Mahdi Tavakoli

246 papers A* 19A 27B 5C 5Journal 133Unranked 55

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2026	J	`jnl`	Assessment of surgical proficiency based on evaluating muscle activity, bimanual muscle coordination, and fatigue susceptibility in simulated laparoscopic tasks. Medical Biol. Eng. Comput. Farzad Aghazadeh, Bin Zheng, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2026	J	`jnl`	Characterization of human perception of change in back muscles activity. Biomed. Signal Process. Control. Niromand Jasimi Zindashti, Negar Riahi, Ali Golabchi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2026	J	`jnl`	Learning from imperfect demonstrations in a surgical training task. Biomed. Signal Process. Control. Yi Hu, Yafei Ou, August Sieben, Zahra Samadikhoshkho, Bin Zheng, Jun Jin, Mahdi Tavakoli
2026	J	`jnl`	Variable admittance control for door opening with a wheeled mobile manipulator considering ground obstacles. Intell. Serv. Robotics Hongjun Xing, Yanqing Liu, Jinbao Chen, Weihua Li, Liang Ding, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Adaptive Trajectory Learning With Obstacle Awareness for Motion Planning. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Huaihang Zheng, Zimeng Tan, Junzheng Wang, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	A	`conf`	CRESSim-MPM: A Material Point Method Library for Surgical Soft Body Simulation with Cutting and Suturing. IROS Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	CRESSim-MPM: A Material Point Method Library for Surgical Soft Body Simulation with Cutting and Suturing. CoRR Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Cataract-LMM: Large-Scale, Multi-Source, Multi-Task Benchmark for Deep Learning in Surgical Video Analysis. CoRR Mohammad Javad Ahmadi, Iman Gandomi, Parisa Abdi, Seyed Farzad Mohammadi, Amirhossein Taslimi, Mehdi Khodaparast, Hassan Hashemi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hamid D. Taghirad
2025	J	`jnl`	Continuum and Soft Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review. IEEE Access Fahad Iqbal, Mojtaba Esfandiari, Golchehr Amirkhani, Hamidreza Hoshyarmanesh, Sanju Lama, Mahdi Tavakoli, Garnette R. Sutherland
2025	J	`jnl`	Fatigue assessment in multi-activity manual handling tasks through joint angle monitoring with wearable sensors. Biomed. Signal Process. Control. Armin Bonakdar, Sara Houshmand, Karla Beltran Martinez, Ali Golabchi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2025	J	`jnl`	From Decision to Action in Surgical Autonomy: Multi-Modal Large Language Models for Robot-Assisted Blood Suction. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Sadra Zargarzadeh, Maryam Mirzaei, Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Learning Autonomous Surgical Irrigation and Suction With the da Vinci Research Kit Using Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	A	`conf`	Model Predictive Control for 3D Steerable Needles: A Hierarchical Approach to Reduce Tissue Trauma. IROS Sajjad Hussain, Mahdi Tavakoli, Bruno Siciliano, Fanny Ficuciello
2025	J	`jnl`	Reinforcement Learning Methods for Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotic Systems: A Survey. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst. Mojtaba Sharifi, Shreesh Tripathi, Yun Chen, Qiang Zhang, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Rigid communication topologies: Impact on stability, safety, energy consumption, passenger comfort, and robustness of vehicular platoons. Veh. Commun. Amir Zakerimanesh, Zhijun Tony Qiu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Trajectory Tracking Control of Wheeled Mobile Manipulators With Joint Flexibility via Virtual Decomposition Approach. IEEE Trans Autom. Sci. Eng. Hongjun Xing, Yuzhe Xu, Liang Ding, Jinbao Chen, Haibo Gao, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Virtual attention points: Bridging human movement characteristics and dexterous robot motion generation. Robotics Auton. Syst. Abed Soleymani, Yafei Ou, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	J	`jnl`	Vision-Based Fuzzy Control System for Smart Walkers: Enhancing Usability for Stroke Survivors with Unilateral Upper Limb Impairments. CoRR Mahdi Chalaki, Amir Zakerimanesh, Abed Soleymani, Vivian Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2025	A*	`conf`	Vision-Based Fuzzy Control System with Intention Detection for Smart Walkers: Enhancing Usability for Stroke Survivors with Unilateral Upper Limb Impairments. ICRA Mahdi Chalaki, Amir Zakerimanesh, Abed Soleymani, Vivian Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	A Hybrid CNN-LSTM Network with Attention Mechanism for Myoelectric Control in Upper Limb Exoskeletons. UR Paniz Sedighi, Amr Marey, Ali Golabchi, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	A	`conf`	A Novel Approach for Precise Tissue Tracking in Breast Lumpectomy. IROS Yeganeh Aliyari, Mehrnoosh Afshar, Ericka Wiebe, Lashan Peiris, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	A Realistic Surgical Simulator for Non-Rigid and Contact-Rich Manipulation in Surgeries with the da Vinci Research Kit. UR Yafei Ou, Sadra Zargarzadeh, Paniz Sedighi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	A Realistic Surgical Simulator for Non-Rigid and Contact-Rich Manipulation in Surgeries with the da Vinci Research Kit. CoRR Yafei Ou, Sadra Zargarzadeh, Paniz Sedighi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	Augmented Reality-Based Tumor Localization and Visualization for Robot-Assisted Breast Surgeries. ICHMS Sadra Zargarzadeh, August Sieben, Ericka Wiebe, Lashan Peiris, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Autonomous Blood Suction for Robot-Assisted Surgery: A Sim-to-Real Reinforcement Learning Approach. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Yafei Ou, Abed Soleymani, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Autonomous Soft-Tissue Needle Steering Using Reinforcement Learning Guided by Human Input. J. Medical Robotics Res. Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	Characterization and Multiscale Modeling of TDDB in State-of-the-art BEOL. IRPS Andrea Palmieri, Mahdi Tavakoli, Chi Ching, Wenkai Zheng, Shi You, Xiaodong Zhang, Davide Cornigli, Michael Haverty, Navneet Singh, Luca Larcher, Monika Jamieson, Ajay Bhatnagar, Alexander Jansen, Max Gage, Jianshe Tang, Sameer Deshpande, Brian Brown, Arun Srivatsa, Mehul Naik, Bo Xie, Jerry Gelatos, Joung Joo Lee, Xianmin Tang, Gaurav Thareja, Milan Pesic
