – fusing autonomous trajectory planning with tele-operative control signals.
Research Engineer, A.R.M ROBOTICS LTD, UK
2016 - present
• Laser Snake project - KUKA KR20 with laser cutter was used to cut the objects based on desire trajectory defined by the
user.
Research Engineer, GTMA, Manufacturing Resource Centre, Alcester
2015 - 2016
• Sheet metal forming by robots (Developed technical solutions that fit customer specifications.)
• Developed new products by collaborating with design engineers, using Solidworks and FEA analysis
Researcher in R&D section, Applied Computing and Engineering Ltd. (ac&e) - Daresbury – UK
2014 - 2016
• Kinematic and dynamic analysis of parallel robots
• Developing the CAD model of 6DoF parallel robot in E-Hub software
Researcher in R&D section, West Midland Rehabilitation Centre (WMRC), Birmingham
2011 - 2014
• Investigating the effects of visual targeting on spatial and temporal parameters of gait for healthy/post stroke subjects.
Teaching experience
Leacher Assistant / Tutor / Laboratory Demonstrator (more than 600 hours), University of Birmingham
2011 - 2015
• Advanced Mechanics, Medical Devices, Mechanical Design, Engineering Mathematics, Electronics and computer Systems, Computing for engineers, Intelligent systems, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Simulation, Computer simulation, Solidworks, Abaqus, Matlab.
Lecturer, Al-Falah Tuition academy, Birmingham, Uk
2011 - 2015
• A Level Mathematics and Physics, GCE level, University level
Math tutor in library support services, Math Centre, University of Birmingham
2011 - 2015
• Mathematics, Applied Mechanics, Statistic, kinematic, Dynamic
Awards
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Best technical paper
awarded by IEEE International Conference on Robotics & automation For Humanitarian Applications, 2016.
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PhD funded by Applied Computing and Engineering Ltd. (AC&E), 2011
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Best technical paper
awarded by BEAR conference, University of Birmingham, UK, 2013.
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MEng Student Scholarship
awarded by the University of Birmingham, 2009
Certificates
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The following certificates awarded by University of Birmingham
-Giving a lecture
-Learning & Teaching in HE for postgraduates
-Supervising students
-Introduction to learning and teaching in higher education
-Laboratory-based demonstrating
-Small group teaching
-Introduction to assessment and feedback
-One-to-one academic tutoring
-Leading academics
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Control of Mobile Robots
awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology
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Laboratory equipment
awarded by Amirkabir University of Technology
Membership
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Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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European Association for Cognitive Systems (EUCog)
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International Society of Automation (ISA)
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Member of the American Association of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
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Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
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Member of International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)
Computer skills
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Operating systems: MSDOS, Windows 95/98/NT, Windows XP, Sunrise, linux
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Computer languages: C/C++, ROS, Python
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Engineering Applications: MATLAB/Simulink, Vicon Nexus, Polygon, Labview, IBM SPSS Statistics, Minitab, OpenSim, WITNESS
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Technical Drawing: Solidworks, AutoCAD, Catia, Abacus