Dr Mehdi Rakhtalarostami

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Qualifications: PhD in Control and Automation Engineering, Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA), PGcert, MSc , BEng
Position:Senior Lecturer
Department:School of Engineering
Telephone:+441179656261
Email:Mehdi.Rakhtalarostami@uwe.ac.uk
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About me

Dr Mehdi RakhtalaRostami is a senior lecturer at UWE Bristol. He received his PhD degree in Control and Automation Engineering in 2013 from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology. He joined the Queen's University Belfast as a'' Mechatronics Industry 4.0 programme developer for undergraduate and postgraduate'' in 2022. He was Dean of the Electrical Department from 2017 until 2021 at Golestan University. He has been involved in the electrical engineering department as an Assistant Professor from 2013 to 2022 at Golestan University.

With more than 25 years of experience in academic and industrial environments, Mehdi has been involved with numerous successful projects (7 research projects and funds, and 22 industrial projects).

His research outcomes have included the successful co-supervisory of 3 PhD students and the supervisory of 26 MSc students.

The outputs of research projects and student supervisory were published in 68+ journal and conference papers, with 1 patent and 2 awards.

Appointments:

1- Mechatronics Programme developer at Queen's University Belfast-2022-2023

2- Dean of the Electrical Department at Golestan University 2017-2021

3-Assistant Professor at Golestany University-Iran- 2013-2022

4- Research fellow-University of Warwick-WMG -2016

5- University di Cagliari-Automatic Lab -Italia-2011

6- Guest Lecturer at Babol University of Technology-2005-2009.

7- Head of control group -Fuel cell research centre- Babol Noshirvani University of Technology-2004- 2008.

8- Senior electronic engineer- battery company from 1998-2004.

Area of expertise

1- Advanced learning and Intelligent Control (Reinforcement Learning (RL)-Deep Learning (DL)- Evolutionary algorithms)

2- Control theory of nonlinear control and observer: High-order sliding mode control and observer/estimator

3- Applications:

- EVs, and hybrid electric vehicles, FCEVs

- Hydrogen-powered powertrain, and FCEVs

- Electric powertrain and propulsion systems design

- Powertrain based on renewable energy, and energy storage

- Fuel cell systems and FCEVs

-Power electronic converters: modelling, control, and simulation

4- Mechatronics system design:

- Rehabilitation and wearable robots

-Exoskeletons: Knee rehabilitation robots, Elbow rehabilitation robots

-Soft robotic gloves

-Precision control of 3D printers

-Industrial automation systems (PLCs)

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