IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Officers

President

Frank Park portrait
Frank Park
Past President 2022-2023
Seoul National University
Seoul, Republic of Korea

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Paul Oh portrait
Paul Oh
VP CAB
University of Nevada
Las Vegas (NV), USA

Vice President of Media Services Board

Bram Vanderborght portrait
Bram Vanderborght
VP MSB
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussel, Belgium

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Hiromi Mochiyama portrait
Hiromi Mochiyama
VP FAB
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Andra Keay portrait
Andra Keay
VP IAB
Silicon Valley Robotics
Oakland, CA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Stefano Stramigioli portrait
Stefano Stramigioli
VP MAB
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Todd Murphey portrait
Todd Murphey
VP PAB
Northwestern University
Evanston (IL), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Kyujin Cho portrait
Kyujin Cho
VP TAB
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
RAS Geographic Region 3

President

Seth Hutchinson portrait
Seth Hutchinson
Past President 2020-2021
Georgia Tech
Atlanta (GA), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Torsten Kroeger portrait
Torsten Kroeger
VP Conference Activities
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany

Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board

Zhidong Wang portrait
Zhidong Wang
VP Electronic Products & Services
Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Yasushi Nakauchi portrait
Yasushi Nakauchi
VP Financial Activities
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Robert  Ambrose portrait
Robert Ambrose
VP IAB
Texas A&M
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Nancy Amato portrait
Nancy Amato
VP Member Activities
University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Aude Billard portrait
Aude Billard
VP PAB
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski portrait
Tony Maciejewski
VP TAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

President (January - February 2018)

Ning Xi portrait
Ning Xi
2018 President Q1
Michigan State University
East Lansing (MI), USA

President (March 2018 - December 2019)

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Torsten Kroeger portrait
Torsten Kroeger
VP Conference Activities
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany

Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board

Zhidong Wang portrait
Zhidong Wang
VP Electronic Products & Services
Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Yasushi Nakauchi portrait
Yasushi Nakauchi
VP Financial Activities
University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Dominik Bösl portrait
Dominik Bösl
VP Industrial Activities
KUKA
Augsburg, Germany

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Nancy Amato portrait
Nancy Amato
VP Member Activities
University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Eugenio Guglielmelli portrait
Eugenio Guglielmelli
VP Publication Activities
Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Lianqing Liu portrait
Lianqing Liu
VP Technical Activities
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liaoning, China

President

Satoshi Tadokoro portrait
Satoshi Tadokoro
2016-2017
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Martin Buss portrait
Martin Buss
VP CAB
Technische Universitaet
Muenchen, Germany

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ron Lumia portrait
Ron Lumia
VP FAB
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque (NM), United States

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Erwin  Prassler portrait
Erwin Prassler
VP IAB
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Sankt Augustin, Germany

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Jing Xiao portrait
Jing Xiao
VP MAB
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Eugenio Guglielmelli portrait
Eugenio Guglielmelli
VP PAB
Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Fumihito Arai  portrait
Fumihito Arai
VP TAB
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

President

Raja Chatila portrait
Raja Chatila
2014-2015
ISIR, Sorbonne Université
Paris, France

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Oussama Khatib portrait
Oussama Khatib
VP CAB
Stanford University
Stanford (CA), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski portrait
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Raj Madhavan portrait
Raj Madhavan
VP IAB
U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Jing Xiao portrait
Jing Xiao
VP MAB
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Antonio Bicchi portrait
Antonio Bicchi
VP PAB
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Fumihito Arai  portrait
Fumihito Arai
VP TAB
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

President

David Orin portrait
David Orin
2012-2013
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos portrait
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
VP CAB
University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski portrait
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Raj Madhavan portrait
Raj Madhavan
VP IAB
U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Stefano Stramigioli portrait
Stefano Stramigioli
VP MAB
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Alessandro De Luca portrait
Alessandro De Luca
VP PAB
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Satoshi Tadokoro portrait
Satoshi Tadokoro
VP TAB
Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

President

Kazuhiro Kosuge portrait
Kazuhiro Kosuge
2010-2011
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos portrait
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
VP CAB
University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Bill Hamel portrait
Bill Hamel
VP FAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Alex Zelinsky portrait
Alex Zelinsky
VP IAB
Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Stefano Stramigioli portrait
Stefano Stramigioli
VP MAB
University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Peter Luh portrait
Peter Luh
VP PAB
University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

John Hollerbach portrait
John Hollerbach
VP TAB
University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States

