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Tipakorn Greigarn is a pioneering researcher in the field of MRI-guided robotic interventions, with a primary focus on developing continuum robots for minimally invasive cardiac procedures. His work centers on the kinematics, motion planning, and control of magnetically-actuated catheters designed for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Greigarn’s most significant contributions include the development of pseudo-rigid-body models (PRBM) for MRI-actuated catheters, which provide fast yet accurate kinematic representations essential for real-time control. His 2015 paper on PRBM and kinematic analysis has garnered 28 citations, while his 2018 work on Jacobian-based task-space motion planning has accumulated 38 citations, demonstrating substantial impact in the robotics community. Greigarn also advanced motion planning algorithms specifically for atrial fibrillation ablation, achieving 25 citations for his 2014 paper. His research addresses critical challenges in contact stability and force quality during cardiac ablation, as evidenced by his 2020 study on contact stability under surface motion. By enabling precise, MRI-compatible robotic steering and visualization, Greigarn’s work bridges the gap between medical imaging and robotic actuation, paving the way for safer, more effective cardiac interventions.