IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Officers
President
Frank Park
Past President 2022-2023
Seoul National University
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Paul Oh
VP CAB
University of Nevada
Las Vegas (NV), USA
Las Vegas (NV), USA
Vice President of Media Services Board
Bram Vanderborght
VP MSB
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussel, Belgium
Brussel, Belgium
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Hiromi Mochiyama
VP FAB
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Tsukuba, Japan
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Andra Keay
VP IAB
Silicon Valley Robotics
Oakland, CA
Oakland, CA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Stefano Stramigioli
VP MAB
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands
Enschede, Netherlands
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Todd Murphey
VP PAB
Northwestern University
Evanston (IL), USA
Evanston (IL), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Kyujin Cho
VP TAB
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea
RAS Geographic Region 3
President
Seth Hutchinson
Past President 2020-2021
Georgia Tech
Atlanta (GA), USA
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Torsten Kroeger
VP Conference Activities
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlsruhe, Germany
Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board
Zhidong Wang
VP Electronic Products & Services
Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan
Chiba, Japan
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Yasushi Nakauchi
VP Financial Activities
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Tsukuba, Japan
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Robert Ambrose
VP IAB
Texas A&M
College Station (TX), USA
College Station (TX), USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Nancy Amato
VP Member Activities
University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA
Urbana (IL), USA
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Aude Billard
VP PAB
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
Lausanne, Switzerland
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Tony Maciejewski
VP TAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Fort Collins (CO), USA
President (January - February 2018)
Ning Xi
2018 President Q1
Michigan State University
East Lansing (MI), USA
East Lansing (MI), USA
President (March 2018 - December 2019)
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Torsten Kroeger
VP Conference Activities
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany
Karlsruhe, Germany
Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board
Zhidong Wang
VP Electronic Products & Services
Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan
Chiba, Japan
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Yasushi Nakauchi
VP Financial Activities
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan
Tsukuba, Japan
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Dominik Bösl
VP Industrial Activities
KUKA
Augsburg, Germany
Augsburg, Germany
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Nancy Amato
VP Member Activities
University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA
Urbana (IL), USA
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Eugenio Guglielmelli
VP Publication Activities
Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy
Roma (RM), Italy
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Lianqing Liu
VP Technical Activities
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liaoning, China
Liaoning, China
President
Satoshi Tadokoro
2016-2017
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Sendai, Japan
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Martin Buss
VP CAB
Technische Universitaet
Muenchen, Germany
Muenchen, Germany
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Ron Lumia
VP FAB
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque (NM), United States
Albuquerque (NM), United States
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Erwin Prassler
VP IAB
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Sankt Augustin, Germany
Sankt Augustin, Germany
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Jing Xiao
VP MAB
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA
Worcester (MA), USA
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Eugenio Guglielmelli
VP PAB
Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy
Roma (RM), Italy
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Fumihito Arai
VP TAB
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
President
Raja Chatila
2014-2015
ISIR, Sorbonne Université
Paris, France
Paris, France
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Oussama Khatib
VP CAB
Stanford University
Stanford (CA), United States
Stanford (CA), United States
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Raj Madhavan
VP IAB
U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA
Washington DC, USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Jing Xiao
VP MAB
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA
Worcester (MA), USA
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Antonio Bicchi
VP PAB
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Fumihito Arai
VP TAB
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
President
David Orin
2012-2013
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
VP CAB
University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States
Minnesota (MN), United States
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Raj Madhavan
VP IAB
U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA
Washington DC, USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Alessandro De Luca
VP PAB
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Satoshi Tadokoro
VP TAB
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan
Sendai, Japan
President
Kazuhiro Kosuge
2010-2011
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
VP CAB
University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States
Minnesota (MN), United States
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Bill Hamel
VP FAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States
Knoxville (TN), United States
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Alex Zelinsky
VP IAB
Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia
Australia
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Peter Luh
VP PAB
University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States
Storrs (CT), United States
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
John Hollerbach
VP TAB
University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States
Salt Lake City (UT), United States
President
Bruno Siciliano
2008-2009
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
