Bio
Ryad Chellali received his degrees from Polytechnique Algiers and an Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA) in Robotics at Pierre et Marie Curie University (1988, Paris VI). He prepared his PhD’s degree (1993) in Robotics at LRP (Robotics Lab of Paris) from the same University. In 2005, he received the Habilitation Diploma (D.Sc.) from the University of Nantes (Cybernetics Institute of Nantes).
He served as Junior Researcher in 1992 at the French Institute of Transports (INRETS). From 1993 to 1995, he served as assistant professor at Pierre et Marie Curie University. From 1995 to 2006, he joined Ecole des Mines de Nantes, heading the automatic control chair.
His main field of interest deals with Telerobotics, virtual reality and human machine interfaces. Telepresence and Telexistence are also key words of his activity.
Author of more than 50 papers in journals and conferences, he actively participated to over 10 European projects in the last 10 years. He received two French awards “Creation of Innovative companies” in 2000 and 2005 for his participation to start-up companies’ launches.