Mohammad Shushtari
استادیار · Assistive Robotics and Prosthetics
Toronto Metropolitan Universityمعرفی
Dr. Mohammad Shushtari is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University. He maintains collaborative affiliations with the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Kite) and Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Education:
- 2024: PhD, University of Waterloo
- 2016: MSc, University of Tehran
Research Expertise: Dr. Shushtari pioneers AI-driven wearable robotics for rehabilitation and human augmentation. His work spans clinical neurorehabilitation (Parkinson's, spinal injuries), elderly mobility enhancement, and industrial worker augmentation. Core technical domains include:
- Assistive prosthetics and exosuit design
- Human-robot symbiotic interaction
- Reinforcement learning for adaptive control
- Sensor fusion and neuromechanical modeling
Awards & Recognition:
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Mitacs Accelerate Fellowship
Research Leadership: Directs the Symbiotic Robotics Lab (SymBioRobotX) developing portable rehabilitation systems and validating clinical interventions. Current projects include low-cost balance therapy devices and adaptive FES techniques for spinal injuries.
Student Supervision: Actively advises graduate students in robotics/AI, with industry-applicable research bridging academic and practical engineering domains.
