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Sattar Ameri is a researcher specializing in surgical robotics, machine learning, and objective skill assessment in minimally invasive surgery. His work addresses a longstanding challenge in surgical training: the reliance on subjective evaluation methods that vary across instructors and institutions. Ameri has been at the forefront of developing automated, data-driven frameworks to bring rigor and consistency to surgical skill assessment in robotic-assisted surgery. His most influential contribution, "Automated Robot-Assisted Surgical Skill Evaluation: Predictive Analytics Approach" (2017), has garnered 184 citations and introduced a predictive framework that leverages robotic system data to objectively quantify surgeon performance. Complementing this work, his research on unsupervised gesture segmentation (54 citations) and machine learning-based skill evaluation (36 citations) collectively established a robust methodological foundation for automated surgical analysis. Ameri has also pushed toward personalized training systems, recognizing that one-size-fits-all approaches are insufficient for complex surgical education. Through his body of work, Ameri has helped transform surgical training from an art of subjective mentorship into a science of measurable, data-informed assessment — a contribution with meaningful implications for patient safety, surgical education, and the future of autonomous robotic systems in healthcare.