Med Amine Laribi

Med Amine Laribi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Fundamental and Applied Sciences at the University of Poitiers (UP), where he teaches robotics and mechanics. He holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree with a specialization in MechanicalDesign from École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Monsatir (E.N.I.M.) in 2001, an M.S. in Mechanical Design in 2002, and a Ph.D. in Mechanics from the University of Poitiers in 2005. He also received a National Habilitation in Mechanics from the University of Poitiers in 2018.

Currently, he serves as an Associate Editor for several reputable international journals, including the ASME Journal of Medical Devices, Assembly Automation (Emerald Publishing), Mechanical Sciences (Copernicus Publications), International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems: Bioinspired Robotics (SAGE), STEME Journal (AIMS), MDPI Robotics, and MDPI Machines. Additionally, he is a member of the international scientific committees of RAAD, MeTrApp, RomanSy, and MESROB.

Within the Department of G.M.S.C. at the Pprime Institute, his research interests focus on robot design, mechanism synthesis, cable-driven robots, parallel robots, haptic interfaces, and collaborative robots. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal papers, edited 8 books, supervised 6 Ph.D. students, and curated 10 special issues for journals. Furthermore, he leads several national and international research projects in the fields of medical robotics and biomimetics.