Biographical note

Payam Zarafshan is an associate professor and head of the AGRINS Lab, in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, School of Intelligent Systems Engineering, College of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Iran. Additionally, he is a lecturer in the School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment at Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran. His research has mainly focused on aerial and space systems and agriculture technologies by applying automation, robotics, and mechatronics. He is currently the founder and supervisor of the AGRicultural INtelligent System Laboratory (AGRINS Lab) based at the University of Tehran. He has supervised more than 28 MSc students and 3 PhD students in different mechatronic fields, including space robotic systems, irrigation systems, pruning cutters, water channel dredgers, aerial pollinators, cable robots, and greenhouse technologies.