In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
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Enjoying the Research Life

• Zakarya ZYADA, (Ph.D. Eng.)
• Assistant Prof., Tanta Univ., Tanta, EGYPT,
• JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Nagoya Univ., JAPAN,
• E-mail zyada_at_robo.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Contents
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Nationality Egyptian
13 hours by plane
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Education

• B.Sc. Mechanical Power Eng., Mansoura Univ.,
  Egypt, 1989.
• M. Sc., Mechanical Eng., Assiut University,
  Egypt, 2005.
• Ph.D., System Eng., Nagoya Univ., 2003.

Mansoura
Work

• Research Teaching Assistant, Assiut Univ.,
  Egypt, (1990-1995).
• Assistant Lecturer, Tanta Univ, Egypt,
  (1996-2003)
• Lecturer, (Assistant Prof.), Tanta Univ., Egypt,
  (2004Now)

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Our Lab. Fukuda Lab., Nagoya Univ.
http//www.mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
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• Laboratory of MicroNano System Control

Landmine Detecting Vehicle
Vehicle Systems
Monkey-type Robot
Robotics Human Interface Micro/Nanorobotic Systems
Mechatronics
Multi-locomotion Robot
Face Type Robot
Nanorobotic System
Robot Hand
Medical Model
Micro Robotics
Bio-MEMS
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My Previous Research_1 Shield Tunneling
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My Previous Resaerch_2
Purpose Extending the application of fuzzy
learning algorithms into the hydraulic parallel
link manipulator for compensation of the
hydraulic actuators forces with its dominant
friction forces. The final goal is to achieve
complete tunnel construction under force/motion
control algorithm with the proposed fuzzy
compensation method.
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Current Research_1 Anti-Personal Land Mines
Type72a Type72b PMD6 PMN PMN2
MD82b
Type69 M16a  OZM1 OMZ3 OMZ4

• Mines at least
• Lead to loss of body parts
• Limits development

Examples of AP Land Mines
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Towards Automation
1 http//www.3mech.titech.ac.jp/ma_hirose/ma_hir
ose.html 2 http//www.jst.go.jp/pr/announce/2004
1217/sanko-3.html 3 http//www.khi.co.jp/kenki/e
nglish/About20Us/MINE20BULL01.htm
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Current Research_2 Robot-Based Sensor
Manipulation
Manipulator-based MD scanning

• Scanning conditions
• Scanned area is 40x50 cm2.
• Measurements are acquired every 2.0 cm on the
  scanning path.
• Measurements are acquired by every sensor
  separately.
• The position of manipulator tip is referred to
  its base frame.

Manipulator-based GPR scanning
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Current Research_3 Fuzzy Fusion for Automatic
Decision Making
Feature-In Decision-out fuzzy fusion of MD and GPR

• The rules of a fuzzy rule base are to be
  extracted through fuzzy rules learning algorithm.

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What Makes Research Displeasing?

• For new researchers Organizing research work
• How can I choose a research topic?
• Mapping Concepts
• Making a Plan

• You can hear or sometimes say some offensive
  statements
• This work is miserable
• The research work load is unbearable
• There are not enough hours in the day to do all
  the things I need to do.
• I am so tired and burnt out I can hardly get up
  to go to Lab.

• Other problems
• Japanese language barrier, how to do?
• Japanese culture, how to deal?

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Advices related to offensive statements_1

• Take Advantage of New Opportunities
• Take a week-end leave
• Collaborate with colleagues on a research
  project
• Attend Conferences
• Become more active in a professional or national
  organization
• Get more involved in your community

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Advices related to offensive statements_2

• Take Better Care of Yourself
• Get regular exercise
• Get enough sleep
• Decrease the work you take home
• Enjoy your accomplishments
• Get away from it all

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Advices related to offensive statements_3

• Improve Your Work Environment
• Clean out your office
• Clean off your desk, (at the end of each day)
• Get small things off your to-do list ASAP
• Do the most unpleasant task on your to-do list
  first
• Do not procrastinate
• Concentrate on whatever you are doing- do not
  multi-task
• Empty the trash can and remove ancient files from
  your computer
• Look at e-mail only once or twice a day
• Take time to do it right
• Plan ahead. Look to see what is coming on your
  calendar and in your research plan for the next
  week or two and avoid the rush to get tasks done
  at the same minute.

