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Antonio Moualeu is a researcher specializing in physical human-robot interaction (pHRI), haptic control, and adaptive robotics. His work addresses fundamental challenges in creating safer, more intuitive interfaces between human operators and robotic systems, with a particular focus on how robots can better understand and respond to human intent during physical collaboration. Moualeu's most significant contributions center on applying machine learning — specifically Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification — to interpret muscle activity and cocontraction patterns in real time, enabling robots to adapt their behavior dynamically to operator biomechanics. His 2014 paper on SVM classification of muscle cocontraction (7 citations) represents a pioneering effort to bridge neuromuscular sensing with haptic control strategies. Complementing this, his work on operator endpoint stiffness prediction (2015) addresses a critical gap in pHRI: quantifying human limb impedance without direct measurement, improving system stability and performance. His 2016 work on adaptive robot coworkers extends these principles toward practical collaborative robotics applications. Collectively accumulating nearly 20 citations, Moualeu's research provides foundational tools for developing robots that can work safely and responsively alongside humans, making his contributions particularly relevant to the growing field of collaborative and assistive robotics.