2025 IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award
Paolo Fiorini University of Verona (retired) Italy For his service and contributions to RAS committees, conferences, and educational activities. Paolo received his undergraduate degrees in Italy and his PhD from UCLA. He worked for companies in Italy and in the US before joining NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1985 to research robots for space and planetary exploration. He returned to Italy in 2001 to establish a robotics program at the University of Verona. He retired in 2023 and is now focusing on his medical robotic startup. He was appointed twice to RAS AdCom, chaired the RAS Educational committee, was Associated VP for Conference Activities, RAS secretary, and financial chair of ICRA and IROS conferences. He is also the secretary of ICAR steering committee.
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