(2011) Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Fellowship Award.
(2011) MAE Department Best Dissertation Award.
(2010) Best Presentation in Session Award at the American Control Conference, Baltimore, MD.
(2009) Best Student Paper Award in Robotics.
(2009) O. Hugo Schuck Award.
(2008) Finalist for Best Student Paper Award at the IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, San Antonio, Texas.
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2006 - 2010
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida, 2006 - 2008
B.E., Industrial Engineering, Thapar University, 2000 - 2004
Alibeji, N.A., Molazadeh, V., Dicianno, B.E., & Sharma, N. (2018). A Control Scheme That Uses Dynamic Postural Synergies to Coordinate a Hybrid Walking Neuroprosthesis: Theory and Experiments. Front Neurosci, 12(APR), 159.Frontiers. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00159.
Kirsch, N.A., Bao, X., Alibeji, N.A., Dicianno, B.E., & Sharma, N. (2018). Model-Based Dynamic Control Allocation in a Hybrid Neuroprosthesis. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 26(1), 224-232.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2756023.
Alibeji, N., & Sharma, N. (2017). A PID-Type Robust Input Delay Compensation Method for Uncertain Euler-Lagrange Systems. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, 25(6), 2235-2242.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TCST.2016.2634503.
Alibeji, N., Kirsch, N., & Sharma, N. (2017). An adaptive low-dimensional control to compensate for actuator redundancy and FES-induced muscle fatigue in a hybrid neuroprosthesis. CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE, 59, 204-219.Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2016.07.015.
Alibeji, N., Kirsch, N., Farrokhi, S., & Sharma, N. (2015). Further Results on Predictor-Based Control of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 23(6), 1095-1105.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2015.2418735.
Sharma, N., Gregory, C.M., & Dixon, W.E. (2011). Predictor-based compensation for electromechanical delay during neuromuscular electrical stimulation. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 19(6), 601-611.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2166405.
Kirsch, N.A., Alibeji, N.A., & Sharma, N. (2015). Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Functional Electrical Stimulation. In Volume 2: Diagnostics and Detection; Drilling; Dynamics and Control of Wind Energy Systems; Energy Harvesting; Estimation and Identification; Flexible and Smart Structure Control; Fuels Cells/Energy Storage; Human Robot Interaction; HVAC Building Energy Management; Industrial Applications; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Manufacturing; Mechatronics; Modelling and Validation; Motion and Vibration Control Applications, 2, (p. v002t27a005).ASME International. doi: 10.1115/dscc2015-9762.