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Dr. Alireza Abbasimoshaei

Hamburg University of Technology

Institute for Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering (M-4)

Building Q (Eißendorfer Str. 38)

Room 1.006
 

Tel.: +49 (0) 40 428-78-3083

Mobile: +49 (0) 179 8299554

Email: al.abbasimoshaei(at)tuhh.de
 

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3288-7892

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Summary

Summary

Dr. Alireza Abbasimoshaei is a postdoctoral researcher at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) specializing in robotics, haptics, and rehabilitation engineering. His research combines the design of advanced robotic systems with practical, user-centered applications in the fields of telerehabilitation, telemedicine, and assistive technologies.

He plays a central role in the development of wearable robotic devices, cloud-based control systems, and immersive virtual rehabilitation environments. With a strong interdisciplinary background in mechanical engineering, control engineering, and sensor technology, Dr. Abbasimoshaei has made significant contributions in both academia and industry.

He has led numerous high-impact projects, including the establishment of a state-of-the-art haptics laboratory at the TUHH and the VRobotia project (a platform for technology transfer to the public and the education sector, especially children and young people), which combines robotics and education.

Dr. Abbasimoshaei is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and three technical books. He holds several patents and has secured significant research funding through national and international competitive programs. His work has been honored with various innovation awards and distinctions, including first place at the Iranian World Robot Olympiad and Elite Awards from Iran's National Elite Foundation.

As a dedicated lecturer and mentor, he has supervised more than 40 bachelor's and master's students, fostering innovation and technical excellence in the next generation of researchers. His current research continues to explore the interfaces of robotics and haptics with a focus on intelligent control strategies, virtual environments, and smart rehabilitation systems to improve quality of life.

 

CV

Since October 2019 Research Assistant, Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Mechatronics in Mechanical Engineering
October 2014 - June 2019 Ph. D. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
August 2018 - March 2019 Researcher at Braunschweig University, Braunschweig, Germany
October 2011 - August 2014 M. Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
August 2008 - June 2018 R&D Researcher and Designer as project works
August 2010 - November 2010 Internship at Sarma Sazan Co.
October 2006 - September 2010 B.Sc. Student, Mechanical Engineering, Mazandaran University, Babol, Iran
October 2002 - September 2006 Studying at Nodet: National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, High School, Amol, Iran

Research Area

  • Robotics
  • Haptics
  • Mechanical Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Control Systems
  • DevOps/Cloud Development

 

Some Publications

Alireza Abbasimoshaei, Omkar Chandrakant Kshirsagar, Dominik Laatz, Laura A. Dima, & Thorsten Alexander Kern. (2024, Juni 30). Improving remote tactile interaction: integrating force-based localization to control artificial touch on the forearm with haptic feedback. Eurohaptics.

Sadeghi, M., Abbasimoshaei, A., Borges, J. P. K., & Kern, T. A. (2024). Numerical and Experimental Study of a Wearable Exo-Glove for Telerehabilitation Application Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators. Actuators, 13(10), 409.

Mohammad Sadeghi, Vanessa Rottke, Alireza Abbasimoshaei, Thorsten A. Kern, 2024. Enhancing Wrist Telerehabilitation: Integrating Haptic Feedback and Remote Evaluation Models, BMT 2024, Stuttgart, Germany

Mohammad Sadeghi, Alireza Abbasimoshaei, Calvin Schwartz, Thorsten A. Kern, 2024. Enhancing Wrist Telerehabilitation: Designing, Fabricating, and Analyzing the Whisker Sensor for Autonomous Surface Defect Detection, Euro Sensors 2024, Budapest, Hungary

Abbasimoshaei, Alireza, Adithya Kumar Chinnakkonda Ravi, and Thorsten Alexander Kern. (2023). Development of a New Control System for a Rehabilitation Robot Using Electrical Impedance Tomography and Artificial Intelligence. Biomimetics, 8(5), 420

Alireza Abbasi Moshaei, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2023. Exploring Hard and Soft Texture Perception by Force-Haptic Discrimination, Worldhaptics 2023, Delft, Netherlands

Ahmed Aboelela, Alireza Abbasimoshaei, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2023. Universal Haptic Driving Seat for Retrofit Applications, Demo Section of Worldhaptics 2023, Delft, Netherlands

Alhussein Mohamed Hazem Osman, Alireza Abbasi Moshaei, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2023. Surface Detection by an Artificial Finger Using Vibrotactile Recognition, Worldhaptics 2023, Delft, Netherlands

Alireza Abbasi Moshaei, Dominik Laatz, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2023. Developing a New Focal Vibration and Heat Therapy System, BMT 2023, Duisburg, Germany

