Bio

Saeid Nahavandi received a Ph.D. from Durham University, U.K. in 1991. Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi is currently Swinburne University of Technology’s inaugural Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Chief of Defence Innovation. He previously served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Defence Technologies) and Founding Director of the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation, Deakin University. His research interests include modeling of complex systems, robotics and haptics. He has published over 1000 scientific papers in various international journals and conferences.

 

Professor Nahavandi is Vice President: Human-Machine Systems, IEEE SMCS, the Senior Associate Editor: IEEE Systems Journal, Senior Editor: IEEE Access, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics and IEEE Press Editorial Board member.

 

Professor Nahavandi is a Fellow of IEEE (FIEEE), Engineers Australia (FIEAust), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET). Saeid is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE).

 

Professor Nahavandi was the recipent of: 

Clunies Ross Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE), 2022

Australian Engineering Excellence Awards - Professional Engineer of the Year, 2022

Australian Defence Industry Awards - Winner of Innovator of the year 2021

Australian Space Awards - Winner of Researcher of the year 

The Essington Lewis Awards - Winner 2021

Australian Engineering Excellence Awards - 2021 Professional Engineer of the Year - Victoria winner

Australian Engineering Excellence Awards - 2022 Professional Engineer of the Year.

Clunies Ross Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE), 2022

 

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