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Rita Q. Fuentes-Aguilar is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work spans medical robotics, intelligent control systems, brain-machine interfaces, and advanced manufacturing. Based at the intersection of biomedical engineering and robotics, she has made notable contributions to rehabilitation technology, developing intelligent systems that bridge human neurology and mechanical actuation. Her 2022 review on autonomous and intelligent robotic devices in medical rehabilitation stands as her most impactful work, accumulating 33 citations and providing a comprehensive landscape of emerging technologies transforming patient care. Earlier, her 2013 research on EEG-based brain-machine interfaces demonstrated practical systems enabling users to control robotic hands through brainwave detection alone — a pioneering contribution to neuroprosthetics. Her research extends into soft robotics and deformable object control, neural network-based system identification for microbial modeling, and shape memory alloy actuators, reflecting remarkable breadth. More recently, she has advanced human-robot cooperative exoskeleton control that adapts dynamically to a patient's movement intention rather than following rigid trajectories. Her 2025 book on digital technologies for sustainable manufacturing further demonstrates her commitment to translating research into practical industrial frameworks. With work spanning neuroscience, control theory, and additive manufacturing, Fuentes-Aguilar represents a genuinely cross-disciplinary engineering research profile.