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<title> Madi Babaiasl, Ph.D.</title>
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<name>Madi Babaiasl, Ph.D.</name>
<p align=center> CBL Assistant Professor of Robotics & Autonomous Systems </p>
<p align=center> <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f1s8_GkAAAAJ&hl=en&authuser=1">Google Scholar</a> •
<a align=center> <a href="https://www.proquest.com/openview/819c666d97a20e153d4606fa8af35ff3/">PhD Thesis</a> •
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I obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics) from Washington State University <a href="https://wsu.edu/">(WSU)</a> advised
by <a href="https://mme.wsu.edu/john-swensen/">Prof. John P. Swensen</a>. I am currently a Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of robotics at
<a href="https://www.slu.edu/">Saint Louis University</a>. My research at SLU involves developing robots for healthcare and education purposes.
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<heading2>Current Research</heading2>
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My main research focus at SLU is on <em><b>developing systems & robots for healthcare and educational purposes</b></em>,
and we mainly focus on
developing a safe and efficient human-robot interaction for assistive and rehabilitation robots, human intention detection
and developing better ways to improve
robotics, mechatronics, and AI education. These involve research at the intersection of robotics, machine learning,
control theory, artificial intelligence, game development, psychology, physical therapy, and education.
<b>Interested in working in my lab?</b> Contact me (through email) if:</br>
<ul>
<li>You are an undergraduate or master's student enrolled at SLU and you are looking for research experience in Robotics</li>
<li>You are applying to a Ph.D. program at SLU and you would like to be advised by me</li>
</ul>
<b>Here are some essential skills and qualities:</b></br>
<ul>
<li> Being a team player, positive, creative, organized, and principle-centered person </li>
<li> A solid foundation in robotics (robot kinematics, dynamics, control, and perception)</li>
<li> Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python (preferred), C++, or MATLAB)</li>
<li> Familiarity with Robot Operating System (ROS)</li>
<li>Familiarity with machine learning techniques, computer vision, natural language processing, and AI algorithms
for developing intelligent and adaptive robotic systems</li>
<li> Experience with integrating various sensors
(e.g., cameras, depth sensors, force sensors) into robotic systems and processing sensor data</li>
<li> Knowledge of software development
principles, software architecture, and version control systems</li>
<li> Strong research background (showcased by publications), analytical thinking, and experiment design & data analysis skills</li>
<li> Photography & videography skills are a plus</li>
</ul>
Please include your CV, link to publications, your website, or GitHub page (if applicable). Feel free to refer to
<a href="https://github.com/madibabaiasl/madibabaiasl.github.io/files/11884843/Babaiasl_Research_Statement.pdf">my research statement</a>
and my commitment to
<a href="https://github.com/madibabaiasl/madibabaiasl.github.io/files/11884873/Babaiasl_Diversity_and_inclusion.pdf">diversity, equity & inclusion</a> to have an
understanding of the theme of my research.
Tips for successful emails from potential students:
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<li>Describe your research and projects in a coherent way and then lead your discussion to how they can be applied to the research in
my lab.</li>
<li>Back up your research and projects with descriptive photos and especially videos.</li>
<li>If you have publications from your research, highlight them. </li>
<li>Show that you are an up-and-coming independent researcher and a self-learner. This can be shown by
research internships, joining clubs that allow hands-on experience, etc. </li>
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<b>CBL Assistant Professor of Robotics</b> <br>
<b>Email:</b> madi.babaiasl [at] slu [dot] edu <br>
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<heading2>My Ph.D. Research</heading2>
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My main research focus during Ph.D. was on developing <em><b>fracture-directed steerable needles</b></em>, which are a new type of
steerable needles that can be directed to a target location by making a fracture in the soft tissue and then following with
the superelastic needle with applications in surgery and biopsy. My Ph.D. research led to a patent titled
<a href="https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/86/4e/c2/f73f302c9ac1db/US11103278.pdf">"Fracture-directed steerable needles" </a>.
