erfan✳Say hello ↗

ROBOTICS · AUTONOMY · CONTROL

Hi, I’m Erfan.
I bring ideas
into motion.

Robotics and control engineer exploring how robots can move safely, intelligently, and purposefully through the real world.

⌖ Kaiserslautern, Germany · Master’s student at RPTU

Erfan Riazati smiling outdoors
Curious mind. Hands-on engineer.
a little theory,
a lot of building ↗
Making robots
make sense.
Safe autonomy✳Human–robot interaction✳Learning systems✳Mobile robotics✳Control theory

01 / A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Where mathematical
ideas meet moving things.

I’m a master’s student in Automation and Control at RPTU, with a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering–Control Systems from Iran University of Science and Technology.

My work connects safe planning and control with the practical details of building a robot: embedded electronics, perception, ROS, and real-world testing. My undergraduate research focused on navigating dynamic environments with control Lyapunov and barrier functions.

I enjoy sharing what I learn, from teaching ROS2 to supporting control and microcontroller courses. Beyond engineering, you’ll find me drawn to literature, music, and photography.

Find me on LinkedIn ↗

02 / SELECTED WORK

Built to explore.

A few projects at the intersection
of algorithms, hardware, and motion.

Exploded CAD view of the modular Lenna robot showing its three-layer construction
Open-source platformEmbedded C++

Lenna Mobile Robot ONE

A modular mobile robot connecting ROS-based autonomy with real-time embedded control. Designed to bring mechanics, electronics, and software together in one research platform.

Inside the project +

A hierarchical architecture splits high-level processing on a Jetson computer from low-level sensing and motor control on a custom microcontroller board. The platform supports mapping, localization, and navigation.

Explore the platform ↗
MATLAB simulation of a three-degree-of-freedom robot leg and joint trajectories
Ege UniversityMATLAB / Simulink

Giving manipulators a plan

Modeling, simulation, and control of serial rigid-link robots. Exploring kinematics, trajectory tracking, and the use of redundancy in confined environments.

Inside the project +

Summer 2024 research internship supervised by Prof. Enver Tatlicioğlu. Work included forward and inverse kinematics with the DH convention, dynamic modeling, and position- and velocity-level controllers.

Explore the simulations ↗
Annotated Lenna low-level controller board with motor drivers, power components, and communication interfaces
ElectronicsSTM32Motor control

Control starts at the hardware

Embedded systems, low-level speed control, and communication interfaces. Experience spanning warehouse automation at Digikala and custom robotics electronics.

Inside the project +

At Digikala, my work included STM32 programming, high-power DC motor control, and Ethernet/CAN communication. The image shows the separate Lenna controller-board project, documented in the linked public repository.

Explore Lenna’s controller board ↗
Two-link robot arm alongside its configuration-space obstacle map
Course explorationsMotion planning

A path through the possibilities

Graph search, configuration spaces, sampling-based planners, and potential fields. A collection of motion-planning explorations from the University of Pennsylvania’s robotics course.

Explore the planning notebook ↗
Robot Programming with ROS2 course visual from Erfan Riazati’s course repository
TeachingROS22025

Learning by building. Together.

A 16-hour online introduction to ROS2 at IUST: from publishers and services to robot modeling, Gazebo simulation, SLAM, Nav2, and MoveIt.

Explore the course ↗
More experiments, notes, and code on GitHub ↗

03 / RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Ideas worth sharing.

Safe systems. Thoughtful control. Practical robotics.

2026

PREPRINT · SYSTEMS & CONTROL

Adaptive RBFNN Control of Uncertain Bilateral Teleoperation Systems with Delay-Dependent LMI Stability Conditions

Adaptive neural-network control and stability in delayed teleoperation systems.

arXiv ↗
2025

IEEE · ICEE 2025

Design and Implementation of a Modular ROS-Based Mobile Robot with Hierarchical Control

Erfan Riazati, Arian Hajizadeh, and Seyed Majid Esmaeilzadeh.

Paper ↗

04 / THE JOURNEY SO FAR

Always a
work in progress.

From robot competitions to research labs,
each step has brought a new question.

“What happens if we
actually build it?” ↗
2026 — PRESENT

M.Sc. Automation and Control

RPTU · Kaiserslautern, Germany

OCT — NOV 2025

ROS2 Course Instructor

IUST · Electrical Engineering Scientific Society Association

2023 — 2025

Undergraduate Student Researcher

IUST · Safe navigation and autonomous mobile robotics

JUL — AUG 2024

Robotics & Control Engineering Intern

Ege University · İzmir, Turkey

2021 — 2023

Junior Electronics & Control Engineer

Digikala · Automation and Robotics Team

2020 — 2025

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

IUST · Control Systems

MY WORKBENCH

Think & model

MATLAB · Simulink · Python
Control theory · Motion planning

Build & connect

C / C++ · STM32 · ESP32
Altium Designer · SolidWorks

Simulate & explore

ROS / ROS2 · Gazebo · URDF
OpenCV · Git · Docker

BEYOND THE WORKBENCH

Literature. Music. Photography.
Different ways to stay curious.

RoboCup & FIRACup competitor since 2015.
Teaching, mentoring, and learning along the way.

05 / LET’S CONNECT

Good ideas start
with a conversation.

Interested in mobile robotics, safe control, or building something together?
I’d love to hear from you.