Homayoon Kazerooni (original) (raw)

Homayoon Kazerooni (Persian: همایون کازرونی, romanized: Homâyun Kâzeruni, [hʊmɒːˈjuːn kʰɒːzeɾuːˈniː]) is an Iranian-born American roboticist, mechanical engineering, and professor. He serves as a professor of mechanical engineering, and the Director of the Berkeley Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory (KAZ LAB) at the University of California, Berkeley (U.C. Berkeley). Kazerooni is also the co-founder of Ekso Bionics and SuitX. As a noted authority on robotics, he is frequently profiled and quoted in the media.