Bessam Abdulrazak
Institut Mines-Télécom, Université de Sherbrooke, Inserm, University of Florida
Papers
6
Total Citations
45
H-Index
4
About
Bessam Abdulrazak is a leading researcher at the intersection of assistive robotics and smart home technologies, dedicated to enhancing independent living for people with disabilities and frail elders. His work focuses on creating human-friendly interfaces and scalable home-care delivery systems that bridge rehabilitation robotics with domestic environments. Abdulrazak’s foundational contributions include developing methodologies to integrate assistive robots into smart homes, as demonstrated in his 2003 paper on "Integration of Rehabilitation Robotics in the Context of Smart Homes" (8 citations), and his 2006 work on "Toward a Human-Friendly User Interface to Control an Assistive Robot" (16 citations). He pioneered the TeCaRob concept, a scalable home-care delivery model using robotics to assist with daily living tasks (2007, 3 citations). His research emphasizes user-centered design, involving people with disabilities in all development stages, from path planning to quantitative usability evaluations. With papers presented to international audiences (2008, 9 citations), Abdulrazak’s work has laid critical groundwork for making assistive robotics practical, accessible, and integrated into everyday smart home systems, directly improving quality of life for vulnerable populations.
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