S.M.Hadi Sadati, PhD – Posdoc Research Associate in Robotic Systems Engineering

Assistant Professor (UK Lecturer) in Robotics & Mechatronics

Center for Advanced Robotics (ARQ), School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Contact: s.sadati(at)qmul.ac.uk

I am an Assistant Professor (UK Lecturer) in Robotics & Mechatronics and the director of the newly established ACEi lab (Artificial, Embodied, and Collective Intelligence lab), in the Centre for Advanced Robotics at QMUL (ARQ). At ACEi, we focus on developing autonomous and intelligent systems through computational frameworks, smart embodiment design, and collective behavioral emergence. Bioinspired design concepts are central to the research conducted at ACEi where we prioritize real-world, end-user-driven research with a fast route to impact as the ultimate goal.

I am recognized in the Soft Robotics community for my work on Reduced-Order Modelling (ROM) of continuum robots through shape interpolation and for implementing these models in the open-source software TMTDyn. My research, published in prestigious journals such as IJRR, SoRo, and IEEE T-RO, is the result of collaborations with an extensive network of international scientists and research labs. I have managed and played a key role in several significant grants, and received recognition for my contributions to the ART (Autonomous Robotic Thrombectomy in acute stroke) project, which has been showcased at major events. Additionally, I have fostered a dynamic community around Reduced-Order Modeling and software development for Soft Robotics Research by organizing various workshops and lecturing at various institutions.

My expertise in theoretical studies and smart embodiment design for soft robots has laid the foundation for our research on autonomous and intelligent soft robots at ACEi, with applications ranging from medical intervention to industrial inspection.

Research experience and interests: soft robotics, medical robotics, embodied intelligence, bioinspiration, dynamics, control, AI, automation, and mechatronics.