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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-10-22 human Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007884b.htm person Nahavandi Saeid AO FTSE FIEEE AACR2 Place of Birth Iran Academic Mechanical engineer Saeid Nahavandi is a Distinguished Professor, Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, and Chief of Defence Innovation, at Swinburne University of Technology. He was previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Defence Technologies) and Founding Director of the Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation, Deakin University. He is recognised internationally for his research in artificial intelligence-empowered technologies encompassing robotics and haptics, modelling and simulation, and autonomous systems. Having been awarded many Australian Research Council (ARC) grants, he has led teams that have pioneered several world-first haptically-enabled robotic and mixed-reality systems for use in contested environments. Many of these innovations have successfully been transitioned into products for both civilian and defence applications, including an immersive mixed-reality fire-fighting training system, a haptically-enabled Universal Motion Simulator, and a low-cost high-G centrifuge for pilot G-force training. His distinguished contributions to engineering have been recognised by his election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) in 2019; as a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE) in 2020; and by being awarded the Researcher of the Year for Australian Space Awards in 2021; Innovator of the year - individual academic of the year 2021, Australian Defence Industry Awards; Professional Engineer of the Year 2021, Engineers Australia; the Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award - Entrepreneur of the Year in 2022; and was awarded the Ray Page Lifetime Achievement Award, Simulation Australasia in 2025. c. 1985 c. 1985 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mechanical Engineering, Teesside Polytechnic, Middlesborough, United Kingdom c. 1986 c. 1986 Education - Master of Science (MSc), Computer-aided engineering, Teesside Polytechnic, Middlesborough, United Kingdom 1986 1991 Career position - Teaching / Research Assistant, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom 1991 1991 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Automation and Control, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom 1991 1998 Career position - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand 1994 1994 Award - Prince & Princess of Wales Science Award 1995 1995 Patent - Improvements relating to application of adhesive tape [22689/1995] 1996 1996 Award - Young Engineer of The Year Medal, Institution of Professional Engineers NZ 1998 2002 Career event - Associate Professor, School of Engineering and IT, Deakin University 2002 2002 Career position - Consultant, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2002 2023 Career position - Professor (Chair in Engineering), Deakin University 2006 2023 Career position - Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University 2007 2007 Patent - Method and apparatus for haptic control [335256/2007, with Ben Horan, Zoran Najdovski, Asim Bhatti] c. 2008 2020 Career position - Member of IEEE Press Editorial Board 2008 2023 Career position - Founding Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation, Deakin University 2009 2009 Award - Episode winner, New Inventors, ABC TV 2011 2011 Award - Outstanding Contribution Award, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMC) 2011 2020 Career position - Board Member, Simulation Australasia Limited 2013 2020 Career position - Associate Editor, IEEE Access 2013 2020 Career position - Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems 2015 2015 Patent - Firefighter Training Unit [900587/2015, with James Mullin, Matthew Watson, Michael Fielding] 2015 2015 Patent - Universal motion simulator [US20160096276A1 with Zorn Najdovski, Ben Horan, Asim Bhatti] 2015 2015 Patent - Positioning device [WO2015135029A1, with James Mullins, Michael Robert Fielding] 2016 2016 Patent - Firefighter Training Unit [222290/2016, with James Mullins, Matthew Watson, Michael Fielding] 2016 2016 Patent - Apparatus, system and method for controlling motion of a robotic manipulator [WO2017020081A1, with Michael Fielding, Zoran Najdovski, James Mullins, Hamid Abdi] 2016 2016 Award - Mobility Engineering Excellence Gold Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, Australasia 2016 2023 Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Defence Technologies), Deakin University 2018 2018 Award - Best Chapter Award, IEEE Systems, Man, Cybernetics Society 2019 2019 Career position - Senior Associate Editor, IEEE Systems Journal 2019 2019 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2020 Career position - Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics 2020 2020 Award - Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (FIEEE) 2021 2021 Award - Essington Lewis Award for Excellence, Australian Defence Magazine [AI-Powered Leader-Follower Convoy of Autonomous Vehicles with Obstacle Avoidance] 2021 2021 Award - Researcher of the Year Award, Space Connect - Australian Space Awards [Low-cost, High-G Centrifuge for Pilot Training] 2021 2021 Award - Professional Engineer of the Year, Australia, Engineers Australia 2021 2021 Award - Professional Engineer of the Year, Victoria, Engineers Australia 2021 2021 Award - Innovator of the Year, Defence Connect - Australian Defence Industry 2022 Career position - Co-Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Systems Journal 2022 2022 Award - Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award - Entrepreneur of the Year, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering 2022 2022 Award - Best paper - International Journal of Information Fusion 2022 2022 Award - Outstanding Contribution Award, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 2022 2024 Career position - Vice-president, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 2022 2025 Award - IEEE Distinguished Lecture 2023 Career position - Chief of Defence Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology 2023 Career position - Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Swinburne University of Technology 2023 2023 Award - IEEE Most Active Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Technical Committee Award 2024 Career position - Chair of Assembly, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering 2025 Career position - President-elect, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society 2025 2025 Award - Ray Page Lifetime Simulation Achievement Award, Simulation Australasia 2026 2026 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to tertiary education, to engineering, to robotics and haptics research and innovation, and to defence capability development Clunies Ross Innovation Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (2016 - )