Ornella Tortorici, Alireza Abbasi Moshaei, Arndt Schilling, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2023. Design of a Flexible Mechatronic System for Mechanical Impedance Measurement of the Wrist as One Step Towards Robotic Rehabilitation, BMT 2023, Duisburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Tim Siefke, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing and Control of a Novel Finger Rehabilitation Mechanism, 11th Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, Vila Real, Portugal

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Ahmed Aly, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing a VR Training Environment for Fingers’ Rehabilitation, Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasimoshaei, Marco Winkel, and Thorsten A. Kern. (2022). Design, Simulation and Evaluation of Two Coding Programming Languages for an Eye-Tracking Controlling System for a Three Degrees of Freedom Robot Useful for Paralyzed People. e-Prime, 2022: 100065

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Fynn Knudsen, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Application of Eye-Tracking for a 3-DOF Robot Assisted Medical System, ICRoM 2022, Tehran, Iran

Jose Pedro Borges, Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Impedance Control and Remote Operation of Robotic Wrist Therapy Systems, Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Engineering Haptic Devices, WIP Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Jose Pedro Borges, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing a New Tele-Rehabilitation Wrist and Forearm Therapy System with Haptic Feedback, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Sleiman Jebbawy, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Mobile Application as a Replacement for the Therapist’s Wrist Rehabilitation Robot, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Ahmed Aly, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing a VR Training Environment for Hand and Fingers Rehabilitation with Haptic Feedback, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Tobias Stein, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Design of a Wrist Movement Robot for Paralyzed Patients by Hydraulic Actuator, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Tim Siefke, Philipp Tenbenrik, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing a New Mechanism Suitable for Hand and Finger Rehabilitation, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Erick Lamprecht, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Developing a Complete New Wrist Rehabilitation Game with Haptic Feedback, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Adithya Kumar Chinnakkonda Ravi, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Intelligent Wrist and Forearm Therapy System with Impedance Control and Bio-Impedance Measurement Using Tomography and Haptic Feedback, Demo Section of Eurohaptics 2022, Hamburg, Germany

Marwan Amr Elsayed Ibrahim Elkholy, Alireza Abbasimoshaei, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2022. Smart Blind Stick, Demo Section of Worldhaptics 2023, Delft, Netherlands

Alireza Abbasimoshaei, Tom Rothe, Tobias Stein, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2020. Design and Impedance Control of a Hydraulic Robot for Paralyzed People, ICRoM Conference 2020, Tehran, Iran

Abbasimoshaei, Alireza, Majid Mohammadimoghaddam, and Thorsten A. Kern, 2020. Adaptive Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller Design for a New Hand Rehabilitation Robot, Eurohaptics 2020, Springer, Cham

Abbasi-Moshaii, Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, and Vahid Dehani Neiestanak, 2019. Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of a Wearable Rehabilitation Robot for Wrist and Finger, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, 2019

Alireza Abbasi-Moshaii, Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, and Vahid Dehghani Neiestanak, 2019. Analytical Model of Hand Phalanges Desired Trajectory for Rehabilitation and Design a Sliding Mode Controller, Mechanical Engineering Journal of Tarbiat Modares University, 2019

Vahid Dehghani Neiestanak, Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, and Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, 2019. Design of a Hand Tendon Injury Rehabilitation System Using a DOF Constrainer Mechanism, Mechanical Engineering Journal of Tarbiat Modares University, 2019

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, 2018. Design of a Hand and Finger Rehabilitation System, 3rd International Conference on Mechanics and Electrical Engineering, Tehran, Iran

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, 2018. Design of a Robust Controller for a Parallel 3-RRR Robot, 3rd International Conference on Mechanics and Electrical Engineering, Tehran, Iran

Vahid Dehghan Niestanak, Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, and Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, 2017. A New Under Actuation Mechanism of Hand Tendon Injury Rehabilitation, ICRoM 2017, Tehran, Iran

Abbasi-Moshaii, A., and Najafi, F., 2017. Design, Evaluation and Prototyping of a New Robotic Mechanism for Ultrasound Imaging, Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics, 48, 70

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Masood Soltan Rezaii, and Majid Mohammadi Moghaddam, 2015. Robust Control of a Parallel 3-RRR Robotic Manipulator via μ-Synthesis Method, 18th International Conference on Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Paris, France

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, and Farshid Najafi, 2015. A New Center of Motion in Cabling Robots, 13th International Conference on Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Dubai, UAE

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Mehdi Tale Masouleh, Esmail Zarezadeh, and Kamran Farajzadeh, 2015. Two Spherical Three Degrees of Freedom Parallel Robots 3-RCC and 3-RRS Static Analysis, 13th International Conference on Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Dubai, UAE

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Mehdi Tale Masouleh, Esmail Zarezadeh, and Kamran Farajzadeh, 2015. Static Analysis of a 3-RRS and a 3-RSR Spherical Parallel Robots, 3rd International Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (ICRoM 2015), Tehran, Iran

