Nariman Sepehri is a Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He received his PhD degree from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He served as the Department Associate Head (Graduate Studies) of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Programs), and Acting Dean of Engineering at the University of Manitoba. He received the Dean of Engineering’s Award for Superior Academic Performance and the University of Manitoba Rh Award for outstanding contributions to scholarships and research in Applied Sciences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Fellow of ASME, Fellow CSME, Fellow CAE, and the Past-Chair ASME Fluid Power Systems and Technology Division; is a Co-founder and Chair of the IEEE Winnipeg Robotics, Control, Instrumentation and Measurement (RobConIM) Chapter; and has been an Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of several journals, including the ASME Journal of Dynamics Systems, Measurement and Control, the International Journal of Control, and IFAC Control Engineering Practice. His research and development activities are primarily centred on fluid power-related aspects of systems, manipulation, diagnosis, and control, covering a wide range of applications, including robotics (mining/underwater hydraulic manipulators), manufacturing (injection molding), aerospace (flight control actuators), off-highway (excavator machines), processes, and healthcare (rehabilitation devices).