Entrepreneur of the Year 2022

 Deakin University (1974 - )

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Defence Technologies) 2019 - 2023; Associate Professor, Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation 2019 - 2023

 Swinburne University of Technology (1992 - )

Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research 2023 - ; Chief of Defence Innovation 2023 - ;

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2019; Chair of Assembly 2024 - 2025

 'Nahavandi, Saeid', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Nahavandi, Saeid Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Journal Article: Meet the winners of Australia's top engineering awards for 2021 Meet the winners of Australia's top engineering awards for 2021 2022 Create / Engineers Australia Journal Article: Feeling the full force of haptic technology [Universal Motion Simulator] Feeling the full force of haptic technology [Universal Motion Simulator] 2022 Create / Engineers Australia Resource: Australian Patent search database IP Australia, Commonwealth of Australia Australian Patent search database Commonwealth of Australia 2015 Journal Article: Firefighters are using VR and haptics to train how to face the real thing [FLAIM immersive mixed-reality training systems] Firefighters are using VR and haptics to train how to face the real thing [FLAIM immersive mixed-reality training systems] 2019 Create / Engineers Australia Journal Article: Saeid Nahavandi: Academic, Innovator, Technopreneur, and Thought Leader [Society News] Nahavandi, S. Saeid Nahavandi: Academic, Innovator, Technopreneur, and Thought Leader [Society News] 2023 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine 9 4 80-82 Journal Article: Devising self-driving technology for the Army requires military precision Devising self-driving technology for the Army requires military precision 2020 Create / Engineers Australia Journal Article: A comprehensive review on autonomous navigation Nahavandi, Saeid; Alizadehsani, Roohallah; Nahavandi, Darius; Mohamed, Shady; Mohajer, Navid; Rokonuzzaman, Mohammad; Hossain, Ibrahim A comprehensive review on autonomous navigation 2025 ACM Computing Surveys 57 9 1-67 Journal Article: Autonomous convoying: a survey on current research and development, Nahavandi, Saeid; Mohamed, Shady; Hossain, Ibrahim; Nahavandi, Darius; Moshfeq Salaken, Syed; Rokonuzzaman, Mohammad Autonomous convoying: a survey on current research and development, 2022 IEEE Access 10 13663-13683 Journal Article: Machine learning meets advanced robotic manipulation Nahavandi, Saeid; Alizadehsani, Roohallah; Nahavandi, Darius; Lim, Chee Peng; Kelly, Kevin; Bello, Fernando Machine learning meets advanced robotic manipulation 2024 Information Fusion 105 Journal Article: Industry 5.0 - A human-centric solution Nahavandi, Saeid Industry 5.0 - A human-centric solution 2019 Sustainability 11 16 Resource: Experts Search Swiburne University of Technology Experts Search Swinburne University of Technology 2022 Resource Section: Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi: Officer of the Order of Australia Distinguished Professor Saeid Nahavandi: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2026 It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat