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Hadi R. Ashtiani is a robotics and control systems researcher whose work centers on cooperative robotic manipulation and advanced impedance control methodologies. His most significant contribution lies in the development of Non-Model-Based Multiple Impedance Control (NMIC), a landmark advancement over the earlier Model-Based Multiple Impedance Control (MIC) framework. Traditional MIC algorithms, while effective at enforcing designated impedance behaviors across cooperating manipulators and manipulated objects, demand precise system dynamic models and intensive computational resources — practical limitations that Ashtiani's NMIC approach directly addresses. By eliminating the need for exact system modeling, Ashtiani's NMIC enables real-time cooperative object manipulation with substantially reduced online computation, making it far more viable for practical robotic deployments. His research extends this framework beyond ground-based systems to the challenging domain of space free-flying robots, broadening its applicability to aerospace robotics. His most cited work, published in 2008, has accumulated 14 citations and remains a foundational reference in cooperative manipulation control. Across his body of work, Ashtiani has consistently pushed toward computationally efficient, model-independent control strategies — contributions that continue to inform researchers designing next-generation collaborative robotic systems.