President

Bruno Siciliano portrait
Bruno Siciliano
2008-2009
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

John Hollerbach portrait
John Hollerbach
VP CAB
University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ian Walker portrait
Ian Walker
VP FAB
Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Alex Zelinsky portrait
Alex Zelinsky
VP IAB
Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Alicia Casals portrait
Alicia Casals
VP MAB
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Peter Luh portrait
Peter Luh
VP PAB
University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Ken Goldberg portrait
Ken Goldberg
VP TAB
University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States

President

Richard Volz portrait
Richard Volz
2006-2007
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

TJ Tarn portrait
TJ Tarn
VP CAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ian Walker portrait
Ian Walker
VP FAB
Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Sukhan Lee portrait
Sukhan Lee
VP IAB
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Antonio Bicchi portrait
Antonio Bicchi
VP MAB
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bill Hamel portrait
Bill Hamel
VP PAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Ken Goldberg portrait
Ken Goldberg
VP TAB
University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States

President

Kazuo Tanie portrait
Kazuo Tanie
2004 - 2005
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

TJ Tarn portrait
TJ Tarn
VP CAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski portrait
Tony Maciejewski
VP FAB
Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Sukhan Lee portrait
Sukhan Lee
VP IAB
Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Makoto Kaneko portrait
Makoto Kaneko
VP MAB
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bill Hamel portrait
Bill Hamel
VP PAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Roland Siegwart portrait
Roland Siegwart
VP TAB
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

President

Paolo Dario portrait
Paolo Dario
2002 - 2003
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA)
Pisa, Italy

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Norman Caplan portrait
Norman Caplan
VP CAB
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Makoto Kaneko portrait
Makoto Kaneko
VP MAB
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Richard Volz portrait
Richard Volz
VP PAB
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano portrait
Bruno Siciliano
VP TAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

President

Steve Hsia  portrait placeholder
Steve Hsia
2000 - 2001
University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Norman Caplan portrait
Norman Caplan
VP CAB
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Aydan Erkmen portrait
Aydan Erkmen
VP MAB
Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Richard Volz portrait
Richard Volz
VP PAB
Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano portrait
Bruno Siciliano
VP TAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

President

Steve Hsia  portrait placeholder
Steve Hsia
2000 - 2001
University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

Toshio Fukuda portrait
Toshio Fukuda
1998-1999
Meijo University
Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Kazuhiro Kosuge portrait
Kazuhiro Kosuge
VP MAB
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano portrait
Bruno Siciliano
VP PAB
University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng portrait
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

Toshio Fukuda portrait
Toshio Fukuda
1998-1999
Meijo University
Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Kazuhiro Kosuge portrait
Kazuhiro Kosuge
VP MAB
IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng portrait
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

George Bekey portrait
George Bekey
1996 - 1997
University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Bill Hamel portrait
Bill Hamel
VP MAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Michael Leahy portrait
Michael Leahy
VP PAB
DreamHammer Corporation
San Diego (CA), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng portrait
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

George Bekey portrait
George Bekey
1996 - 1997
University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Bill Hamel portrait
Bill Hamel
VP MAB
University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng portrait
Yuan Zheng
VP TAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

Richard Klafter portrait
Richard Klafter
1994-1995
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin portrait
David Orin
VP FAB
The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

President

Richard Klafter portrait
Richard Klafter
1994-1995
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

President

TJ Tarn portrait
TJ Tarn
1992-1993
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

President

Norman Caplan portrait
Norman Caplan
1991
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter portrait
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou portrait
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

President

Arthur Sanderson portrait
Arthur Sanderson
1989-1990
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter portrait
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou portrait
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

TJ Tarn portrait
TJ Tarn
VP TAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

President

Arthur Sanderson portrait
Arthur Sanderson
1989-1990
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter portrait
Richard Klafter
VP FAB
Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou portrait
Harry Stephanou
VP MAB
The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

TJ Tarn portrait
TJ Tarn
VP TAB
Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

IEEE Robotics & Automation Council Officers

President

Y C Larry Ho portrait
Y C Larry Ho
1988
Harvard University
Cambridge (MA), USA

President

Antal Bejczy portrait
Antal Bejczy
1987
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) & CalTech
Pasadena (CA), USA

President

Richard
Richard "Lou" Paul
1986
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia (PA), USA

President

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John Jarvis
1985
Bell Labs
Murray Hills (NJ), USA

President

George Saridis portrait
George Saridis
1984
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy (NY), USA

 

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