Shaghayegh Nasiri, Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, and Mehdi Tale Masouleh, 2015. Static Analysis of Two Spherical Three Degrees of Freedom Parallel Robots 3-RRR and 3-RSR, 4th RDME Conference, Pune, India

Abbasi-Moshaii, A., and Najafi, F., 2014. A Review of Robotic Mechanisms for Ultrasound Examinations, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, 41, 7-7

A. Abbasi-Moshaii and F. Najafi, 2014. Using Remote Sonography Robots in Underprivileged Areas, 5th Pioneers of Advancement Conference, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Alireza Abbasi Moshaii, Farshid Najafi, 2012. New Development for Ultrasound Sonography Wrist Part, 1st International Conference on Sonography, Tehran, Iran

Mohammad Esmaeilpour-Jahromi, Ali Ahmadi, E. Lunn John, Alireza Abbasi, Kazem Poustini, and Mehdi Joudi, 2012. Variation in Grain Weight Among Iranian Wheat Cultivars, Australian Journal of Crop Science, 6(11), 1508–1515

Seyed Mohamad-Bagher Malaek, and Alireza Abbasi, 2011. Near-Optimal Terrain Collision Avoidance Trajectories Using Elevation Maps, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 47(4), 2490–2501

Alireza Abbasi, Altmann Jörn, and Hossain Liaquat, 2011. Identifying the Effects of Co-Authorship Networks on the Performance of Scholars, Journal of Informetrics, 5(4), 594–607

M. Hosseini, D. D. Ganji, M. Abdollahzadeh, B. SalimBahrami, M. Valizadeh, A. Abbasi & S. Bishehsari, 2011. Analysis on MHD Flow of Visco-Elastic Fluid Over a Non-Isothermal Stretching Sheet, International Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics in Engineering and Sciences, 3: 73–93

Teaching Experience

Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH)

  • Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (GET)
  • Applied Design Methodology in Mechatronics (ADMM)
  • Measurement Technology for Mechanical Engineering (MT)
  • Haptic Technologies for Human-Machine Interfaces (Haptics Course)
  • Machine Dynamics (MD)

University of Tehran – Center for Robotics

  • Software: LabVIEW, MATLAB, SolidWorks, SAM
  • Robotics: Mechanics, Control, and Programming for the World Robot Olympiad (WRO)

Joint and independent courses (various institutions)

  • Physics
  • Machine dynamics
  • General dynamics
  • Haptics
  • Fundamentals of Electronics
  • Measurement Technology
  • Advanced Design Methodology in Mechanics

Kherghe Welfare Institute (Charitable Organization)

  • Mathematics
  • Physics

Some Guided Student Projects

  • Habib: Developing a novel ultrasounic haptic device with feedback, 2023.
  • Laatz: Design, Control, and Manufacturing of a new teleoperated gantry robotic system to track hand movement and touch, 2023.

  • Elika: Developing a haptic device for wrist fracture detection and giving feedback, 2023.

  • Subramanya: Continuous Learning of Grasp Planning using RGB-D input on Ensembled Neural Network model, 2023.

  • Hazem: Surface Recognition with an Artificial Finger using Vibrotactile Feedback, 2023.

  • Nibra: Identifying Surface Material using Non-Differential Physics Equation in Haptic Research, 2023.

  • Schild, L. : Design and implementation of a filter that improves stability within the remote rehabilitation system, 2022.

  • Trieb, Tim: Designing, Building and Testing a foot Prasthesis adaptable for different types of Movement, 2022.

  • Tenbrink, P: Developing a finger rehabilitation robot for whole fingers and its optimization, 2022.

  • Lamprecht, E: Development of a wrist rehabilitation game with haptic feedback, 2022.

  • Chandra Shekar, T: Developing an intelligent wrist and forearm therapy system with wireless communication and wearable PCB, 2022.

  • Fahad, M: Designing, Simulation and Building of a Whisker Sensor for Surface Scratch Monitoring using Artificial Intelligence, 2022.

  • Laatz, D: Developing a mechanised and reusable product to combine heat and vibration therapy, 2022.

  • Böck, M: Combination of Object-Mounted and Head-Mounted Eye Tracking Approaches for Assistance Robots, 2022.

  • Shayan, H: Design on Prosthesis using Photogrammetry, 2022.

  • Kröpelin, T: Design of a new exoskeleton device for wrist rehabilitation, 2022.

  • Schwartz, C: Designing and Building a Whisker based robot for surface scratch detection, 2022.

  • Aly Ibrahim, A: Evaluation of a telerehabilitation system of a wrist rehabilitation robot by using universal robots, 2022.

