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Saeed Moazami is a robotics researcher whose work centers on the dynamics, kinematics, and control of spherical robots — a class of mobile robots distinguished by their spherical shell and inherently complex, underactuated mechanics. His most impactful contribution, "Observer-Based Sliding Mode Control for Path Tracking of a Spherical Robot" (2018, 23 citations), addresses one of the central challenges in the field by developing an advanced observer-based sliding mode controller for a pendulum-driven spherical robot, enabling precise path tracking despite the system's formidable dynamic complexity. Moazami has also made significant strides in extending spherical robot kinematics beyond flat, idealized surfaces. His papers on rolling kinematics over generic 3D terrains — garnering 9 and 8 citations respectively — break new ground by modeling real-world locomotion scenarios that had previously been left unexplored in the literature. Complementing this theoretical work, his design and modeling of Norma, a novel slider-and-pendulum-driven spherical robot (2019), demonstrates his ability to translate rigorous mathematical frameworks into practical robotic systems. Together, Moazami's publications establish him as a focused and methodical contributor to the emerging field of spherical robotics, advancing both its theoretical foundations and real-world applicability.