HO, Anh Van Professor, Director of Research Center for AI and Soft Robots (Research Core)
Transdisciplinary Sciences, Materials Science, Nanomaterials and Devices, Research Center for Biological Function and Sensory Information, Research Center for Empathetic and Symbiotic Technology with Nature, Research Center for AI and Soft Robots (Research Core)
◆Degrees
M.S. from Ritsumeikan University (2009), Ph.D from Ritsumeikan University (2012)
◆Professional Experience
: JSPS Research Fellow at Ritsumeikan University (DC2)(2011), JSPS Research Fellow at Ritsumeikan University (PD)(2012), Researcher at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (2013), Assistant Professor at Ryukoku University (2015)
◆Research Keywords
Tangible device, Manipulation, Tactile sensing, Soft Robotics

■Publications

◆Published Papers
Vi2TaP: A Cross-Polarization Based Mechanism for Perception Transition in Tactile-Proximity Sensing With Applications to Soft Grippers.
Nhan Huu Nguyen, Nhat Dinh Minh Le, Quan Khanh Luu, Tuan Tai Nguyen, Van Anh Ho
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 10, 6, 6288-6295, 2025
A Comparative Study of Human Activity Recognition: Motion, Tactile, and multi-modal Approaches.
Valerio Belcamino, Nhat Dinh Minh Le, Quan Khanh Luu, Alessandro Carfì, Van Anh Ho, Fulvio Mastrogiovanni
CoRR, abs/2505.08657, -, 2025
VBAMS: Vision-Based Sensing for Estimating and Controlling Shrinkage Ratios in McKibben Artificial Muscles.
Taichi Tamura, Taiga Ikegami, Nhan Huu Nguyen, Sota Matsumoto, Van Anh Ho
RoboSoft, 1-6, 2025
A Sustainable Development Framework for Soft Pneumatic Actuators that are: Biodegradable, Self-healable and Re-programmable.
Nhan Huu Nguyen, Long Duy Nguyen, Quoc-Viet Do, Masayuki Yamaguchi, Van Anh Ho
RoboSoft, 1-6, 2025
Development of a Suction-type Soft Robotic Gripper with Variable Diameter for Increasing the Versatility.
Sota Matsumoto, Taichi Tamura, Nhan Huu Nguyen, Van Anh Ho
RoboSoft, 1-6, 2025
◆Misc
Sensor Technology for Soft Robotics
Hirai Shinichi, Wang Zhongkui, Anh-Van Ho, Matsuno Takahiro
Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan, 37, 1, 22-25, 2019
◆Books

■Teaching Experience

Mechatronics(E), Analytical Mechanics(E), メカトロニクス(E), 解析力学特論(E)

■Contributions to  Society

◆Academic Society Affiliations
THE ROBOTICS SOCIETY OF JAPAN
◆Academic Contribution
Workshop on : Soft haptics: what's been done, what can be done , Van Anh Ho, Associate Professor, JAIST , 2018 , Livorno, Italy
Workshop proposal on Morphological Design in Haptic Sensation, Interaction and Display has been accepted by 20017 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2017) , Van Anh Ho (JAIST)Hongbin Liu (KCL, UK) , 2017 , Vancouver

■Academic  Awards

・ Manipulation Challenge , IEEE/RAS International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft 2025) , 2025
・ SII 2024 Best Paper Award Finalist , 2024
・ Soft Robotics Toolkit Competition 2023 Winner , 2024