2024	J	`jnl`	EMG-Based Intention Detection Using Deep Learning for Shared Control in Upper-Limb Assistive Exoskeletons. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Paniz Sedighi, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	A	`conf`	Evaluating Gait Symmetry with a Smart Robotic Walker: A Novel Approach to Mobility Assessment. IROS Mahdi Chalaki, Abed Soleymani, Xingyu Li, Vivian Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Evaluating Gait Symmetry with a Smart Robotic Walker: A Novel Approach to Mobility Assessment. CoRR Mahdi Chalaki, Abed Soleymani, Xingyu Li, Vivian Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	From Decision to Action in Surgical Autonomy: Multi-Modal Large Language Models for Robot-Assisted Blood Suction. CoRR Sadra Zargarzadeh, Maryam Mirzaei, Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Learning Autonomous Surgical Irrigation and Suction with the da Vinci Research Kit Using Reinforcement Learning. CoRR Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	A	`conf`	Optimal Integration of Hybrid FES-Exoskeleton for Precise Knee Trajectory Control. IROS Masoud Jafaripour, Vivian Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Rigid Communication Topologies: Impact on Stability, Safety, Energy Consumption, Passenger Comfort, and Robustness of Vehicular Platoons. CoRR Amir Zakerimanesh, Zhijun Tony Qiu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Robotic Assistance and Haptic Feedback in Arthroscopic Procedures: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Two-Arm System. J. Medical Robotics Res. Teng Li, Armin Badre, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	Safety Comparison of Vehicular Platoons Under Different Bidirectional Communication Topologies: A Signal Analysis Method. ITSC Amir Zakerimanesh, Tony Z. Qiu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	—	`conf`	Speech-Based Human-Exoskeleton Interaction for Lower Limb Motion Planning. ICHMS Eddie Guo, Christopher Perlette, Mojtaba Sharifi, Lukas Grasse, Matthew S. Tata, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2024	J	`jnl`	Stability and Intervehicle Distance Analysis of Vehicular Platoons: Highlighting the Impact of Bidirectional Communication Topologies. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Amir Zakerimanesh, Tony Z. Qiu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	A Dynamic Procedure to Detect Maximum Voluntary Contractions in Low Back. Sensors Xun Wang, Karla Beltran Martinez, Ali Golabchi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2023	J	`jnl`	A brief survey of observers for disturbance estimation and compensation. Robotica Teng Li, Hongjun Xing, Ehsan Hashemi, Hamid D. Taghirad, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Artificial-Intelligence-Powered Lower Limb Assistive Devices: Future of Home Care Technologies. Adv. Intell. Syst. Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Mojtaba Akbari, Pouria Faridi, Hongjun Xing, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	A	`conf`	Autonomous Ultrasound Scanning Towards Standard Plane Using Interval Interaction Probabilistic Movement Primitives. IROS Yi Hu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	A*	`conf`	Deep Reinforcement Learning based Personalized Locomotion Planning for Lower-Limb Exoskeletons. ICRA Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Eddie Guo, Mojtaba Akbari, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Discrete-Time Control Barrier Function: High-Order Case and Adaptive Case. IEEE Trans. Cybern. Yuhan Xiong, Di-Hua Zhai, Mahdi Tavakoli, Yuanqing Xia
2023	J	`jnl`	Enhancing skill learning with dual-user haptic feedback: insights from a task-specific approach. Frontiers Robotics AI Yao Zhang, Olyvia Wang, Yanqing Wang, Mahdi Tavakoli, Bin Zheng
2023	J	`jnl`	Motion Smoothness-Based Assessment of Surgical Expertise: The Importance of Selecting Proper Metrics. Sensors Farzad Aghazadeh, Bin Zheng, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2023	—	`conf`	Neural Network Learning of Robot Dynamic Uncertainties and Observer-based External Disturbance Estimation for Impedance Control AIM Teng Li, Armin Badre, Hamid D. Taghirad, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	—	`conf`	Point-Based 3D Virtual Fixture Generating for Image-Guided and Robot-Assisted Surgery in Orthopedics. AIM Teng Li, Armin Badre, Hamid D. Taghirad, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Robot Learning Incorporating Human Interventions in the Real World for Autonomous Surgical Endoscopic Camera Control. J. Medical Robotics Res. Yafei Ou, Sadra Zargarzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Sim-to-Real Surgical Robot Learning and Autonomous Planning for Internal Tissue Points Manipulation Using Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Sim-to-Real Surgical Robot Learning and Autonomous Planning for Internal Tissue Points Manipulation using Reinforcement Learning. CoRR Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Speech-Based Human-Exoskeleton Interaction for Lower Limb Motion Planning. CoRR Eddie Guo, Christopher Perlette, Mojtaba Sharifi, Lukas Grasse, Matthew S. Tata, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2023	J	`jnl`	Surgical tooltip motion metrics assessment using virtual marker: an objective approach to skill assessment for minimally invasive surgery. Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg. Farzad Aghazadeh, Bin Zheng, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hossein Rouhani
2023	—	`conf`	Towards Safe and Efficient Reinforcement Learning for Surgical Robots Using Real-Time Human Supervision and Demonstration. ISMR Yafei Ou, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	A Domain-Adapted Machine Learning Approach for Visual Evaluation and Interpretation of Robot-Assisted Surgery Skills. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Abed Soleymani, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	A Systematic Review of Industrial Exoskeletons for Injury Prevention: Efficacy Evaluation Metrics, Target Tasks, and Supported Body Postures. Sensors Ali Golabchi, Andrew Chao, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	A	`conf`	An Observer-Based Responsive Variable Impedance Control for Dual-User Haptic Training System. IROS Ashkan Rashvand, R. Heidari, Mohammad Motaharifar, Ali Hassani, M. R. Dindarloo, Mohammad Javad Ahmadi, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad, Mahdi Tavakoli, Hamid D. Taghirad
