Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter

• Senior Scientist, Chair of Robotics Science and Systems Intelligence, TUM (2018-Present)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Safety Intelligence Group, Nagoya University (2016-2018)

• Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics Engineering, University of Padua, Italy (2013-2016)
  (Visiting scholar at The Robotics and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Columbia University)
• M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2009-2012)
• B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Iran (2002-2007)

2023

• S. Molina, A. Mannucci, M. Magnusson, D. Adolfsson, H. Andreasson, M. Hamad, S. Abdolshah, R. Teja Chadalavada, L. Palmieri, T. Linder, C. Srinivas Swaminathan, T. Piotr Kucner, M. Hanheide, M. Fernandez-Carmona, G. Cielniak, T. Duckett, F. Pecora, S. Bokesand, K. Oliver Arras, S. Haddadin, A. J. Lilienthal, "The ILIAD Safety Stack: Human-Aware, Infrastructure-Free Navigation of Industrial Mobile Robots." accepted to the IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine.
• B. Proper, A. Kurdas, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, A. Saccon, "Aim-Aware Collision Monitoring: Discriminating between Expected and Unexpected Post-Impact Behaviors." accepted to IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L).
• M. Hamad, A. Kurdas, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Modularize-and-Conquer: A Generalized Impact Dynamics and Safe Pre-Collision Control Framework for Floating-base Tree-like Robots." accepted to the IEEE Transactions on Robotics.
• S. Nertinger, R. Kirschner, S. Abdolshah, S. Naceri, S. Haddadin, "Influence of robot motion and human factors on users’ perceived safety in HRI." accepted to 2023 IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impact (ARSO).
• M. Hamad, D. G. Moreno, H. Tadashi Kussaba, N. MansfeldM, S. Abdolshah, A. Swikir, W. Burgard, S. Haddadin, "Fast braking maneuvers for online robot control with stopping trajectory prediction." accepted to the 22nd IFAC World Congress.

2022

• D. Ossadnik, M. C. Yildirim, F. Wu, A. Swikir, H. T. Kussaba, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "BSA - Bi-Stiffness Actuation for optimally exploiting intrinsic compliance and inertial coupling effects in elastic joint robots." In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 3536-3543. IEEE, 2022.
• R. J. Kirschner, F. Martineau, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Manual Maneuverability: Metrics for Analysing and Benchmarking Kinesthetic Robot Guidance." In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 13414-13421. IEEE, 2022.
• C. M. Valle, A. A. Kurdas, E. P. Fortunić, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Real-Time IMU-Based Learning: A Classification of Contact Materials."  In 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 1965-1971. IEEE, 2022.
• P. Svarny, M. Hamad, A. Kurdas, M. Hoffmann, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Functional Mode Switching for Safe and Efficient Human-Robot Interaction." In 2022 IEEE-RAS 21st International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids) (pp. 888-894). IEEE.
• G. Gómez Peña, M. Hamad, A. Kurdas, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Global Safety Characteristics of Wheeled Mobile Manipulators." In 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pp. 2245-2252. IEEE, 2022.
• A. Kurdas, M. Hamad, J. Vorndamme, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Online Payload Identification for Tactile Robots Using the Momentum Observer."  In 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 5953-5959. IEEE, 2022.
• T. Steinecker, A. Kurdas, N. Mansfeld, M. Hamad, R. J. Kirschner, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Mean Reflected Mass: A Physically Interpretable Metric for Safety Assessment and Posture Optimization in Human-Robot Interaction." In 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 11209-11215. IEEE, 2022.
• M. Eckhoff, J. Kirschner, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "An MPC Framework For Planning Safe & Trustworthy Robot Motions." In 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 4737-4742. IEEE, 2022.
• J. Kirschner, H. Mayer, L. Burr, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Expectable Motion Unit: Avoiding Hazards From Human Involuntary Motions in Human-Robot Interaction." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7, no. 2 (2022): 2993-3000.

