Arezki Abderrahim Chellal

Arezki Abderrahim Chellal is a Research Fellow at the Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI) and serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal.

His educational background includes:

• M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Energy and Environment from the Higher School of Applied Sciences of Tlemcen, Algeria (2020)
• M.Sc. in Renewable Energies and Energetic Efficiency from the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal (2021)

Chellal's research spans robotics, artificial intelligence, and energy systems with focus on healthcare rehabilitation and mobile robotics. His work integrates control theory, computer vision, and embedded systems to develop innovative solutions for patient rehabilitation using LiDAR/AI and energy optimization in robotic platforms.

His publication trends reveal increasing specialization in energy-efficient mobile robotics while maintaining strong applications in healthcare (rehabilitation monitoring) and agricultural robotics (UAV-based insect detection), demonstrating interdisciplinary convergence of AI, control systems, and sustainable engineering.

He has received the following recognition:

• Best Master’s Thesis Award by the Portuguese Control and Automation Association (APCA)

As an academic, Chellal mentors students through his teaching role while leading robotics initiatives including the SMART-HEALTH project. His FCT Ph.D. scholarship supports current energy optimization research. He actively shapes the robotics community through leadership roles in major competitions such as European RoboCup Junior and Portuguese Robotics Festival.

Chellal operates within CeDRI's collaborative ecosystem, contributing to projects that bridge digitalization, intelligent robotics, and real-world applications across healthcare and industrial domains.