2022	—	`conf`	Deep Reinforcement Learning for EMG-based Control of Assistance Level in Upper-limb Exoskeletons. ISMR Martin Oghogho, Mojtaba Sharifi, Mia Vukadin, Connor Chin, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Dual Mode pHRI-teleHRI Control System with a Hybrid Admittance-Force Controller for Ultrasound Imaging. Sensors Teng Li, Xiao Meng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Dual-User Haptic Teleoperation of Complementary Motions of a Redundant Wheeled Mobile Manipulator Considering Task Priority. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst. Hongjun Xing, Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Weihua Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	A	`conf`	EMG-based Hybrid Impedance-Force Control for Human-Robot Collaboration on Ultrasound Imaging. IROS Teng Li, Hongjun Xing, Hamid D. Taghirad, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Editorial: Robotics, Autonomous Systems and AI for Nonurgent/Nonemergent Healthcare Delivery During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers Robotics AI Ana Luisa Trejos, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Simon P. DiMaio, Patrick M. Pilarski, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Extended Reality in Robotics [From the Guest Editors]. IEEE Robotics Autom. Mag. Elena De Momi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Jeffrey A. Delmerico, Antonio Frisoli, Mark A. Minor, Giovanni Rossini, Paul Chippendale
2022	J	`jnl`	Haptic Feedback and Force-Based Teleoperation in Surgical Robotics. Proc. IEEE Rajni V. Patel, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Impedance Learning-Based Adaptive Control for Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Mojtaba Sharifi, Vahid Azimi, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	J	`jnl`	Impedance Variation and Learning Strategies in Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE Trans. Cybern. Mojtaba Sharifi, Amir Zakerimanesh, Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Ali Torabi, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	A	`conf`	Integrating Impedance Control and Nonlinear Disturbance Observer for Robot-Assisted Arthroscope Control in Elbow Arthroscopic Surgery. IROS Teng Li, Armin Badre, Hamid D. Taghirad, Mahdi Tavakoli
2022	—	`conf`	Machine-learned Adaptive Switching in Voluntary Lower-limb Exoskeleton Control: Preliminary Results. ICORR Pouria Faridi, Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Don Wilson, Mojtaba Sharifi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Patrick M. Pilarski, Vivian K. Mushahwar
2021	A*	`conf`	A Low-cost Intrinsically Safe Mechanism for Physical Distancing Between Clinicians and Patients. ICRA Abed Soleymani, Ali Torabi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Adaptive CPG-Based Gait Planning With Learning-Based Torque Estimation and Control for Exoskeletons. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Mojtaba Sharifi, Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Admittance-Controlled Robotic Assistant for Fibula Osteotomies in Mandible Reconstruction Surgery. Adv. Intell. Syst. Lingbo Cheng, Jay Carriere, Jakub Piwowarczyk, Daniel Aalto, Nabil Zemiti, Marie de Boutray, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Case Report: Utilizing AI and NLP to Assist with Healthcare and Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers Artif. Intell. Jay Carriere, Hareem Shafi, Katelyn Brehon, Kiran Pohar Manhas, Katie Churchill, Chester Ho, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	A	`conf`	Deep Neural Skill Assessment and Transfer: Application to Robotic Surgery Training. IROS Abed Soleymani, Xingyu Li, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Delay-Robust Nonlinear Control of Bounded-Input Telerobotic Systems With Synchronization Enhancement. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Amir Zakerimanesh, Mojtaba Sharifi, Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	A	`conf`	Human-Robot Collaboration for Heavy Object Manipulation: Kinesthetic Teaching of the Role of Wheeled Mobile Manipulator. IROS Hongjun Xing, Ali Torabi, Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Weihua Li, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Intelligent Locomotion Planning With Enhanced Postural Stability for Lower-Limb Exoskeletons. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Javad Khodaei-Mehr, Mojtaba Sharifi, Vivian K. Mushahwar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Intraoperative optimization of seed implantation plan in breast brachytherapy. Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg. Wanyu Liu, Jay Carriere, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Zhiyong Yang, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Neural network-based physiological organ motion prediction and robot impedance control for teleoperated beating-heart surgery. Biomed. Signal Process. Control. Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Review: How Can Intelligent Robots and Smart Mechatronic Modules Facilitate Remote Assessment, Assistance, and Rehabilitation for Isolated Adults With Neuro-Musculoskeletal Conditions? Frontiers Robotics AI Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Jay Carriere, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	A	`conf`	Robot-assisted Breast Ultrasound Scanning Using Geometrical Analysis of the Seroma and Image Segmentation. IROS Mojtaba Akbari, Jay Carriere, Ron Sloboda, Tyler Meyer, Nawaid Usmani, Siraj Husain, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Robotic Ultrasound Scanning With Real-Time Image-Based Force Adjustment: Quick Response for Enabling Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers Robotics AI Mojtaba Akbari, Jay Carriere, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2021	J	`jnl`	Robotics and AI for Teleoperation, Tele-Assessment, and Tele-Training for Surgery in the Era of COVID-19: Existing Challenges, and Future Vision. Frontiers Robotics AI Navid Feizi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel, Seyed Farokh Atashzar
