Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Department of Robotics
Nakamura Robotics Lab
Professor
Yoshihiko Nakamura
Having started robotics research from kinematic redundancy and its optimization, Professor Nakamura’s most recent research interest is in the humanoid robotics that includes the design and control of humanoid robots and the human-robot interaction by symbolic and linguistic interpretation of movement. He recently developed small-size electro-hydrostatic actuators for humanoid robots, and a neuro-musculoskeletal model for neuro-biomechanical simulation of human movement. He currently works on the human-digital-twin technology that covers from capturing human motion from natural image, automatic biomechanical motion analysis, data science from automatic archival of human motion data, to digitizing sports movements in the open court and ground.
Email: yoshihiko.nakamura@mbzuai.ac.ae
Address:
A-1.16, 1B Building, MBZUAI
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Post-doc Researcher
Zewen He
Zewen He received the MSc degree in mechanical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, in 2020, and the PhD. degree in mechano-informatics from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2024. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow with the Department of Robotics, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Abu Dhabi, UAE. His research interests are humanoid robot control and embodied intelligence.
Email: Zewen.He@mbzuai.ac.ae
PhD Student
Dilshod Azizov
Chenyuan Chen
Aidana Nurakhmetova
I studied Computer Science in my bachelor degree at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿. I did research in robotics 🤖 during my junior year and had my first paper published. I had summer internship at KAUST, Saudi Arabia in molecular visualization 🧬 and computer graphics. I participated in hackathons, did side projects and launched a React Native mobile app. I completed MSc in Computer Vision at MBZUAI in Abu Dhabi and successfully defended my thesis 👩🏻🎓. My thesis result was accepted as a conference paper to VISAPP 2023 (part of VISSIGRAPP). As of now, I'm a Research Associate at MBZUAI in Professor Yoshihiko Nakamura's robotics lab. My job is to support research of humanoid robotics on the human motion capturing, biomechanical computation, as well as the data science of human movement (2D/3D pose estimation, tracking). My research interests are humanoid robot motion, human-robot interaction, and applying computer vision in robotics. I'm also interested in LLMs and generative AI.
Master Student
Asma Saleh
Asma Saleh is a dedicated roboticist fueled by an unwavering passion for robotics and the transformative potential of intelligent machines. Inspired by a future where robots seamlessly enhance everyday life, she has committed herself to mastering the intricate fusion of artificial intelligence and mechanical innovation. Currently an MSc student in Robotics at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Asma builds on a solid academic foundation established during her BSc in Information Security and Network Technology from Zayed University. At the forefront of her research is a commitment to overcoming critical challenges through robotics. Asma is focused on developing robust, adaptive systems that empower robots to operate safely and intelligently in dynamic environments.
Noora Al Hajeri
Noora received her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Engineering from Abu Dhabi University (ADU), UAE, in 2023. She is currently pursing her Master of Science in Robotics at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), UAE. Her research interesets include mathematical modeling, ...