John Hollerbach
VP CAB
University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States
Salt Lake City (UT), United States
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Ian Walker
VP FAB
Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA
Clemson (SC), USA
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Alex Zelinsky
VP IAB
Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia
Australia
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Alicia Casals
VP MAB
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Peter Luh
VP PAB
University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States
Storrs (CT), United States
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Ken Goldberg
VP TAB
University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States
Mill Valley (CA), United States
President
Richard Volz
2006-2007
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA
College Station (TX), USA
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
TJ Tarn
VP CAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA
St. Louis (MO), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Ian Walker
VP FAB
Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA
Clemson (SC), USA
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Sukhan Lee
VP IAB
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Antonio Bicchi
VP MAB
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Bill Hamel
VP PAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States
Knoxville (TN), United States
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Ken Goldberg
VP TAB
University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States
Mill Valley (CA), United States
President
Kazuo Tanie
2004 - 2005
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
TJ Tarn
VP CAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA
St. Louis (MO), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Fort Collins (CO), USA
Vice President of Industrial Activities Board
Sukhan Lee
VP IAB
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Makoto Kaneko
VP MAB
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Bill Hamel
VP PAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States
Knoxville (TN), United States
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Roland Siegwart
VP TAB
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
President
Paolo Dario
2002 - 2003
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA)
Pisa, Italy
Pisa, Italy
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Norman Caplan
VP CAB
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA
Washington, USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Makoto Kaneko
VP MAB
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Richard Volz
VP PAB
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA
College Station (TX), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Bruno Siciliano
VP TAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy
President
Steve Hsia
2000 - 2001
University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA
Davis (CA), USA
Vice President of Conference Activities Board
Norman Caplan
VP CAB
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA
Washington, USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Aydan Erkmen
VP MAB
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
Ankara, Turkey
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Richard Volz
VP PAB
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA
College Station (TX), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Bruno Siciliano
VP TAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy
President
Steve Hsia
2000 - 2001
University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA
Davis (CA), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
Toshio Fukuda
1998-1999
Meijo University
Japan
Japan
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Kazuhiro Kosuge
VP MAB
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Bruno Siciliano
VP PAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy
Naples, Italy
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
Toshio Fukuda
1998-1999
Meijo University
Japan
Japan
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Kazuhiro Kosuge
VP MAB
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
George Bekey
1996 - 1997
University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA
Los Angeles (CA), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Bill Hamel
VP MAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States
Knoxville (TN), United States
Vice President of Publication Activities Board
Michael Leahy
VP PAB
DreamHammer Corporation
San Diego (CA), USA
San Diego (CA), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
George Bekey
1996 - 1997
University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA
Los Angeles (CA), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Bill Hamel
VP MAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States
Knoxville (TN), United States
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
Richard Klafter
1994-1995
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States
Columbus (OH), United States
President
Richard Klafter
1994-1995
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
President
TJ Tarn
1992-1993
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA
St. Louis (MO), USA
President
Norman Caplan
1991
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA
Washington, USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
President
Arthur Sanderson
1989-1990
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA
Troy (NY), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
TJ Tarn
VP TAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA
St. Louis (MO), USA
President
Arthur Sanderson
1989-1990
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA
Troy (NY), USA
Vice President of Financial Activities Board
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Vice President of Member Activities Board
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Fort Worth (TX), USA
Vice President of Technical Activities Board
TJ Tarn
VP TAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA
St. Louis (MO), USA
IEEE Robotics & Automation Council Officers
President
Y C Larry Ho
1988
Harvard University
Cambridge (MA), USA
Cambridge (MA), USA
President
Antal Bejczy
1987
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) & CalTech
Pasadena (CA), USA
Pasadena (CA), USA
President
Richard "Lou" Paul
1986
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia (PA), USA
Philadelphia (PA), USA
President
John Jarvis
1985
Bell Labs
Murray Hills (NJ), USA
Murray Hills (NJ), USA
President
George Saridis
1984
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy (NY), USA
Troy (NY), USA
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