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Nabil Simaan

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

College of Connected Computing

Computer Science

Graduate School

Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering

School of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Nabil Simaan is currently serving as a College Of Connected Computing Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

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Vanderbilt University

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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robotics biomedical engineering mechanical engineering robotics automation robot-assisted surgery systems engineering medical robots continuum robots kinematics robot kinematics engineering soft robotics medical imaging intelligent robotic systems mechatronics computer-assisted surgery instrumentation automation assistive technology biomedical imaging robot control bio-inspired robotics human robot interaction precision engineering minimally invasive procedures intelligent robot motion control industrial robotics field robotics vascular surgery medical technology cochlear implants robotic sensing design considerations embodied robotics intelligent robotics actuation telerobotic system cochlear implant surgery health technology robot learning gastrointestinal endoscopy path planning medical electronics multisegment continuum robots respiratory medicine biomedical technologies automation engineering otorhinolaryngology steerable electrode arrays preliminary evaluation contact detection automatic control tribology friction optical coherence tomography radiological triage human-computer interaction multirobot system radiation biology control science mechatronic systems prototype implementation sensor arrays rehabilitation robotics cerebrovascular disease laryngeal surgery dexterous system insertable robotic effectors actuation redundancy multi-backbone continuum robots compliant motion control stiffness synthesis miniaturization motion detection continuum modeling medical applications surgery microsurgery natural orifice surgery

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A Modal-Space Formulation for Momentum Observer Contact Estimation and Effects of Uncertainty for Continuum Robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research (2025)

advanced motion controlkinematicsmechanical systemsmechanical engineeringmechanicsrobotics automationroboticsrobot kinematicscontinuum robotsmultibody system dynamicapplied mathematicsrobot controlmodal-space formulation

E-138 Catheter Shape and Pose Estimation From Biplane Fluoroscopy. (2025)

medical physicsradiology3d imagingmedical imaginge-138 catheter shapebiomedical imagingimage guidance

Exploring Accelerated Skill Acquisition via Tandem Training for Colonoscopy. (2025)

tandem traininggastrointestinal endoscopytraining systemseducationeducational strategiesdigestive endoscopymedical educationmachine learning

Fluoroscopic Shape and Pose Tracking of Catheters With Custom Radiopaque Markers. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2025)

surgerypose trackingradiologybiomedical engineeringmedical devicesmedical imagingmedical image computingcustom radiopaque markersbiomedical imagingimage guidancemedical technologyfluoroscopic shape

Multi-Modal Gesture Recognition From Video and Surgical Tool Pose Information via Motion Invariants. (2025)

kinesiologyhuman pose estimationmulti-modal gesture recognitionmotion analysiscomputer visionroboticsgesture recognitionmachine visionpattern recognitionimage analysis3d pose estimationmultimedia modelingmotion capturemultimedia information processingmotion invariants

A Feasibility Study of a Soft, Low-Cost, 6-Axis Load Cell for Haptics. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

mechatronics6-axis load cellhaptic feedbackmechanical systemsmechanical engineeringmechanicshaptic technologiesvibrationsprecision engineeringactuationfeasibility studymechanical scienceengineering

A Feasibility Study of a Soft, Low-Cost, 6-Axis Load Cell for Haptics. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2024)

Madison VelikyGarrison L.H. JohnstonAhmet YildizNabil Simaan

systems engineeringhaptic feedbackroboticshaptic technologiesintelligent systemsfeasibility studysoft robotics

A Robotic Mediation Device for Skill Assessment and Training During Colonoscopy. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2024)

Olivia RichardsElan AhronovichNeel ShihoraAhmet YildizJumana AtoumJie Ying WuKeith L. ObsteinNabil Simaan

biomedical engineeringrobotic mediation deviceroboticsskill assessmentintelligent robotics

Cover. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Inessa CohenRohit B. SangalRichard Andrew TaylorAnna CrawfordJames M. LaiPamela MartinSarah PalleschiCraig RothenbergDebra TomasinoUla Hwang

medicinereproductive carrierreproductive medicinefertilityreproductive healthcover imagereproductive ethicsoriginal article lessonsinfertilitysexual and reproductive healthobstetricshealth scienceswomen's health

Endovascular Detection of Catheter-Thrombus Contact by Vacuum Excitation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2024)

Jared LawsonMadison VelikyColette P. AbahMary S. DietrichRohan ChitaleNabil Simaan

cerebrovascular diseaseendovascular detectionelectrophysiologybiomedical engineeringbiomedical technologiesinstrument sciencemedical electronicsvacuum excitationcatheter-thrombus contactelectrical engineeringrespiratory medicinestrokeapplied physicshealth technologyinstrumentation

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Nabil Simaan

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Vanderbilt University

Affiliations

College of Connected Computing

Computer Science

Graduate School

Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering

School of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Nabil Simaan is currently serving as a College Of Connected Computing Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Nabil Simaan

Vanderbilt University

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

A Modal-Space Formulation for Momentum Observer Contact Estimation and Effects of Uncertainty for Continuum Robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research (2025)

E-138 Catheter Shape and Pose Estimation From Biplane Fluoroscopy. (2025)

medical physicsradiology3d imagingmedical imaginge-138 catheter shapebiomedical imagingimage guidance

Exploring Accelerated Skill Acquisition via Tandem Training for Colonoscopy. (2025)

tandem traininggastrointestinal endoscopytraining systemseducationeducational strategiesdigestive endoscopymedical educationmachine learning

Fluoroscopic Shape and Pose Tracking of Catheters With Custom Radiopaque Markers. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2025)

surgerypose trackingradiologybiomedical engineeringmedical devicesmedical imagingmedical image computingcustom radiopaque markersbiomedical imagingimage guidancemedical technologyfluoroscopic shape

Multi-Modal Gesture Recognition From Video and Surgical Tool Pose Information via Motion Invariants. (2025)

A Feasibility Study of a Soft, Low-Cost, 6-Axis Load Cell for Haptics. arXiv (Cornell University) (2024)

mechatronics6-axis load cellhaptic feedbackmechanical systemsmechanical engineeringmechanicshaptic technologiesvibrationsprecision engineeringactuationfeasibility studymechanical scienceengineering

A Feasibility Study of a Soft, Low-Cost, 6-Axis Load Cell for Haptics. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2024)

Madison VelikyGarrison L.H. JohnstonAhmet YildizNabil Simaan

systems engineeringhaptic feedbackroboticshaptic technologiesintelligent systemsfeasibility studysoft robotics

A Robotic Mediation Device for Skill Assessment and Training During Colonoscopy. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2024)

Olivia RichardsElan AhronovichNeel ShihoraAhmet YildizJumana AtoumJie Ying WuKeith L. ObsteinNabil Simaan

biomedical engineeringrobotic mediation deviceroboticsskill assessmentintelligent robotics

Cover. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Inessa CohenRohit B. SangalRichard Andrew TaylorAnna CrawfordJames M. LaiPamela MartinSarah PalleschiCraig RothenbergDebra TomasinoUla Hwang

Endovascular Detection of Catheter-Thrombus Contact by Vacuum Excitation. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2024)

Jared LawsonMadison VelikyColette P. AbahMary S. DietrichRohan ChitaleNabil Simaan

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