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Nima Roshandel is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, human-robot collaboration (HRC), and privacy-preserving sensing technologies. His work focuses on making industrial robots safer and more intuitive partners for human workers. Roshandel’s major contributions include pioneering the use of flexible display technology as a robotic-skin-interface to improve robot-to-human communication, a concept developed through co-design studies. He is also the driving force behind the mmPrivPose3D dataset, a groundbreaking resource that leverages 60 GHz Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) RaDAR for 3D pose estimation and gesture command recognition. This work directly addresses critical privacy concerns inherent in RGB-D camera systems, offering a privacy-compliant alternative for dynamic manufacturing environments. His highly cited review on sensor-enabled safety systems for HRC (39 citations) provides a comprehensive framework for integrating perception into collaborative robots. By tackling both safety and privacy, Roshandel’s research is shaping the future of ethical, efficient, and human-centered automation.