Gowrishankar Ganesh
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Robotics Research (United States), Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier, Imperial College London, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, National University of Singapore, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Papers
30
Total Citations
1,578
H-Index
19
About
Gowrishankar Ganesh is a prominent robotics and neuroscience researcher whose work bridges human motor learning and robotic control, with particular expertise in impedance adaptation, physical human-robot interaction, and sensorimotor neuroscience. His most influential contribution — "Human-Like Adaptation of Force and Impedance in Stable and Unstable Interactions" (2011, 392 citations) — established a foundational framework for controllers that mimic human adaptive strategies by simultaneously minimizing instability, motion error, and effort. This work catalyzed a generation of research into biomimetic robot controllers, further developed through his studies on concurrent trajectory, force, and impedance adaptation (2018, 163 citations). Ganesh has also made significant contributions to understanding the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying physical collaboration, revealing how individuals estimate a partner's goals during joint movement (2017, 163 citations). His research extends into prosthetics, exploring artificial proprioceptive feedback for myoelectric control, and into cognitive neuroscience, investigating bodily ownership of supernumerary robotic limbs. With over 1,100 citations across his top works, Ganesh's research has profoundly shaped how roboticists design adaptive, human-inspired systems and how neuroscientists understand the brain's capacity to incorporate artificial bodies.
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Top Papers
- 1Human-Like Adaptation of Force and Impedance in Stable and Unstable Interactions392 citations · 2011
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- 5Neural Correlates of Internal-Model Loading69 citations · 2006
- 6Artificial Proprioceptive Feedback for Myoelectric Control58 citations · 2014
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- 8Bodily ownership of an independent supernumerary limb: an exploratory study51 citations · 2022
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- 10Variable impedance actuators: Moving the robots of tomorrow49 citations · 2012