2021	—	`conf`	Surgical Skill Evaluation From Robot-Assisted Surgery Recordings. ISMR Abed Soleymani, Ali Akbar Sadat Asl, Mojtaba Yeganejou, Scott Dick, Mahdi Tavakoli, Xingyu Li
2020	B	`conf`	Adaptive tracking control for task-based robot trajectory planning. SMC Luis Trucios, Mahdi Tavakoli, Kim D. Adams
2020	J	`jnl`	Adaptive tracking control for task-based robot trajectory planning. CoRR Luis Trucios, Mahdi Tavakoli, Kim D. Adams
2020	J	`jnl`	An Admittance-controlled Force-scaling Dexterous Assistive Robotic System. J. Medical Robotics Res. Jakub Piwowarczyk, Jay Carriere, Kim D. Adams, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Application of DenTeach in Remote Dentistry Teaching and Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study. Frontiers Robotics AI Lingbo Cheng, Maryam Kalvandi, Sheri McKinstry, Ali Maddahi, Ambika Chaudhary, Yaser Maddahi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Augmented Reality Guided Needle Biopsy of Soft Tissue: A Pilot Study. Frontiers Robotics AI David Asgar-Deen, Jay Carriere, Ericka Wiebe, Lashan Peiris, Aalo Duha, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	—	`conf`	Autonomous Ultrasound Scanning to Localize Needle Tip in Breast Brachytherapy. ISMR Mehrnoosh Afshar, Jay Carriere, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Wanyu Liu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	COVID-19 Pandemic Spurs Medical Telerobotic Systems: A Survey of Applications Requiring Physiological Organ Motion Compensation. Frontiers Robotics AI Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Comparison of Attentive and Explicit Eye Gaze Interfaces for Controlling Haptic Guidance of a Robotic Controller. J. Medical Robotics Res. Javier L. Castellanos-Cruz, Maria F. Gomez-Medina, Mahdi Tavakoli, Patrick M. Pilarski, Kim D. Adams
2020	J	`jnl`	Dynamic Reconfiguration of Redundant Haptic Interfaces for Rendering Soft and Hard Contacts. IEEE Trans. Haptics Ali Torabi, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette Roy Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Editorial: Autonomy and Intelligence in Neurorehabilitation Robotic and Prosthetic Technologies. J. Medical Robotics Res. Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahdi Tavakoli, Dario Farina, Rajni V. Patel
2020	J	`jnl`	Enhancement of Force Exertion Capability of a Mobile Manipulator by Kinematic Reconfiguration. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Hongjun Xing, Ali Torabi, Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Zongquan Deng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Haptic Tele-Driving of Wheeled Mobile Robots Under Nonideal Wheel Rolling, Kinematic Control and Communication Time Delay. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Syst. Weihua Li, Liang Ding, Haibo Gao, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Image-Guided Observer-Based Control for Needle Steering. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Bita Fallahi, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Learning and Reproduction of Therapist's Semi-Periodic Motions during Robotic Rehabilitation. Robotica Carlos Martinez, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Modeling and Emulating a Physiotherapist's Role in Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation. Adv. Intell. Syst. Ran Tao, Renz Ocampo, Jason Fong, Abed Soleymani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Multi-Lateral Teleoperation Based on Multi-Agent Framework: Application to Simultaneous Training and Therapy in Telerehabilitation. Frontiers Robotics AI Iman Sharifi, Heidar Ali Talebi, Rajni V. Patel, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	A	`conf`	Optimal Design of a Novel Spherical Scissor Linkage Remote Center of Motion Mechanism for Medical Robotics. IROS Mehrnoosh Afshar, Jay Carriere, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	—	`conf`	Redundant Haptic Interfaces for Enhanced Force Feedback Capability Despite Joint Torque Limits. AIM Ali Torabi, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette R. Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Robotics, Smart Wearable Technologies, and Autonomous Intelligent Systems for Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the State of the Art and Future Vision. Adv. Intell. Syst. Mahdi Tavakoli, Jay Carriere, Ali Torabi
2020	J	`jnl`	Task-space synchronisation of nonlinear teleoperation with time-varying delays and actuator saturation. Int. J. Control Amir Zakerimanesh, Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2020	J	`jnl`	Using a Redundant User Interface in Teleoperated Surgical Systems for Task Performance Enhancement. Robotica Ali Torabi, Mohsen Khadem, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette Roy Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	A Robot with an Augmented-Reality Display for Functional Capacity Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Injured Workers. ICORR Jason Fong, Renz Ocampo, Douglas P. Gross, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	J	`jnl`	A multilateral impedance-controlled system for haptics-enabled surgical training and cooperation in beating-heart surgery. Int. J. Intell. Robotics Appl. Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	An Admittance-Controlled Robotic Assistant for Semi-Autonomous Breast Ultrasound Scanning. ISMR Jay Carriere, Jason Fong, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	J	`jnl`	Application of a Redundant Haptic Interface in Enhancing Soft-Tissue Stiffness Discrimination. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Ali Torabi, Mohsen Khadem, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette Roy Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Control of a mechatronics-assisted system for surgeries using flexible tools. CASE Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	J	`jnl`	Editorial. J. Medical Robotics Res. Mahdi Tavakoli, Sarthak Misra, Arianna Menciassi
