Dr. Haitham El-Hussieny received his MSc and PhD degrees from Egypt–Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria, Egypt, in 2013 and 2016, respectively, in mechatronics and robotics engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering Department at Egypt–Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Alexandria. His research interests include soft robots, bio-inspired robots, human-robot interaction, and applied intelligence.