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Dr. Luis Figueredo's research is centered on intelligent robots aiding humans in daily living, healthcare and assistive technologies. His expertise spans cooperative manipulation, with an awarded Ph.D. at the University of Brasilia and research internship at MIT with awarded robot demonstrations. Recognized with the Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions–IF, he pioneered biomechanics-aware manipulation leading collaborations at the University of Leeds where he organized the largest UK meeting on robotic manipulation. In assistive robotics, he integrated multimodalities including ergonomics, natural language processing, and biomechanics to robot motion. His AI tools for ergonomics and biomechanics assessment are on the AI4EU platform, acknowledged on the EU Innovation Radar. Demonstrating the practical impact, live robot demos at the AI Society Automatica, the world’s leading trade fair for smart automation, showcase rehabilitation robotics integrated with human-digital twins. Dr Figueredo has also coordinated the scientific progress of the Geriatronics Lighthouse Initiative together with Dr Naceri and Prof. Haddadin at the Munich Inst. of Robotics and Machine Intellig. at the Tech. University of Munich, where he is also an associated fellow.

Dr. Abdeldjallil Naceri received his PhD degree in Robotics, Neurosciences and Nanotechnologies from the University of Genoa in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Technology, Italy. Dr. Naceri gained research experience in both computational neuroscience and robotics during his PostDoc period at Bielefeld University where he worked at both departments of Cognitive Neuroscience and the Neuroinformatics. From 2018-2021 he worked as Senior PostDoc at the Advanced Robotics Department at the Italian institute of Technology. Dr. Naceri contributed to the European projects: The Hand Embodied (THE) and WEARable HAPtics (WEARHAP) and DFG funded excellence cluster project: FAMULA. Since Feb. 2021 Dr. Naceri joined MSRM, TUM (Geriatronics research center) as Senior Research Scientist.

Prof. Sami Haddadin is the Executive Director of the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence (MIRMI) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and holds the Chair of Robotics and Systems Intelligence. His research interests include robotics, machine learning, non-linear control, and human motor intelligence. From 2014 to 2018, Sami Haddadin was Full Professor and Director of the Institute of Automatic Control at Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. Prior to that, he held various positions as a research associate at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). He received degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology Management from the Technical University of Munich and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. He received his doctorate with high distinction from RWTH Aachen. He has published more than 200 scientific articles. He has been honored with numerous prestigious awards and prizes for his scientific work. His patent on “Tactile Robots is listed as the most recent addition to the “Milestone made in Germany (DPMA) collection.

Eckehard Steinbach is a distinguished figure in the field of Electrical Engineering and Media Technology. He pursued his education across several esteemed institutions, including the University of Karlsruhe, the University of Essex, and ESIEE Paris, culminating in a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 1999. Following this, he conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University before joining the Technical University of Munich as a Full Professor in February 2002. Prof. Steinbach's research focuses on audio-visual-haptic information processing, communication, and multimedia systems. He has played pivotal roles in numerous conferences and workshops, serving as a co-chair and program co-chair for various events, including ACM Multimedia and IEEE ICME. He has also contributed as a guest editor for prestigious journals, including the IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. Steinbach's editorial service includes roles as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology and IEEE Transactions on Haptics. His contributions have earned him recognition, including the 2011 Alcatel-Lucent Foundation's "Technical Communication Research Prize" and election as a Fellow of the IEEE in 2015 for his significant contributions to visual and haptic communications. Prof. Steinbach's leadership, research, and editorial contributions have significantly enriched the field of multimedia technology.