2019	J	`jnl`	Event-Triggered 3D Needle Control Using a Reduced-Order Computationally Efficient Bicycle Model in a Constrained Optimization Framework. J. Medical Robotics Res. Jay Carriere, Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	J	`jnl`	Geometric control of 3D needle steering in soft-tissue. Autom. Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	J	`jnl`	Improving User Performance in Haptics-Based Rehabilitation Exercises by Colocation of User's Visual and Motor Axes via a Three-Dimensional Augmented-Reality Display. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Renz Ocampo, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Neural-Network-Based Heart Motion Prediction for Ultrasound-Guided Beating-Heart Surgery. CASE Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Semi-Autonomous Surgical Robot Control for Beating-Heart Surgery. CASE Lingbo Cheng, Jason Fong, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Semi-autonomous Robot-assisted Cooperative Therapy Exercises for a Therapist's Interaction with a Patient. GlobalSIP Carlos Manuel Martinez, Jason Fong, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Supporting Play by Applying Haptic Guidance Along a Surface Learnt from Single Motion Trajectories. ICORR Javier L. Castellanos-Cruz, Mahdi Tavakoli, Patrick M. Pilarski, Kim D. Adams
2019	—	`conf`	Task-Space Position and Containment Control of Redundant Manipulators with Bounded Inputs. CASE Amir Zakerimanesh, Ali Torabi, Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	—	`conf`	Visual-Haptic Colocation in Robotic Rehabilitation Exercises Using a 2D Augmented-Reality Display. ISMR Renz Ocampo, Mahdi Tavakoli
2019	A*	`conf`	Ways to Learn a Therapist's Patient-specific Intervention: Robotics-vs Telerobotics-mediated Hands-on Teaching. ICRA Jason Fong, Carlos Manuel Martinez, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Applications of observers in medical robotics. Autom. Bita Fallahi, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Beating-heart robotic surgery using bilateral impedance control: Theory and experiments. Biomed. Signal Process. Control. Mojtaba Sharifi, Hassan Salarieh, Saeed Behzadipour, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Human-Machine Collaboration Modalities for Semi-Automated Needle Insertion Into Soft Tissue. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Thomas Lehmann, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Intraoperative Tissue Young's Modulus Identification During Needle Insertion Using a Laterally Actuated Needle. IEEE Trans. Instrum. Meas. Thomas Lehmann, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	—	`conf`	Kinesthetic teaching of a therapist's behavior to a rehabilitation robot. ISMR Jason Fong, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	—	`conf`	Manipulability of teleoperated surgical robots with application in design of master/slave manipulators. ISMR Ali Torabi, Mohsen Khadem, Kourosh Zareinia, Garnette Roy Sutherland, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Model Averaging and Input Transformation for 3D Needle Steering. J. Medical Robotics Res. Bita Fallahi, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Model-Based Needle Steering in Soft Tissue via Lateral Needle Actuation. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Thomas Lehmann, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	—	`conf`	Preliminary Testing of a Telerobotic Haptic System and Analysis of Visual Attention During a Playful Activity. BioRob Javier L. Castellanos-Cruz, Maria F. Gomez-Medina, Mahdi Tavakoli, Patrick M. Pilarski, Kim D. Adams
2018	J	`jnl`	Robotic-Assisted Needle Steering Around Anatomical Obstacles Using Notched Steerable Needles. IEEE J. Biomed. Health Informatics Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Section focused on new horizons in telerobotics for real-life applications. Adv. Robotics Seiichiro Katsura, Jordi Artigas, Mahdi Tavakoli, Shahin Sirouspour, Keehoon Kim, Dongjun Lee
2018	J	`jnl`	Surgeon-in-the-Loop 3-D Needle Steering Through Ultrasound-Guided Feedback Control. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Jay Carriere, Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2018	J	`jnl`	Switched-Impedance Control of Surgical Robots in Teleoperated Beating-Heart Surgery. J. Medical Robotics Res. Lingbo Cheng, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	A Descriptor Approach to Robust Leader-Following Output Consensus of Uncertain Multi-Agent Systems With Delay. IEEE Trans. Autom. Control. Ala Shariati, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	A Hand-Held Assistant for Semiautomated Percutaneous Needle Steering. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	A Passivity-Based Approach for Stable Patient-Robot Interaction in Haptics-Enabled Rehabilitation Systems: Modulated Time-Domain Passivity Control. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahya Shahbazi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel
2017	J	`jnl`	A data-driven soft sensor for needle deflection in heterogeneous tissue using just-in-time modelling. Medical Biol. Eng. Comput. Carlos Rossa, Thomas Lehmann, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	A grasp-based passivity signature for haptics-enabled human-robot interaction: Application to design of a new safety mechanism for robotic rehabilitation. Int. J. Robotics Res. Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahya Shahbazi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel
2017	J	`jnl`	An adaptive order/state estimator for linear systems with non-integer time-varying order. Autom. S. Sepehr Tabatabaei, Heidar Ali Talebi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	B	`conf`	Assistive technology design and preliminary testing of a robot platform based on movement intention using low-cost brain computer interface. SMC Isao Sakamaki, Camilo Ernesto Perafan del Campo, Sandra A. Wiebe, Mahdi Tavakoli, Kim D. Adams
2017	J	`jnl`	FPAA-Based Control of Bilateral Teleoperation Systems for Enhanced User Task Performance. Presence Teleoperators Virtual Environ. Ting Yang, Junfeng Hu, Wei Geng, Yili Fu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	C	`conf`	Feedback-linearization-based 3D needle steering in a Frenet-Serret frame using a reduced order bicycle model. ACC Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	—	`conf`	Generating forbidden region virtual fixtures by classification of movement intention based on event-related desynchronization. GlobalSIP Isao Sakamaki, Mahdi Tavakoli, Kim D. Adams