2021

• M. Simonič, R. Pahic, T. Gašpar, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, M. G. Catalano, F. Wörgötter, A. Ude,"Modular ROS-Based Software Architecture for Reconfigurable, Industry 4.0 Compatible Robotic Workcells." In 2021 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pp. 44-51. IEEE, 2021.
• R. J. Kirschner, J. Pedro Jantalia, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "CSM: Contact Sensitivity Maps for Benchmarking Robot Collision Handling Systems."  In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3590-3596. IEEE, 2021.
• R. J. Kirschner, A. Kurdas, K. Karacan, P. Junge, A. Baradaran Birjandi, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Towards a Reference Framework for Tactile Robot Performance and Safety Benchmarking." In 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 4290-4297. IEEE, 2021.
• A. Palleschi, M. Hamad, S. Abdolshah, M. Garabini, S. Haddadin, L. Pallottino, "Fast and Safe Trajectory Planning: Solving the Cobot Performance/Safety Trade-off in Human-Robot Shared Environments.", vol.6, no. 3, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2021.
• R. J. Kirschner, N. Mansfeld, G. Gómez Peña, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Notion on the Correct Use of the Robot Effective Mass in the Safety Context and Comments on ISO/TS 15066." In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (pp. 28-32). IEEE.
• R. J. Kirschner, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Experimental Analysis of Impact Forces in Constrained Collisions According to ISO/TS 15066." In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (pp. 28-32). IEEE.
• R. J. Kirschner, L. Burr, M. Porzenheim, H. Mayer, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Involuntary Motion in Human-Robot Interaction: Effect of Interactive User Training on the Occurrence of Human Startle-Surprise Motion." In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (pp. 28-32). IEEE.
• M. Hamad, A. Kurdas, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "A Robotics Perspective on Experimental Injury Biomechanics of Human Body Upper Extremities." In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (pp. 28-32). IEEE.
• M. Hamad, A. Kurdas, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "Experimental Injury Biomechanics of Human Body Upper Extremities: Anatomy, Injury Severity Classification, and Impact Testing Setups." In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Safety for Robotics (ISR) (pp. 28-32). IEEE.

Earlier

• S. Abdolshah, N. Rajaei, Y. Akiyama, Y. Yamada, S. Okamoto, "Safety considerations for forward falls." Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 176-184, 2020.
• S. Abdolshah, N. Rajaei, Y. Akiyama, Y. Yamada, S. Okamoto, "Investigation into Hand Impact Force During Forward Falls on Uneven Terrain." International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 509-517, 2020.
• M. Hamad, N. Mansfeld, S. Abdolshah, S. Haddadin, "The Role of Robot Payload in the Safety Map Framework." In 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pp. 195-200, 2019.
• N. Rajaei, S. Abdolshah, Y. Akiyama, Y. Yamada, S. Okamoto, "Evaluation of forward fall on the outstretched hand using MADYMO human body model." In 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob), pp. 954-959, 2018.
• N. Rajaei, S. Abdolshah, Y. Akiyama, Y. Yamada, S. Okamoto, "Rigid material on top of a compliant flooring effectively reduces the impact force in the event of a forward fall." In 2018 IEEE international conference on intelligence and safety for robotics (ISR), pp. 273-277, 2018.
• S. Abdolshah, N. Rajaei, Y. Akiyama, Y. Yamada, S. Okamoto, "Longitudinal rollover strategy as effective intervention to reduce wrist injuries during forward fall." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 4187-4192, 2018.
• S. Abdolshah, Y. Akiyama, K. Mitsuoka, Y. Yamada, and S. Okamoto, "Analysis of Upper Extremity Motion during Trip-Induced Falls." in IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2017, pp. 1485-1490.
• S. Abdolshah, D. Zanotto, G. Rosati, S. K. Agrawal, "Performance Evaluation of a New Design of Cable- Suspended Camera System." in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pp. 3728-3733.
• S. Abdolshah, D. Zanotto, G. Rosati, and S. K. Agrawal, "Optimizing Stiffness and Dexterity of Planar Adaptive Cable-Driven Parallel Robots." Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, vol. 9, no. 3, doi:10.1115/1.4035681, 2017.
• S. Abdolshah, and G. Rosati, "Dynamic Minimum Tension Control (DMTC) for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots." International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 673-680, 2017.
• M. Ebrahimi, M. Abdolshah, and S. Abdolshah, "Developing a computer vision method based on AHP and feature ranking for ores type detection." Applied Soft Computing, vol. 49, pp.179-188, 2016.
• S. Abdolshah, and E. Shojaei Barjuei, "Linear Quadratic Optimal Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots." Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 344-351, Dec 2015.
• S. Abdolshah, and G. Rosati, "First Experimental Testing of a Dynamic Minimum Tension Control (DMTC) for Cable Driven Parallel Robots." Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol. 32, pp. 239-248, 2015.
• S. Abdolshah, and G. Rosati, "Application of Cable Driven Robots in Human Robot Interaction." In International Summer School on Social Human-Robot Interaction Cambridge (U.K.), August 26th-30th 2013 (Poster).
• F. Farahmand, and S. Abdolshah, "Robotic Simulation of Paraplegic Locomotion with RGO Orthosis and Offering Solutions to Improve the Gait Efficiency", in The First Iranian Conference of Climbing and Walking Robots and Assistive Technology, pp. 50-53, 2011 (in Persian).