IEEE Robotics & Automation Society Officers

2020-2021

President

Seth Hutchinson

Georgia Tech
Atlanta (GA), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Torsten Kroeger

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany

Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board

Zhidong Wang

Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Yasushi Nakauchi

University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Robert Ambrose

Texas A&M
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Nancy Amato

University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Aude Billard

EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski

Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

2018-2019

President (January - February 2018)

Ning Xi

Michigan State University
East Lansing (MI), USA

President (March 2018 - December 2019)

Wolfram Burgard

University of Technology Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Torsten Kroeger

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Germany

Vice President of Electronic Products & Services Board

Zhidong Wang

Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiba, Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Yasushi Nakauchi

University of Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Japan

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Dominik Bösl

KUKA
Augsburg, Germany

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Nancy Amato

University of Illinois
Urbana (IL), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Eugenio Guglielmelli

Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Lianqing Liu

Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liaoning, China

2016-2017

President

Satoshi Tadokoro

Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Martin Buss

Technische Universitaet
Muenchen, Germany

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ron Lumia

University of New Mexico
Albuquerque (NM), United States

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Erwin Prassler

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Sankt Augustin, Germany

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Jing Xiao

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Eugenio Guglielmelli

Universita Campus Bio-Medico
Roma (RM), Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Fumihito Arai

University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

2014-2015

President

Raja Chatila

ISIR, Sorbonne Université
Paris, France

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Oussama Khatib

Stanford University
Stanford (CA), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski

Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Raj Madhavan

U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Jing Xiao

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester (MA), USA

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Antonio Bicchi

University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Fumihito Arai

University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

2012-2013

President

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski

Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Raj Madhavan

U.S Department of State
Washington DC, USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Stefano Stramigioli

University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands

E: s.stramigioli@utwente.nl

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Alessandro De Luca

Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Satoshi Tadokoro

Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

2010-2011

President

Kazuhiro Kosuge

IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

University of Minnesota
Minnesota (MN), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Bill Hamel

University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Alex Zelinsky

Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Stefano Stramigioli

University of Twente
Enschede, Netherlands

E: s.stramigioli@utwente.nl

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Peter Luh

University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States

Website:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10094240

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

John Hollerbach

University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States

2008-2009

President

Bruno Siciliano

University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

John Hollerbach

University of Utah
Salt Lake City (UT), United States

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ian Walker

Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Alex Zelinsky

Defense Science and Technology Group (DTSO)
Australia

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Alicia Casals

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Peter Luh

University of ConnectIcut
Storrs (CT), United States

Website:
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10094240

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Ken Goldberg

University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States

2006-2007

President

Richard Volz

Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

TJ Tarn

Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Ian Walker

Clemson University
Clemson (SC), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Sukhan Lee

Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Antonio Bicchi

University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
IIT Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bill Hamel

University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Ken Goldberg

University of California-Berkeley
Mill Valley (CA), United States

2004-2005

President

Kazuo Tanie

Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo, Japan

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

TJ Tarn

Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Tony Maciejewski

Colorado State University
Fort Collins (CO), USA

Vice President of Industrial Activities Board

Sukhan Lee

Sung Kyun Kwan University
Seoul, South Korea

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Makoto Kaneko

Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bill Hamel

University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Roland Siegwart

ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland

2002-2003

President

Paolo Dario

Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA)
Pisa, Italy

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Norman Caplan

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Makoto Kaneko

Osaka University
Osaka, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Richard Volz

Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano

University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

2001

President

Steve Hsia

University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA

Vice President of Conference Activities Board

Norman Caplan

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Aydan Erkmen

Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Richard Volz

Texas A&M University
College Station (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano

University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

2000

President

Steve Hsia

University of California – Davis
Davis (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1999

President

Toshio Fukuda

Meijo University
Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Kazuhiro Kosuge

IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Bruno Siciliano

University of Naples Federico II
Naples, Italy

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1998

President

Toshio Fukuda

Meijo University
Japan

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Kazuhiro Kosuge

IEEE Fellow
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1997

President

George Bekey

University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Bill Hamel

University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Publication Activities Board

Michael Leahy

DreamHammer Corporation
San Diego (CA), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1996

President

George Bekey

University of Southern California
Los Angeles (CA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Bill Hamel

University of Tennessee
Knoxville (TN), United States

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

Yuan Zheng

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1995

President

Richard Klafter

Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

David Orin

The Ohio State University
Columbus (OH), United States

1994

President

Richard Klafter

Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

1992-1993

President

TJ Tarn

Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

1991

President

Norman Caplan

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Washington, USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter

Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou

The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

1990

President

Arthur Sanderson

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter

Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou

The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

TJ Tarn

Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

1989

President

Arthur Sanderson

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Troy (NY), USA

Vice President of Financial Activities Board

Richard Klafter

Temple University
Philadelphia (PA), USA

Vice President of Member Activities Board

Harry Stephanou

The University of Texas at Arlington
Fort Worth (TX), USA

Vice President of Technical Activities Board

TJ Tarn

Washington University
St. Louis (MO), USA

IEEE Robotics & Automation Council Officers

1988

President

Y C Larry Ho

Harvard University
Cambridge (MA), USA

1987

President

Antal Bejczy

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) & CalTech
Pasadena (CA), USA

1986

President

Richard "Lou" Paul

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia (PA), USA

1985

President

John Jarvis

Bell Labs
Murray Hills (NJ), USA

1984

President

George Saridis

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy (NY), USA