2017	J	`jnl`	Kinematic Bilateral Teledriving of Wheeled Mobile Robots Coupled With Slippage. IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron. Weihua Li, Liang Ding, Zhen Liu, Weidong Wang, Haibo Gao, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	B	`conf`	Learning and robotic imitation of therapist's motion and force for post-disability rehabilitation. SMC Carlos Manuel Martinez, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	C	`conf`	Non-integer variable order dynamic modeling and identification of soft tissue deformation. ACC S. Sepehr Tabatabaei, Heidar Ali Talebi, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	B	`conf`	Nonlinear workspace mapping for telerobotic assistance of upper limb in patients with severe movement disorders. SMC Carlos Rossa, Mohammad Najafi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Kim D. Adams
2017	B	`conf`	Position and velocity synchronization in bilateral teleoperation in presence of stochastic disturbances in control inputs. SMC Masoud Seyed Sakha, Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	Robotic assistance for children with cerebral palsy based on learning from tele-cooperative demonstration. Int. J. Intell. Robotics Appl. Mohammad Najafi, Mojtaba Sharifi, Kim D. Adams, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	—	`conf`	Robotic learning from demonstration of therapist's time-varying assistance to a patient in trajectory-following tasks. ICORR Mohammad Najafi, Kim D. Adams, Mahdi Tavakoli
2017	J	`jnl`	Telerobotics-Assisted Platform for Enhancing Interaction with Physical Environments for People Living with Cerebral Palsy. J. Medical Robotics Res. Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Nooshin Jafari, Mahya Shahbazi, Heidi Janz, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel, Kim D. Adams
2016	J	`jnl`	A Bicycle Cranking Model for Assist-as-Needed Robotic Rehabilitation Therapy Using Learning From Demonstration. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Mahdi Maaref, Alireza Rezazadeh, Kimia Shamaei, Renz Ocampo, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	A Gaussian Mixture Framework for Co-Operative Rehabilitation Therapy in Assistive Impedance-Based Tasks. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Signal Process. Mahdi Maaref, Alireza Rezazadeh, Kimia Shamaei, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Adaptive Quasi-Static Modelling of Needle Deflection During Steering in Soft Tissue. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Carlos Rossa, Mohsen Khadem, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	An efficient metaheuristic optimization approach to the problem of PID tuning for automatic voltage regulator systems. AIM Amir Afroomand, Saeed Tavakoli, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	An integrator-backstepping control approach for out-of-plane needle deflection minimization. AIM Michael Waine, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Characterization of Upper-Limb Pathological Tremors: Application to Design of an Augmented Haptic Rehabilitation System. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Signal Process. Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahya Shahbazi, Olivia Samotus, Mahdi Tavakoli, Mandar S. Jog, Rajni V. Patel
2016	—	`conf`	Constrained optimal control of needle deflection for semi-manual steering. AIM Carlos Rossa, Mohsen Khadem, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Estimating needle tip deflection in biological tissue from a single transverse ultrasound image: application to brachytherapy. Int. J. Comput. Assist. Radiol. Surg. Carlos Rossa, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Generalized Predictive Control of a Surgical Robot for Beating-Heart Surgery Under Delayed and Slowly-Sampled Ultrasound Image Data. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Meaghan Bowthorpe, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	Introducing notched flexible needles with increased deflection curvature in soft tissue. AIM Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ron S. Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Mechanics of Tissue Cutting During Needle Insertion in Biological Tissue. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Ron S. Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Multiactuator Haptic Feedback on the Wrist for Needle Steering Guidance in Brachytherapy. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Carlos Rossa, Jason Fong, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Needle Tracking and Deflection Prediction for Robot-Assisted Needle Insertion Using 2D Ultrasound Images. J. Medical Robotics Res. Michael Waine, Carlos Rossa, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	Needle path control during insertion in soft tissue using a force-sensor-based deflection estimator. AIM Thomas Lehmann, Carlos Rossa, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	Partial estimation of needle tip orientation in generalized coordinates in ultrasound image-guided needle insertion. AIM Bita Fallahi, Carlos Rossa, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	—	`conf`	Real-time needle shape prediction in soft-tissue based on image segmentation and particle filtering. AIM Jay Carriere, Carlos Rossa, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Sliding-Based Switching Control for Image-Guided Needle Steering in Soft Tissue. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Bita Fallahi, Carlos Rossa, Ron S. Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Three-Dimensional Needle Shape Estimation in TRUS-Guided Prostate Brachytherapy Using 2-D Ultrasound Images. IEEE J. Biomed. Health Informatics Michael Waine, Carlos Rossa, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Trilateral Predictor-Mediated Teleoperation of a Wheeled Mobile Robot With Slippage. IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett. Weihua Li, Haibo Gao, Liang Ding, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Ultrasound-Based Image Guidance and Motion Compensating Control for Robot-Assisted Beating-Heart Surgery. J. Medical Robotics Res. Meaghan Bowthorpe, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	J	`jnl`	Ultrasound-Guided Model Predictive Control of Needle Steering in Biological Tissue. J. Medical Robotics Res. Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Ron S. Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2016	A*	`conf`	User's task performance in two-handed complementary-motion teleoperation. ICRA Maelle Agbale, Renz Ocampo, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	A*	`conf`	3D shape visualization of curved needles in tissue from 2D ultrasound images using RANSAC. ICRA Michael Waine, Carlos Rossa, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	J	`jnl`	A Comparison of US- Versus MR-Based 3-D Prostate Shapes Using Radial Basis Function Interpolation and Statistical Shape Models. IEEE J. Biomed. Health Informatics Ran Tao, Mahdi Tavakoli, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani
