Director – Aerospace Mechatronics Group

Prof. M. Reza Emami, Ph.D., P. Eng.

reza.emami[AT]utoronto.ca

Prof. M. Reza Emami is the Director of the Aerospace Mechatronics Group and Coordinator of the Aerospace and Design Laboratories at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. He was also the Founding Chaired Professor of Onboard Space Systems and Director of Asteroid Engineering Centre at the Luleå University of Technology, Sweden, in 2015-2020. He obtained his Ph.D. and postdoctoral fellowship in Robotics and Mechatronics from University of Toronto, and M.A.Sc. and B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, and worked in the industry as a licensed Professional Engineer and Project Manager before joining the academia. His research focuses on concurrent engineering of multidisciplinary systems, such as spacecraft, robot manipulators and rovers. Some of his current research includes: space systems miniaturization, space debris mitigation and remediation, concurrent base-arm control of free-flying space manipulators, satellite formation flying, asteroid redirection for exploration and mining, intelligent heterogeneous rover/satellite teams, and reconfigurable manipulators. Prof. Emami is the Associate Editor of Frontiers in Space Technologies and International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Guest Editor of MDPI’s Journal of Aerospace, and Honorary Rosalind Member of London Journals Press. He has been nominated for several awards, including National Innovation for Technology Award and OPAS Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was also recognized by MathWorks as a Featured Professor in 2013 and 2003, and was in the list of University of Toronto’s Miracle Workers in 2000.