Venkat N. Krovi Associate Professor
Contact Address 318 Jarvis Hall Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260	Office Location 1012 Furnas Hall Tel: (716) 645-2593 x2264 Fax: (716) 645-3668 . E-mail : vkrovi (at) eng.buffalo.edu URL: http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~vkrovi

Research Interests Mechanical and mechatronic systems Design, modeling, control, and prototyping Rapid virtual and physical prototyping Human user customization Multi-robot cooperation

Links § Curriculum Vitae § Information for Prospective Students

Affiliations

· Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo

· Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo

· Director, Automation, Robotics & Mechatronics (ARM) Laboratory

· Director (Haptics & Robotics), New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)

· Faculty Member, UB Center for Advanced Technology in Biomedical and Bioengineering

Current Courses

Fall 2008	MAE 493/593	Mathematical Methods in Robotics
Spring 2008	On Sabbatical Leave
Fall 2007	MAE 412/512	Machines and Mechanisms II
Spring 2007	MAE 340 Labs	Systems Analysis

Service

§ Editorial Duties

Technical Editor, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, April 2008- March 2009.

Associate Editor, Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Jan. 2008- Dec. 2010.

Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue of the International Journal of Robotics Research, Expected December 2007.

Guest Co-Editor, Focused Section on Biomimetics and Novel Aspects in Robotics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 11, No. 2, April 2006.

Guest Co-Editor, Special Issue on Novel Robotics and Control, ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control, Vol. 128, No. 1, March 2006.

§ Professional Societies

Elected Committee Member, Mechanisms Technical Committee, Design Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002-2008.

Chair, Robotics Technical Committee, Dynamic Systems and Control Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2006-2008.

Vice Chair, Robotics Technical Panel, Dynamic Systems and Control Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003-2006.

Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Please visit the Automation Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM) Lab webpages for further details on:

A. Research Projects

B. Links to Publications

C. Students (current and former)

D. Details of Educational Activities

E. Outreach Activity – High School Workshops, Industrial Training

Venkat Krovi(vkrovi (at) eng.buffalo.edu)  April, 2008.