Homâyun Serâji ( fa, همایون سراجی 1947 – 16 April 2007) was an Iranian scientist, engineer, a

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senior researcher and former professor of

Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT; fa, دانشگاه صنعتی شریف) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered as the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology, engineering, ...

who published extensively in the field of multivariable

control system A control system manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems using control loops. It can range from a single home heating controller using a thermostat controlling a domestic boiler to large industrial c ...

s, focusing on optimal control, pole placement, multivariable PID controllers, and output regulation. Also he has significant publications in the field of Robotics, and space exploration.

Education

Seraji was born and grew up in Tehran. He ranked first in the Iranian national high-school diploma examinations in 1965. He then moved to the United Kingdom and studied at

Sussex University , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

and majored in

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

. Seraji earned his Ph.D. in Control Systems at the University of Cambridge in 1972.

Career

In 1974, he joined Aryamehr University of Technology (now

), as a Professor of Electrical Engineering and was involved in teaching and research in control systems for ten years. He was also selected as a United Nations Distinguished Scientist in 1984. In 1985, Seraji joined NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (

) and Caltech. During his tenure at JPL, he conducted extensive research that has led to major contributions in the field of robot control systems, particularly in: adaptive robot control, control of dexterous robots, contact control, real-time collision avoidance, rule-based robot navigation, and safe spacecraft landing. The outcome of his research in controls and robotics has been published in 98 peer-reviewed journal papers, 119 refereed conference publications, 5 contributed chapters, and has led to 10 patents. In 2003, he was recognized as the most-published author in the 20-year history of the Journal of Robotic Systems.

Awards

*JPL Edward Stone Award for Outstanding Research Publication in 2003 * NASA Group Achievement Award in 1991 and 2002 *Fellow of IEEE in 1997 *NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Award in 1992 *NASA Major Space Act Award

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Homayoun Seraji at JPL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seraji, Homayoun Iranian electrical engineers Iranian engineers American people of Iranian descent American electrical engineers NASA people People from Tehran Academic staff of Sharif University of Technology 1947 births 2007 deaths Control theorists Iranian roboticists Alumni of the University of Sussex Iranian expatriate academics American roboticists Iranian expatriates in the United Kingdom 20th-century American engineers

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