2015	A*	`conf`	A mechanics-based model for simulation and control of flexible needle insertion in soft tissue. ICRA Mohsen Khadem, Bita Fallahi, Carlos Rossa, Ron S. Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	A	`conf`	A new passivity-based control technique for safe patient-robot interaction in haptics-enabled rehabilitation systems. IROS Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahya Shahbazi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel
2015	A*	`conf`	A virtual sensor for needle deflection estimation during soft-tissue needle insertion. ICRA Thomas Lehmann, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	A	`conf`	Extended bicycle model for needle steering in soft tissue. IROS Bita Fallahi, Mohsen Khadem, Carlos Rossa, Ronald Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	A*	`conf`	Needle shape estimation in soft tissue based on partial ultrasound image observation. ICRA Jay Carriere, Carlos Rossa, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	J	`jnl`	Passivity and Absolute Stability Analysesof Trilateral Haptic Collaborative Systems. J. Intell. Robotic Syst. Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Victor Mendez, Qi Huang
2015	J	`jnl`	Position and force tracking in nonlinear teleoperation systems under varying delays. Robotica Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2015	A*	`conf`	Therapist-in-the-Loop robotics-assisted mirror rehabilitation therapy: An Assist-as-Needed framework. ICRA Mahya Shahbazi, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel
2014	J	`jnl`	A method for passivity analysis of multilateral haptic systems. Adv. Robotics Victor Mendez, Mahdi Tavakoli, Jian Li
2014	J	`jnl`	Absolute Stability of Multi-DOF Multilateral Haptic Systems. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2014	J	`jnl`	Absolute Stability of a Class of Trilateral Haptic Systems. IEEE Trans. Haptics Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2014	A*	`conf`	Dynamical model averaging and PWM based control for pneumatic actuators. ICRA Sean Hodgson, Mahdi Tavakoli, Minh Tu Pham, Arnaud Lelevé
2014	J	`jnl`	Dynamical modeling and controllability analysis of a flexible needle in soft tissue. Int. J. Model. Simul. Sci. Comput. Arefeh Boroomand, Mahdi Tavakoli, Ron Sloboda, Nawaid Usmani
2014	A*	`conf`	GPC-based teleoperation for delay compensation and disturbance rejection in image-guided beating-heart surgery. ICRA Meaghan Bowthorpe, Abril Alvarez Garcia, Mahdi Tavakoli
2014	—	`ch.`	Hand Haptic Perception. The Human Hand as an Inspiration for Robot Hand Development Mahdi Tavakoli
2014	J	`jnl`	High-fidelity sliding mode control of a pneumatic haptic teleoperation system. Adv. Robotics Sean Hodgson, Mahdi Tavakoli, Arnaud Lelevé, Minh Tu Pham
2014	—	`conf`	Multilateral haptic system stability analysis: The effect of activity or passivity of terminations via a series-shunt approach. HAPTICS Ran Tao, Mahdi Tavakoli
2014	J	`jnl`	Smith Predictor-Based Robot Control for Ultrasound-Guided Teleoperated Beating-Heart Surgery. IEEE J. Biomed. Health Informatics Meaghan Bowthorpe, Mahdi Tavakoli, Harald Becher, Robert D. Howe
2014	—	`conf`	Stability of sampled-data, delayed haptic interaction and teleoperation. HAPTICS Noushin Miandashti, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	—	`conf`	3-DOF Trilateral Teleoperation Using a Pair of 1-DOF and 2-DOF Haptic Devices: Stability Analysis. ICONS Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2013	J	`jnl`	A Passivity Criterion for Sampled-Data Bilateral Teleoperation Systems. IEEE Trans. Haptics Ali Jazayeri, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	—	`conf`	Absolute Stability of 3-DOF Bilateral Haptic Systems. ICONS Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2013	J	`jnl`	Bilateral Control of Nonlinear Pneumatic Teleoperation System With Solenoid Valves. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Minh-Quyen Le, Minh Tu Pham, Mahdi Tavakoli, Richard Moreau, Jean-Pierre Simon, Tanneguy Redarce
2013	—	`conf`	Conservatism of passivity criteria for stability analysis of trilateral haptic systems. World Haptics Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Victor Mendez, Qi Huang
2013	J	`jnl`	Force-Sensor-Based Estimation of Needle Tip Deflection in Brachytherapy. J. Sensors Thomas Lehmann, Mahdi Tavakoli, Nawaid Usmani, Ronald Sloboda
2013	—	`conf`	Haptic teleoperation under variable delay and actuator saturation. World Haptics Farzad Hashemzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli, Iraj Hassanzadeh
2013	—	`conf`	Is the human operator in a teleoperation system passive? World Haptics Matthew Dyck, Ali Jazayeri, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	—	`conf`	Measuring the dynamic impedance of the human arm without a force sensor. ICORR Matthew Dyck, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	A*	`conf`	Smith predictor based control in teleoperated image-guided beating-heart surgery. ICRA Meaghan Bowthorpe, Mahdi Tavakoli, Harald Becher, Robert D. Howe
2013	—	`conf`	Stability analysis of delayed 4-channel bilateral teleoperation systems. World Haptics Noushin Miandashti, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	—	`conf`	Stability analysis of teleoperation systems under strictly passive and non-passive operator. World Haptics Ali Jazayeri, Matthew Dyck, Mahdi Tavakoli
2013	—	`conf`	Stability analysis of trilateral haptic collaboration. World Haptics Jian Li, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2013	J	`jnl`	Teleoperation in the presence of varying time delays and sandwich linearity in actuators. Autom. Farzad Hashemzadeh, Iraj Hassanzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli
