Dr. Mahdi Yazdanpour is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of Mechatronics Engineering Technology at Northern Kentucky University. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He joined the department of Physics, Geology & Engineering Technology at NKU in Fall 2020, after having been a part-time faculty during the 2019-20 academic year. Prior to that, he obtained his M.S. in Industrial Engineering and his B.S. in Computer Engineering. With over 9 years of experience in teaching and research in academia, Dr. Yazdanpour worked as an instructor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and as a visiting professor in the School of International Studies and Outreach at Oklahoma State University. Additionally, Dr. Yazdanpour has more than 11 years of professional experience in industry, holding various technical, managerial, and leadership roles in manufacturing, power plants, and oil & gas companies. He is an IEEE Senior Member and actively serves as the Vice Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section. Furthermore, he serves as an Advisory Board Member of Gateway Community & Technical College.

His research interests include Intelligent Mechatronic Systems, Medical Robotics, Brain Computer Interface, Human Machine Interface, Mind-Controlled Systems, and Computer Vision. Dr. Yazdanpour's academic background in three distinct engineering fields, coupled with his diverse professional experience in industry, enables him to approach engineering problems from multiple perspectives and conduct research in multidisciplinary fields with a broader knowledge and interdisciplinary mindset. He has been the recipient of multiple grants and awards, and his research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented at prestigious conferences.

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