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Behzad Khademian is a leading researcher in the field of haptics and teleoperation, with a focus on collaborative human-robot interaction. His primary contributions lie in the development of multilateral shared control architectures for dual-user teleoperation systems, enabling two human operators—such as a trainer and a trainee—to simultaneously interact with a remote or virtual slave robot. His most influential work, a 2011 paper proposing a six-channel shared control architecture with a dominance factor, has garnered over 100 citations and set a benchmark for kinesthetic performance in collaborative tasks. Earlier foundational papers, including a 2007 four-channel architecture (52 citations), established the theoretical basis for adjusting user authority during haptic training. Khademian’s research has been instrumental in advancing collaborative haptic training simulations, experimentally validating performance in trajectory-following tasks. His work bridges control theory and human factors, offering practical solutions for surgical training, remote manipulation, and skill transfer. With over 200 cumulative citations, Khademian is recognized for shaping how multiple users share physical interaction through robotic systems, making him a key figure in the evolution of teleoperation and haptic feedback technologies.