2012	J	`jnl`	Adaptive Control for State Synchronization of Nonlinear Haptic Telerobotic Systems with Asymmetric Varying Time Delays. J. Intell. Robotic Syst. Farzad Hashemzadeh, Iraj Hassanzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli, Ghasem Alizadeh
2012	A	`conf`	Adaptive control of nonlinear teleoperation systems with varying asymmetric time delays. IROS Farzad Hashemzadeh, Iraj Hassanzadeh, Mahdi Tavakoli, Ghasem Alizadeh
2012	A	`conf`	Control of a teleoperation system actuated by low-cost pneumatic on/off valves. IROS Sean Hodgson, Mahdi Tavakoli, Arnaud Lelevé, Minh Tu Pham
2012	A	`conf`	Control of nonlinear teleoperation systems subject to disturbances and variable time delays. IROS Alireza Mohammadi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Horacio J. Marquez
2012	A	`conf`	Revisiting Llewellyn's absolute stability criterion for bilateral teleoperation systems under non-passive operator or environment. IROS Ali Jazayeri, Mahdi Tavakoli
2011	—	`conf`	A passivity criterion for sampled-data bilateral teleoperation systems. World Haptics Ali Jazayeri, Mahdi Tavakoli
2011	J	`jnl`	Adaptive Inverse Dynamics Four-Channel Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Teleoperation Systems. Adv. Robotics Xia Liu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2011	A*	`conf`	Adaptive control for linearly and nonlinearly parameterized dynamic uncertainties in bilateral teleoperation systems. ICRA Xia Liu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2011	A	`conf`	An enhanced sliding-mode control for a pneumatic-actuated teleoperation system. IROS Minh-Quyen Le, Minh Tu Pham, Mahdi Tavakoli, Richard Moreau
2011	—	`conf`	Control of nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems subject to disturbances. CDC/ECC Alireza Mohammadi, Mahdi Tavakoli, Horacio J. Marquez
2011	A*	`conf`	Inverse dynamics-based adaptive control of nonlinear bilateral teleoperation systems. ICRA Xia Liu, Mahdi Tavakoli
2011	J	`jnl`	Performance Analysis of a Haptic Telemanipulation Task under Time Delay. Adv. Robotics Michael C. Yip, Mahdi Tavakoli, Robert D. Howe
2011	A*	`conf`	Sliding mode control of a pneumatic haptic teleoperation system with on/off solenoid valves. ICRA Minh-Quyen Le, Minh Tu Pham, Mahdi Tavakoli, Richard Moreau
2011	A	`conf`	Sliding-mode control of nonlinear discrete-input pneumatic actuators. IROS Sean Hodgson, Minh-Quyen Le, Mahdi Tavakoli, Minh Tu Pham
2010	—	`conf`	A passivity criterion for N-port multilateral haptic systems. CDC Victor Mendez, Mahdi Tavakoli
2010	A	`conf`	Development of a hybrid control for a pneumatic teleoperation system using on/off solenoid valves. IROS Minh-Quyen Le, Minh Tu Pham, Mahdi Tavakoli, Richard Moreau
2010	A	`conf`	Nonlinear adaptive bilateral control of teleoperation systems with uncertain dynamics and kinematics. IROS Xia Liu, Mahdi Tavakoli, Qi Huang
2010	A	`conf`	Performance analysis of a manipulation task in time-delayed teleoperation. IROS Michael C. Yip, Mahdi Tavakoli, Robert D. Howe
2010	—	`conf`	Stability analysis of sampled-data teleoperation systems. CDC Ali Jazayeri, Mahdi Tavakoli
2009	J	`jnl`	Haptic Effects of Surgical Teleoperator Flexibility. Int. J. Robotics Res. Mahdi Tavakoli, Robert D. Howe
2008	—	`conf`	Haptic Implications of Tool Flexibility in Surgical Teleoperation. HAPTICS Mahdi Tavakoli, Robert D. Howe
2008	—	`book`	Haptics for Teleoperated Surgical Robotic Systems Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem, Arash Aziminejad
2008	J	`jnl`	Transparent Time-Delayed Bilateral Teleoperation Using Wave Variables. IEEE Trans. Control. Syst. Technol. Arash Aziminejad, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2007	A*	`conf`	Bilateral Delayed Teleoperation: The Effects of a Passivated Channel Model and Force Sensing. ICRA Arash Aziminejad, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2007	C	`conf`	Enhanced Transparency in Haptics-Based Master-Slave Systems. ACC Mahdi Tavakoli, Arash Aziminejad, Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2007	J	`jnl`	High-Fidelity Bilateral Teleoperation Systems and the Effect of Multimodal Haptics. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. Part B Mahdi Tavakoli, Arash Aziminejad, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2007	A	`conf`	Stability of discrete-time bilateral teleoperation control. IROS Mahdi Tavakoli, Arash Aziminejad, Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2007	A	`conf`	The effect of joint elasticity on bilateral teleoperation. IROS Mahdi Tavakoli, Robert D. Howe
2007	C	`conf`	Wave-Based Time Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation: Two-Channel versus Four-Channel Architectures. ACC Arash Aziminejad, Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2006	J	`jnl`	A haptic interface for computer-integrated endoscopic surgery and training. Virtual Real. Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2006	A*	`conf`	Bilateral Control of a Teleoperator for Soft Tissue Palpation: Design and Experiments. ICRA Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2006	—	`conf`	Multi-sensory force/deformation cues for stiffness characterization in soft-tissue palpation. EMBC Mahdi Tavakoli, Arash Aziminejad, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2006	—	`conf`	Tool/tissue interaction feedback modalities in robot-assisted lump localization. EMBC Mahdi Tavakoli, Arash Aziminejad, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2005	—	`conf`	Effects of Latency on Telesurgery: An Experimental Study. MICCAI (2) Reiza Rayman, Serguei Primak, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem, Roya Morady, Mahdi Tavakoli, Vanja Subotic, Natalie Galbraith, Aimee van Wynsberghe, Kris Croome
2005	—	`conf`	Haptic Feedback and Sensory Substitution during Telemanipulated Suturing. WHC Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2005	C	`conf`	Robotic suturing forces in the presence of haptic feedback and sensory substitution. CCA Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2004	A*	`conf`	Design Issues in a Haptics-based Master-slave System for Minimally Invasive Surgery. ICRA Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem
2003	A	`conf`	A force reflective master-slave system for minimally invasive surgery. IROS Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajni V. Patel, Mehrdad Moallem