Recent invited talks/seminars

  1. Invited talk, "Magnetically Levitated Mirorobots for Micromanipulation and Biomedical Applications", at SOMMeRS 2023: Southern Ontario Medical MicroRobotics Symposium, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, July 11, 2023.
  2. Keynote speaker, "Magnetic Levitation for Microrobotics and Micromanipulation", at CDSR 2018, the 5th International Conference of Control, Dynamic Systems, and Robotics, Niagara Falls, Canada, June 7-9, 2018.
  3. Invited talk, "Magnetic Levitation Microrobotics", MAE Department, Carleton University, Room 6112 Canal Building, Sep 18, 2017.
  4. Presentation, "Non-linear Energy Harvesting System", Hydro One UW visit, E5 2004, University of Waterloo, Nov 27, 2013.
  5. Invited talk, "Haptic Magnetic Levitation in Micromanipulation", Department of Mechanical Engineering, The City College of New York, New York, USA, May 3rd, 2013
  6. Invited talk, "Magnetic Levitation Microrobotics for Micromanipulation', Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York, USA, May 2nd, 2013.
  7. Guest speaker at Vibration Dampening Workshop (7hrs event), “Electromagnetic damper for torsional vibration applications”, Magna Powertrain (Magna International Inc.), 800 Tesma Way, Conrod, Ontario, Canada, July 25, 2012.
  8. Invited presentation, “Introduction to research activities at MagLev Microrobotics laboratory of the University of Waterloo”, General Electric – Global Research (Munich Center), Munich, Germany, April 12, 2012.
  9. Invited seminar, "Regenerative Vehicle Suspension System to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Ride Comfort", Technical University of Berlin, Institute for land and maritime transport, March 29, 2012.
  10. Invited seminar, "Adaptive and Haptic Control of a Magnetically Levitated Microrobot", Technical University of Berlin, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, March 28, 2012.
  11. Invited seminar, "Micromanipulation using magnetically Levitated Microrobots", Institute of Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology, Technical University of Munich, Germany, Feb 9, 2012.
  12. Invited distinguished technology lecture (3 hrs event) on “Regenerative Electromagnetic Damper for Vehicle Suspension Systems”, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Singapore, Aug 31, 2011, organized by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) robotics and automation Singapore.
  13. Invited distinguished technology lecture (3 hrs event) on “Micromanipulation using Magnetically-levitated Microrobots”, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Singapore, July 8, 2011.
  14. Invited talk, “Current research activities at MagLev Microrobotics laboratory of the University of Waterloo”, Department of mechanical systems engineering, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, October 13, 2011.
  15. Invited seminar, “Electromagnetic Actuators in Mechatronics”, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, Dec 2, 2011.
  16. Guest speaker, “Innovations and Venture trends in Canadian universities”, special lecture, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, Nov 28, 2011.
  17. Invited talk on Magnetic Levitation for Micromanipulation, The Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, USA, June 17, 2010.
  18. Invited talk on the use of magnetic levitation for micromanipulation, Simon Fraser University, Dec 14, 2009.
  19. Invited talk on Design and control of magnetically levitated microrobots, University of Central Florida, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, USA, Nov 12, 2008.
  20. Invited talk on Magnetic Levitation Robotics, University of Toronto, August 11, 2008.
  21. Invited talk on Magnetic Levitation Robotics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA., USA, June 17, 2008.