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PhD student of mechanical engineering
University of Central Florida
ORLANDO, Florida, United States
Siavash Gitifar received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sahand University of Technology in 2018 and his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shahid Beheshti University in 2021. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, FL, USA, where he has been enrolled since August 2023. His research focuses design, manufacturing, mathematical modeling, dynamics, control algorithms, control systems, optimization, and finite element analysis. His recent work focuses on the design and development of robotic systems and the implementation of advanced control algorithms. His research interests include robotics, mechatronics, mechanisms and control systems, optimization, biomedical robotic mechanisms, and their applications.
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