Mojtaba Ahmadi

Professor

• B.Sc. Sharif University M.Sc. University of Tehran Ph.D. McGill
• 6208 Canal Building, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
• Email Mojtaba Ahmadi
• 613-520-2600 ext 4057

Lab Website: Advanced Biomechatronics and Locomotion Laboratory

Research Interests:

• Robotic analysis, design, and control
• Machine and biological locomotion
• Mechatronics, linear and nonlinear control
• Simulation, virtual reality, distributed and real-time control

Labs

•  Advanced Biomechatronics and Locomotion Laboratory (ABL) located at 7104CB
• Rehabilitation and Assistive Robotics Laboratory as part of Abilities Living Lab (ALL) at 2100 Arise Building

Application

• Robotic rehabilitation and assistive devices for human locomotion
• Application of robotic systems to aerospace, aeronautics, flight simulators and wind tunnel testing
• Robotic and mechatronic systems analysis and design for special applications.

Activities

Technical Committee member, Control Applications Conference (CA2008, CA2009)

Technical Committee member, Identification and Control Applications Conference (ICA2009)

Session Chair, Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers Forum (CSME 2008)

Special Session Organizer, Control Applications Conference (CA2008)

Selected Journal Articles

Masoud Karimi, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “iLeAD: Adaptive Shared Control in Exoskeletal Assistive Devices via Deep Reinforcement Learning,” IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 7(25), pp. 1–13, 2025.

N. Berezny, M. Ahmadi, “Improving Robotic Force Control Performance in Devices with Force Measurement Error and Modelling Error,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 74, 2025.

S. Sadat Hosseini, A. Samiei, M. Ahmadi, “Genetic Algorithm-Optimized Feature Selection for sEMG-IMU Fusion Improves Intention Detection in AI-Driven Robotic Walking System,” IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, Vol. 7(3), pp. 1212–1224, 2025.

Hussein Naser, Hashim Mohammad, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Assistive Payload Transportation Using Quadrotors with Human Physical Interaction,” Results in Engineering, Vol. 25, 2025.

H.S. Hosseini, Nader Joojili, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “LLMT: A Transformer-based Multi-Modal Lower Limb Human Motion Prediction Model for Assistive Robotics Applications,” IEEE Access, Vol. 12, pp. 82730–82741, 2024.

Steffan Lloyd, Rishad Irani, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Precision Robotic Deburring with Simultaneous Registration and Machining for Improved Accuracy, Quality, and Efficiency,” Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 88, pp. 1–19, 2024.

Steffan Lloyd, Rishad Irani, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Improved Accuracy and Contact Stability in Robotic Contouring with Simultaneous Registration and Machining,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 32(4), pp. 1140–1155, 2023.

Mohammadreza Dehghani, Ryan A. McKenzie, Rishad A. Irani, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Robot-mounted Sensing and Local Calibration for High-Accuracy Manufacturing,” Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 79, pp. 1–14, 2023.

Wade R. MacMillan, Rishad A. Irani, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Planar Image-Space Trajectory Planning Algorithm for Contour Following in Robotic Machining,” CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 42, pp. 1–11, 2023.

Steffan Lloyd, Rishad Irani, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Precision Robotic Deburring with Simultaneous Registration and Machining for Improved Accuracy, Quality, and Efficiency,” Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 2023.

Nicholas Berezny, Mojtaba Ahmadi, “Interpolating across the Impedance/Admittance Spectrum with Unified Interaction Control,” Discover Mechanical Engineering (Springer), pp. 1–24, 2023.