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Mojtaba Ahmadi

Professor

Degrees:B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering (Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), M.Sc. in mechanical engineering (University of Tehran, Tehran), Ph.D. in mechanical engineering (McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
Phone:613-520-2600 x 4057
Email:mojtabaahmadi@cunet.carleton.ca

Mojtaba Ahmadi received the B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1989, the M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Tehran, Tehran, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1998.

In 2005, he joined the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, where he is currently a Professor and also a Cross-Appointed Professor with the Systems and Computer Engineering Department. From 1998 to 2000, he worked on robotic teleoperation and autonomous operation as a Postdoctoral Fellow with École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Canada. From 2000 to 2005, he held senior positions in different industries, such as Opal-RT Technologies Inc., Montreal; Quantum and Matrix Corporations, San Jose, CA, USA; and the Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa. He also founded the Advanced Biomechatronics and Locomotion Laboratory (ABL). His research interests include rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices, human–robot interaction, design and control of mechatronic systems, autonomous vehicles, and legged robots.