Full Professor in Mechanical Systems
In Sweden since 2001
Expert assessment for the position Associate professor/Assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Energy Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT , Lappeenranta, Finland, 2023.
External reviewer for Academy of Finland /for Academy Professorship (Application 313541 and Application 313011), 2017.
Expert task at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland, regarding evaluation of Dr. Sopane’s application for the permanent professorship position in Machine Dynamics at LUT, School of Energy Systems, 2017
External reviewer for application for a
Postdoctoral Fellow, submitted to the Research Foundation - Flanders (Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO), 2015.
Expert assessment regarding professorship in Machine Elements at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH, 2011.
Expert assessment regarding Ulf Lennart Sellgren promotion to Senior Lecturer in Machine Design at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH, 2010.
Expert assessment regarding Andreas Almqvist application to associate professorship (docent) at Luleå University of Technology, 2010.
Sudhakar Gantasala, Detection of Blade Icing and its Influence on Wind Turbine Vibrations, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 2019;
Xuan Sun, A Methodology for Situated and Effective Design of Haptic Devices, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2017;
Abbos Ismoilov, Suspended Forestry Machine for Sustainable Forestry, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2017;
Abdurasul Umatalievich Pirnazarov, Forestry Machine and Soil Interaction for Sustainable Forestry, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2015;
Behnam Ghalamchi, Dynamic Analysis Model of Spherical Roller Bearings with Defects, Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland, 2014;
Rami Al Nazer, Flexible Multibody Simulation Approach in the Dynamic Analysis of Bone Strains during Physical Activity, Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lappeenranta, Finland, 2008;
Thomas Wright, The Linear and Nonlinear Biomechanics of the Middle Ear, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2005;
Mikael Fridenfalk, Development of Intelligent Robot Systems Based on Sensor Control, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lund University, 2003.
Muddassar Zahid Piracha, Gear Engagement Control for Transmissions in
Hybrid Electrical Vehicles, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, Chalmers University
of Technology, Göteborg, 2024.
Ata Jafarzadeh, Scattering
of Elastic Waves by an Anisotropic sphere with Applications to Polycrystalline
Materials, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Chalmers
University of Technology, Göteborg, 2023.
Rocco Libero Giossi, Mechatronic Aspects of an Innovative Two-Axle
Railway Vehicle, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm, 2023.
Xiangyu Lei, Experimental Validation and Applications of a Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing Probe Model, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2023.
Toheed Ghandriz, Transportation Mission-Based Optimization of Heavy
Combination Road Vehicles and Distributed Propulsion, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics and
Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2020.
Peikun Sun, Improving Energy-Efficiency of Electrical Vehicles
by Over-Actuation, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute
of Technology, Stockholm, 2020.
Helong Wang, Development of Voyage Optimization Algorithms for
Sustainable Shipping and Their Impact to Shio Design, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics and
Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2020.
Nele Pollman, Multi-Scale
Modeling and Finite Element Simulation of Diffusion in Porous Media , Ph.D. thesis, Department of Industrial and
Material Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2019.
Henrik Molker, Industrial Framework for Hot-Spot Identification
in and Verification of Automotive Composite Structures, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Industrial and
Material Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2019.
Maliheh Sadeghi Kati, On
Robust Steering Based Lateral Control of Longer and Heavier Commercial Vehicles, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Electrical
Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2018.
Adithya Arikere, Vehicle Dynamics Control for Active Safety
Functions using Electrical Drivelines, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics and
Maritime Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2018.
Henrik Staaf, Conjoined
Piezoelectric Harvesters and Carbon Supercapacitors for Powering Intelligent
Wireless Sensors, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers
University of Technology, Göteborg, 2018.
Zuzana Nedělková, Optimization of Truck Tyres Selection, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mathematical
Sciences, Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University, Göteborg, 2018.
Karl Uebel, Conceptual
Design of Complex Hydromechanical Transmissions, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Management and
Engineering, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, 2017.
Yousheng Chen, Model Calibration Methods for Mechanical Systems with Local
Nonlinearities, Ph.D. thesis,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden, 2016.
Roozbeh Kianear, On Cooperative Control of Automated Driving Systems from a Stability and
Safety Perspectives, Ph.D.
thesis, Department of Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2014.
Aftab Ahmad, Effective
Development of Haptic Devices Using a Model-Based and Simulation-driven Design
Approach, Ph.D. thesis,
Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2014.
Saeed Abbasi, Towards
Elimination of Airborne Particles from Rail Traffic, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Machine Design,
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 2013.
Derong Yang, Vehicle Dynamics and Control
after Impacts in Multiple Event Accidents, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of
Technology, Göteborg, 2013.
Carl-Johan Thore, Optimal design of neuro-mechanical networks, Ph.D. thesis, Division of Mechanics, Linköping University, Linköping, 2012;
Anneli Orvnäs, On active secondary suspension in rail vehicles to improve ride comfort, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, KTH, Stockholm, 2011;
Muhammad Rehan Ahmed, Compliance control of robot manipulator for
safe physical human robot interaction,
Ph.D. thesis, Control Engineering, Örebro
University, Örebro, 2011;
Fredrik Svahn, On the stability and control of piecewise
smooth dynamical systems with impacts and friction, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering,
KTH, Stockholm, 2009;
Wolfgang Svensson, Prosthetic foot control for ground adaptation, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Signal and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, and Scholl of Information Sciences, Computer and Electrical Engineering, Halmstad University, 2008;
Håkan Johansson, Calibration of constitutive models with error control, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg,
2007;
Leo Laine, Reconfigurable motion control systems for
over-actuated road vehicles, Ph.D. thesis, Department
of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers
University of Technology, Göteborg, 2007;
Krister Wolff, Generation and optimization of motor behaviors in real and simulated robots, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2006;
Jimmy Pettersson, Generation and optimization of behaviors for autonomous robots, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2006;
Johan Ingvast, Quadruped robot control and variable leg transmissions, Ph.D.
thesis, Department of Machine Design, KTH,
Hongyan Liu, Numerical Modelling of the Rock Fragmentation Progressive Process by Mechanical Tools, Ph.D. thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Luleå, 2004;
Jenny Jerrelind, Design and Control of Products Including Parts with Impacts, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, KTH, Stockholm, 2004;
Petri Piiroinen, Recurrent Dynamics of Nonsmooth Systems with Application to Human Gait, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Mechanics, KTH, Stockholm, 2002;
Jonas Fredriksson, Nonlinear Model-Based Control of Automotive Powertrain, Department of Signal and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2002;
Freyr Hardarson, Stability Analysis and Synthesis of Statically Balanced Walking for Quadruped Robots, Ph.D. thesis, Department of Machine Design, KTH, Stockholm, 2002;
Anders Wilson, Hybrid and Dynamic Substructuring Methods for Energy Flow Analysis, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, 2002.
In
I have been
appointed as a member of the grading committee at the evaluation of the Ph.D.
and Doctor of Sciences theses by several institutions at the National Academy
of Sciences of
More than fifteen times I have been appointed as a faculty opponent at the defence of the Ph.D. and Doctor of Sciences theses in mechanics, optimal control theory and robotics.
February 2024