Payam Mahmoodi Nia, PhD

(US Permanent Resident)

Contact Information

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Medford, MA 02155 Personal Website: www1.coe.neu.edu/~pnia/

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/pmnia/

Cellphone: 617-***-****

Research/Career Interest

• Control Systems

Algorithms and Control strategies for linear and nonlinear systems - optimal and robust control - adaptive

algorithms for control systems, control systems identification.

• Mechatronic Systems

Simulations - modeling and analysis - sensors and actuators design.

• Robotic Systems

Parallel and serial manipulators - workspace, kinematics and kinetics analysis - actuator design and

control – trajectory planning.

• Dynamic Systems

Modeling and simulation – vibration analysis.

Computer Skills

C++, MATLAB, SolidWorks, Simulink, SimMechanics, Maple, Adams, Minitab, Latex, Microsoft office.

Education

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

PhD in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (G.P.A. 3.93)

May 2014

Thesis: Control-Parameter-Space Classification for Delay-Independent-Stability of Linear Time-Invariant

Time-Delay Systems; Theory and Experiments

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (G.P.A. 3.65) May 2009

Thesis: Kinematics, Kinetics and Workspace Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of 3-PSP Parallel

Manipulator

Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, (G.P.A. 3.41)

July 2006

Project: Design, Simulation and Manufacturing Process of a Conveyer with Semi-Active Speed Control.

Recent Awards

• Alfred J. Ferretti Award Recipient for Research Excellence in Mechanical and Industrial

Engineering Department, Northeastern University, April 2014.

• Post-Doctoral Fellow Scholarship to attend the Fourth International Conference in

Computational Surgery and Dual Training, Harvard Medical School, Dec. 2012.

• Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) Award from Graduate School of Engineering,

Northeastern University, Jan. 2010 –May 2014.

Graduate Courses

Advanced Dynamics, Advanced Robotics and Multi-body Dynamics, Advanced Vibration,

Control and Mechatronics, Robust Control, Nonlinear Systems Control, Nonlinear Vibrations,

Human Factors and Ergonomics, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Design of Experiments,

Finite Element Analysis, Continuum Mechanics.

Publications

1. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Controller Design for Delay-independent Stability of Linear Time-

invariant Vibration Systems with Multiple Delays”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol. 332, no. 14,

pp. 3589-3604, 2013.

2. Rezaei, A., Akbarzadeh, A., Nia, P. M., Akbarzadeh-T., M., “Position, Jacobian and Workspace

Analysis of a 3-PSP Spatial Parallel Manipulator”, Journal of Robotics and Computer Integrated

Manufacturing, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 158-173, 2013.

3. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Delay-Independent Stable Set-Point Tracking of a LTI Control System

with Uncertain Delays; Design, Simulations, and Experiments”, in review, Control Engineering

Practice, 2014.

4. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Computational Efficient Method to Design Delay-independent Stable

Controllers for LTI Systems with Multiple Delays”, to be Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Control

Systems Technology, 2014.

5. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Algebraic Design for Delay-independent Stable Regulation Control of

LTI Systems with Uncertain Single Output Delay”, to be Submitted to Journal of Mathematical

Analysis and Applications, 2014.

6. Sipahi, R., Nia, P. M., “Controller Design with Fixed Delay-Margin for a LTI Unstable Open-

Loop Plant: Case Studies”, in review, Proceedings of ASME Dynamic Systems and Control

Conference, San Antonio, USA, 2014.

7. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Set-Point Tracking in a LTI Teleoperation System with Multiple

Uncertain Delays; Delay-Independent Stable Design, Simulations, and Experiments”, American

Control Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2014.

8. Sipahi, R., Nia, P. M., “Delay-Margin Design Approach on a DC Motor Speed Control System

with Single Plant Delay”, American Control Conference, Portland, OR, USA, 2014.

9. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Delay-Independent Stable Control Design for Linear Time Invariant (LTI)

Systems with Multiple Uncertain Delays; Theory and Experiments”, SIAM conference on Control

and Its Applications (CT13), Abstract only, San Diego, USA, 2013.

10. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Controller Space Categorization for Delay-Independent Stability of

Linear Time-Invariant LTI Systems with Multiple Uncertain Delays”, SIAM conference on

Application of Dynamical Systems, Abstract only, Snowbird, USA, 2013.

11. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., Shafai, B., “On Controller Design for Delay-independent Stability of

Linear Time-invariant Systems with Multiple Delays”, European Control Conference, Zurich,

Switzerland, 2013.

12. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “Analytical Boundaries of Controller Gains for Delay-independent

Stability of LTI Systems with Single Output Delay”, 10-th IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems,

The International Federation of Automatic Control, Northeastern University, Boston, USA, 2012.

13. Nia, P. M., Sipahi, R., “An Algebraic Approach to Design Observers for Delay-Independent

Stability of Systems with Single Output Delay”, American Control Conference, San Francisco, USA,

2011.

14. Nia, P. M., Kamali, K., Akbarzadeh-Tootoonchi, A., “Close form Solutions for Inverse and Direct

Position Analysis of a Special 3-PSP Parallel Manipulator”, The 17th Annual International

Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2009.

15. Nia, P. M., Kamali, K., Akbarzadeh-Tootoonchi, A., “Dynamics modeling of 3-PSP parallel

manipulator using Natural Orthogonal Complement method (NOC)”, The 17th Annual International

Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2009.

16. Nia, P. M., Kamali, K., Akbarzadeh-Tootoonchi, A., “A Novel Approach for Direct Kinematic

Solution of 3-RRR Parallel Manipulator Trajectory planning”, The 16th Annual International

Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Kerman, Iran, 2008.

17. Nia, P. M., Kamali, K., Akbarzadeh-Tootoonchi, A., “A GA Optimized Bi- Level Tuning Fuzzy

Controller for a Planar 3-RRR Parallel Manipulator”, The 16th Annual International Conference on

Mechanical Engineering, Kerman, Iran, 2008.

Patents

• Structure design, kinematics and dynamics analysis of 3-PSP robotic arm, No. of

invention Registration book 54380, Registration No. in Declaration book 38708594, Nov. 6,

2008.

• Workspace, kinematics and dynamics analysis of 3-RRR robotic arm with an efficient

non-linear controller, No. of invention Registration book 54382, Registration No. in

Declaration book 38708587, Nov. 5, 2008.

Experience

Complex Dynamic Systems and Control Lab, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2009-

present

o Object oriented programming in MATLAB using Psych-toolbox to study physiological

signals interpretation of brain activities in human-machine interactions, June 2013 - present.

o Expand controller design approaches for linear time-invariant time-delay systems,

Sep.2009 - present.

o Develop and implement novel MATLAB functions for stability analysis and improved

controller design for linear time-invariant time-delay systems, Sep. 2010 - present.

o Supervise undergraduate students on dynamic systems analysis control design, Sep. 2010

- present.

o Conduct simulation and experiments on DC-motor control models for teleoperation-type

systems with delays, May 2012 - present.

o Design and simulate robust and optimal controllers for linear and non-linear systems

using MATLAB programming Simulink, system identification toolbox, and Control toolbox,

Sep. 2011 - Jan 2013.

o Set up and run the equipment and experiments of Advanced Control and Mechatronics

Laboratory, Sep. – Dec. 2011.

o Teaching assistance of Advanced Control and Mechatronics Laboratory, Sep.2011 –

present.

Harvard Medical School and Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (Academic)

o Design and build a Handheld Device to Accommodate Essential Tremor, Sep.-March

2012

o Collaborate on design and modeling procedures of the project.

o Conduct experiments on a cup with gimbal-gyro stabilizer to compensate undesirable

oscillations of hand tremor.

o Present the prototype and the design specifications at CIMIT symposium, Northeastern

University, Nov. 2012.

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad. (2006-2009)

o Design, simulate and analysis of parallel robotic arms, Sep. 2006-June 2009.

o Design structure, kinematics and dynamics analysis of 3-PSP and 3-RRR manipulator

arms.

o Simulate and model multi-body dynamic systems and manipulator arms using MATLAB

Simulink, SimMechanics, and programming.

o Design optimized models and prototypes of robotic arms for manufacturing purposes

using MATLAB SimMechanics and Adams.

o Conduct experiments and control the manufactured prototypes for industrial applications.

Tarlan Toos Company, Mashhad. (Industrial)

o Integrate optimized solutions on automation purposes.

o Contribute in design and manufacturing process of a plaster disperse machine using

active vibration control, Feb.-July 2008.

o Participate in a joint project to design an automatic cutting machine for victuals

industries, Sep. 2006-April 2007.

o Design and manufacture a semi-active controlled conveyor for automotive industries,

Aug. 2005-June 2006.

Teaching

Teaching assistant of “Control and Mechatronics” (Graduate course) at Northeastern

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University, Sep. 2011-May 2012.

o Teaching assistant of “Engineering Mathematics” (Graduate course) at Northeastern

University, Jan. 2012-May 2012.

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