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HO, Anh Van Professor, Director of Research Center for AI and Soft Robots (Research Core)
Transdisciplinary Sciences, Materials Science, AI Wisdom, 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
HoLoArm: Deformable Arms for Collision-Tolerant Quadrotor Flight.
Quang Ngoc Pham, Jonas Eschmann, Yang Zhou 0029, Alejandro Ojeda Olarte, Giuseppe Loianno, Van Anh Ho
IEEE Robotics Autom. Lett., 11, 3, 3582-3589, 2026
Mechanical and optical evaluation of a vision-based tactile sensor inspired by human fingernail and bone structures.
Takeshi Tomomizu, Van Anh Ho
Adv. Robotics, 40, 6, 299-319, 2026
Enhancing Vision-Based Tactile Sensing Through a Fingernail-Inspired Structure for Improved Contact and Texture Detection.
Takeshi Tomomizu, Van Anh Ho
SII, 277-284, 2026
TacBalloon: Soft Balloon Catheter Tactile Sensor With Simulation-Driven Learning.
Satoshi Nagasawa, Kota Tsukamoto, Tatsufumi Nomura, Van Anh Ho
IEEE Access, 14, 10053-10063, 2026
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
◆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
Mechanics of localized slippage in tactile sensing : and application to soft sensing systems
Springer, 2014

■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