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<li>Obtained an accuracy of <b> 98% </b> in predicting the motion of Stylet-and-Tube and Waterjet Steerable Needles by
proposing and testing <b> kinematic models </b> based on Screw Theory and matching them with experiments</li>
<li>Improved the Radius-of-Curvature, Steerabilty, and buckling issue of traditional Steerable Needles by designing
and implementing a <b> Waterjet Needle Steering System </b> (mechanical design in SolidWorks, control software
in Python and C++)</li>
<li>Reduced the error in predicting the cut-depth of the waterjet in soft tissue to <b> less than 2% </b>
by developing a <b> finite element model </b> of the tissue and the needle in ANSYS as well as a
<b> closed-form mathematical model </b> based on the mechanical properties of the soft tissue
(constitutive response and fracture toughness) and the waterjet needle (diameter and velocity)</li>
<li>Accurately measured the distance and curvature as well as reconstructed the needle path from the images
by developing an <b> Image Processing Software </b> in MATLAB</li>
<li>Decreased the targeting error of the Waterjet Steerable Needle to <b> less than 2 mm </b> by developing
an <b> optimal path planner </b> based on Genetic Algorithm</li>
<li>Successfully controlled the Waterjet Steerable Needle to a target by developing a
<b> Vision-based control </b> scheme using OpenCV and MATLAB</li>
<li>Accurately measured the low-strain-rate and high-strain-rate properties of SEBS soft tissue simulants
by fitting Ogden model to the results of the Static Compression and Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) tests</li>
<li>Cooperated on writing two NSF Research Proposals with my Ph.D. advisor</li>
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Fracture-directed steerable needle projects (stylet&tube and waterjet) webpages and codes:
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<li><a href="https://www.mecharithm.com/fracture-directed-waterjet-needle-steering/">https://www.mecharithm.com/fracture-directed-waterjet-needle-steering/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mecharithm.com/depth-of-cut-soft-tissue/">https://www.mecharithm.com/depth-of-cut-soft-tissue/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mecharithm.com/fracture-directed-steerable-needles/">https://www.mecharithm.com/fracture-directed-steerable-needles/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mecharithm.com/waterjet-steerable-needles-ismr2020/">https://www.mecharithm.com/waterjet-steerable-needles-ismr2020/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.mecharithm.com/heat-treatment-of-nitinol/">https://www.mecharithm.com/heat-treatment-of-nitinol/</a></li>
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<heading2>Research and Projects for my Master's in Mechatronics Engineering</heading2>
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Here are the main research and projects that I was part of during my Master's in Mechatronics Engineering years:
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<li><b> 3-DOF Shoulder Rehabilitation Robot</b>: design, modeling and control (Sliding Mode,
Lyapunov-based, Inverse Dynamics and Neural Network-based Asymptotic Tracking controller)</li>
<li><b> Hand Tremor Suppression Rehabilitation device </b>: successfully eliminated the hand tremor of a Parkinson's disease sufferer</li>
<li>Designed and tested a motor driver to run the 6 DC motors of the 6-DOF Surgical Robot</li>
<li><b> Six-legged ant robot </b>: studied the locomotion of the ants</li>
<li><b> Shrimp Rover robot </b>: successfully completed a rescue task</li>
<li>Designed and built a <b> Segway (Two-Wheeled) Robot </b> </li>
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<heading2>Teaching, Mentoring & Entrepreneurship</heading2>
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You can read my Teaching Philosophy <a href="https://github.com/madibabaiasl/madibabaiasl.github.io/files/11889150/Babaiasl_Teaching_Statement.pdf">HERE</a>.
Here are some teaching and entrepreneurial experience:<br>
<ul>
<li>Founder of Mecharithm (2021 - Now)</li>
<li>Modern Robotics I (MENG 5930, 4930), Saint Louis University, Fall 2023</li>
<li>Graduate TA & RA at Washington State University (WSU) (Mechatronics, System Dynamics, & M3 Robotics lab)</li>
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<heading>News, Media Coverage, Honors & Awards </heading>
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<li><font color="red">[Jan 2022]</font> Featured in <a href="https://www.rsipvision.com/women-in-computer-vision/">
RSIP Vision Magazine </a> as a Woman in Science</li>
<li><font color="red">[Apr 2022]</font> Featured in "A Day in The Life of Robotics Engineer" article for
<a href="https://alltogether.swe.org/2022/04/a-day-in-the-life-of-robotics-engineer-madi-babaiasl/">
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)'s</a> blog</li>
<li><font color="red">[Aug 2019]</font> Featured on the cover of both MME Department and Robotics, & Autonomous Systems Initiative magazines at WSU</li>
<li><font color="red">[July 2019]</font> Featured in <a href="https://news.wsu.edu/news/2019/07/25/cutting-edge-needles-promise-accuracy-medical-procedures/">
WSU Insider Magazine</a> for my research on Steerable Needles</li>
<li> <font color="red">[May 2019]</font> Received <a href="https://alltogether.swe.org/2019/09/congratulations-to-the-2019-swe-scholarship-recipients/">
Wanda Munn (SWE Eastern Washington Section) Scholarship </a> for outstanding academic achievement as well as strong engineering potential </li>
<li><font color="red">[Feb 2018]</font> Featured in <a href="https://dailyevergreen.com/26111/news/researchers-develop-new-needle/">
Daily Evergreen Magazine </a> for my research on Steerable needles</li>
<li><font color="red">[Sep 2013]</font>2nd Rank among all Mechatronics Engineering Graduate Students,
School of Engineering Emerging Technologies, University of Tabriz </li>
<li><font color="red">[Sep 2006]</font> Top 0.2% of Math and Physics University Entrance Exam Contestants
(300,000 total), NOET, Iran </li>
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<heading>Invited Talks and Presentations</heading>
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<li> <font color="red">[2019, 2020]</font> Oral Presentation at <a href="https://ismr.gatech.edu/"> International Symposium on Medical Robotics ISMR </a> </li>
<li> <font color="red">[2018, 2020]</font> Oral Presentation at <a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/financially-co-sponsored/biorob"> Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics Conference BioRob </a> </li>
<li> <font color="red">[2020]</font> Oral Presentation at <a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/financially-co-sponsored/iros"> International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems IROS </a> </li>
<li> <font color="red">[Nov 2019]</font> Invited Speaker for MME Seminar Series, Washington State University, Tri-Cities </li>
<li> <font color="red">[2019]</font> Poster Presentation at <a href="https://showcase.wsu.edu/gpsa-research-expo/"> Academic showcase and research Expo, WSU </a> </li>
<li> <font color="red">[2016]</font> Oral Presentation at 3rd International Conference on Applied Research in Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronics </li>
<li> <font color="red">[Aug 2013]</font> Invited Speaker for a Seminar on Robot-aided Rehabilitation after stroke, University of Tabriz </li>
<li> <font color="red">[2013]</font> Poster Presentation at 20th Conference on Biomedical Engineering </a> </li>
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<heading> Service</heading>
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<li> Reviewer for the following journals: <a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/"> IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L) </a>,
<a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/publications/t-ro"> IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)</a>,
<a href="https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/"> IEEE Access </a>, <a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/11517"> Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing MBEC </a>,
<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/home/tim"> Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control TIMC </a>,
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/computers-and-electrical-engineering/"> Computers and Electrical Engineering COMPELECENG </a>,
<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/robotics-and-ai"> Frontiers in Robotics and AI </a>
</li>
<li> Reviewer for Several prestigious conferences (<a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/financially-co-sponsored/iros"> IROS </a>,
<a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/fully-sponsored/icra"> ICRA </a>,
<a href="https://www.ieee-ras.org/conferences-workshops/financially-co-sponsored/biorob"> BioRob </a>, etc.) </li>
<li> Judge for <a href="https://swe.org/"> Society of Women Engineer SWE's </a> WE Local Awards (the Rising Star 2018, 2019),
Poster and Rapid Fire Competitions (WE18, WE19, WE20), Mission Awards (2018), Emerging Leader Award (2020)</li>
<li> Worked with middle school students to familiarize them with the engineering design process through
reading articles and building by volunteering as an eMentor for <a href="https://tryengineering.org/"> IEEE TryEngineering Together Outreach
Program (Sep. 2019 - May 2020) </a> </li>
<li> Gave feedback on science projects to 4th and 5th Grade students by volunteering to be a
Guest Scientist, Franklin Elementary School, 2019 </li>
<li> Mentored several undergraduate and graduate students through <a href="http://gradswe.swe.org/"> GradSWE
mentoring program (2018 - 2020) </a> </li>
<li>Sponsored the educational costs of three kids through Child Foundation</li>
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