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680
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About
Mahya Shahbazi is a prominent researcher at the intersection of robotics, haptics, and medical engineering, with a particular focus on rehabilitation robotics, human-robot interaction, and surgical assistance systems. Her work has garnered over 440 citations across her most influential publications, reflecting her substantial impact on these rapidly evolving fields. Shahbazi's most celebrated contributions lie in passivity-based control frameworks for safe and stable human-robot interaction. Her 2016 paper introducing modulated time-domain passivity control for haptics-enabled rehabilitation systems (75 citations) redefined how stability is analyzed in the presence of nonpassive environments. Complementing this, her investigation of grasp-based passivity signatures provided a novel biomechanical lens through which robotic rehabilitation safety mechanisms can be designed. Her rehabilitation research extends to mirror therapy for hemiparetic patients, tremor characterization for Parkinson's Disease and Essential Tremor, and therapist-in-the-loop assist-as-needed architectures. In surgical robotics, she has advanced dual-user teleoperative training platforms, RNN-based active control for retinal microsurgery, and automated light pipe systems for bimanual procedures. Collectively, Shahbazi's work bridges control theory, clinical rehabilitation, and surgical precision—making her a compelling figure for any researcher navigating the frontier of intelligent medical robotics.
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- 5Position-Force Domain Passivity of the Human Arm in Telerobotic Systems40 citations · 2018
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