  • Rottke, V: Implementation of Haptic Feedback and a Remote Evaluation Model for a Wrist Telerehabilitation System, 2022.

  • Chinnakkonda Ravi, A: Visuomotors control of Legged Robots, 2022.

  • Jebbawy, S: Developing a Product for Advanced Service and Maintenance of Train Sanitary Controllers, 2022.

  • Tjaswini: Synopsis for the Project work “Developing an intelligent wrist and forearm therapy system with wireless communication and Wearable PCB”, 2022.

  • Kitajima Borges, J: Design, Control and Manufacturing of a Finger Telerehabilitation Exoskeleton with Smart Materials, 2022.

  • Vignesh, V: Modeling and Validating the Kinematic and Dynamic properties of Shape memory alloy wire actuated Continuum Robots, 2022.

  • Lambrechet: Stationary exoskeleton device with active actuation to supports patients during movement, 2022

  • Siefke, Tim. : Design of a linear aktuator for rehabilitation of joint movement after paralysis, 2021.

  • Kumar, A: Intelligent wrist and forearm therapy system with Impedance control and Bio-impedance measurement using Tomography, 2021.

  • Aly Ibrahim, A: Developing a VR training environment for fingers rehabilitation, 2021.

  • Kitajima Borges, J: Impedance Control and Connectivity Solution of a Wrist Telerehabilitation system, 2021.

  • Jebbawy, S: Mobile Application as a Replacement for the Therapist's Wrist Rehabilitation Robot, 2021.

  • Nanjangud, S: Detail Design and Build a tactile sensor for surface scratch monitoring, 2021.

  • Smadi, A: Optimization of the melting process of a shaft furnace using K3 methods, 2021.

  • Hajiri, G: Optimization, redesigning, and construction of a wrist rehabilitation robot, 2020.

  • Stein, T: Design a one degree of freedom robot for paralyzed patients by using hydraulic actuator, 2020.

  • Petrovic, M.: Design and simulation of a PID controller for a new wrist rehabilitation robot, 2020.

  • Winkel, M.: Designing, simulation, and implementation of an eye tracking controlling system for a new one degree of freedom robot for paralyzed patients, 2020.

  • Rothe, T: Simulation and comparison of different control types of a hydraulic robot for paralyzed patients, 2020.

  • Shah, Y: Remote Supervising System for a Rehabilitation Device using Cloud Services, 2020.

  • Selim, M: Designing and simulation of a tactile sensor for Surface Scratches Monitoring, 2020.

  • Oelkers, P: Force sensing strategy for wrist rehabilitation robotic system and use in teleoperation, 2020.

  • Knudsen, F: Feasibility of eye-tracking controlled assistance robots, with two or more degrees of freedom, for paralysed persons, 2020.

Awards

Funding and grants

  • Secured BMBF funding (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) as an important team member for a high-profile research project
  • Collaboration on a DFG-funded SFB project (Collaborative Research Center)
  • Winner of the I3 Project Fund
  • Winner of the “Culture Moves Europe” Fund
  • Winner of the Hamburg Innovation Fund

Competition awards

  • Winner of the Social Innovation Award in the Hamburg Maker Challenge competition
  • Winner of the Top 20 prize for best design in the “Hamburg Maker Challenge” competition
  • Winner of first place at the Iranian WRO (World Robotic Olympiad), securing Iran's quota for the WRO 2018 in Thailand
  • Winner of second place at the Iranian WRO (World Robotic Olympiad), securing Iran's participation in the WRO 2017 in Costa Rica
  • Winner of the Hamburg Teaching Award for innovative hybrid lectures

National academic awards

  • Winner of the Elite Award of the National Elite Foundation of Iran (2015, 2016)
  • Ranked among the top 10 in the national entrance exam for admission to Ph.D. and M.Sc. programs in mechanical engineering in Iran
  • First place in the national entrance exam for Ph.D. in mechanical engineering among students at the University of Tehran (2014)
  • Ranked 137th out of more than 12,000 participants in the national entrance exam for master's programs in Iran
  • Ranked 17th out of more than 6,000 participants in the entrance exam for the master's program at the Islamic Azad University of Tehran

 

Service Activities

  • Editorial member of the EuroHaptics 2022 conference
  • Member of the EuroHaptics Society
  • Coordinator for student volunteers, EuroHaptics 2022 conference
  • Consultant for the development of a robotics center in northern Iran
  • Consultant for a World Robot Olympiad (WRO) team in northern Iran
  • Editorial member of the ICROM conference
  • Student advisor, Conference on Advanced Machining Technology and Machine Tools
  • Moderator and advisor as part of the engineering expert team, Iranian Ministry of Engineering
  • Reviewer for the journals “Industrial Robot,” “MDPI,” and “Signal Processing”
  • Mathematics and physics teacher at a charity organization