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Advices related to organizing research
work_1select a good topic

• What makes a good topic?
• A subject that interests you
• A subject that is not too general
• A subject that is not too narrow
• A subject within the scope you have been given
• What to do if you can not think of any thing for
  your topic?
• Browse in recent issues of a periodical devoted
  to your area of interest
• Begin from review papers.

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Advices related to organizing research
work_2map your concept
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Advices related to organizing research work_3
map your concepts in detail_a
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Advices related to organizing research work_4
map your concepts in detail_b

• Now that you have a pretty complete map of your
  ideas, you can decide how much to include based
  on the scope of your project.
• Use your final map to generate a list of
  questions to answer in your paper or areas where
  you need more information. Here are some possible
  questions for the example we've been using

• I'd like some anecdotes about experiences people
  have had with pet therapy.
• What are the uses of pets for therapy?
• What are some benefits of pet therapy?
• Are there certain groups that can benefit from
  pet therapy?
• What kind(s) of animals are best for pet therapy?
  
• What qualities does a pet need to be a good
  choice for therapy?

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Advices related to organizing research work_5
plan your work
If you failed to plan then you planned for
failure !!

• To answer your questions, you should reply what
  types of work you should do?
• Is it experimental work? (what is the system,
  sensors, actuators, build it?...etc)
• Is it theoretical? What types of information you
  need? (Books, serials,etc.)
• Take the advantage of the big electronic library
  www.nul.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
• Take the advantage of the huge available
  information through the world wide web.
• Divide the big task into small tasks.
• Put your tasks in a form of a schedule.

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Advices related to organizing research work_5
develop your research work
Planning
Execution
Development
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Advices related to Japanese language

• Try to learn Japanese
• Take the advantage of the available Language
  course
• Speak with your colleagues
• Ask about the experience of learnt people

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Advices related to others cultures

• Try to accept others cultures from a diversity
  point of view
• O mankind! We created you from a single (pair)
  of a male and a female, and made you into nations
  and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that
  ye may despise (each other). Verily the most
  honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who
  is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full
  knowledge and is well acquainted (with all
  things), (Quran Translation, 4913)
• All of you are belonging to Adam and he has been
  created from ground. (Prophet Mohammad PBUH
  sayings translation)
• There is no honor for a white man over a black
  man or an Arabian over a non Arabian except by
  righteousness, (Prophet Mohammad PBUH sayings
  translation)

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General tips for improving your research life_1

• Reading is fundamental
• Make a good background through reading keep
  reading
• When a paper makes contribution, you should
  consider the paper in great detail you should
  consider the following
• What is the contribution of this research?
• How does the contribution relate to work
  previously encountered?
• What are the important references cited in this
  paper by author?
• Write a summary for each paper you believe is
  pertinent to your research. In a research work,
  summarizing is a common task.

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General tips for improving your research life_2

• Writing is fundamental
• You should begin writing up your results as early
  as possible. While experimentation is important,
  the efforts are wasted unless they are carefully
  reported.
• Write well. When in doubt, simple writing
  succeeds. You may need to improve your writing
  skills. Your readings might include successful
  examples.
• Keep a diary, in which write references, pose
  questions, describe problems and their solutions.
  Keep track of experiments and their results. It
  is a valuable record of progress you make.
• keep summary of results encountered in related
  readings

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Summary
In this presentation, an introduction about the
speaker as well as some advices related to
organizing our research work are presented.
These advices may be known for many. However,
reminding and the application of these advices
may lead to more pleasant research life.
Some References
http//www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getAr
ticle.cfm?id2005 http//library.humboldt.edu/owls
/owl2-Make.htm http//www.cs.williams.edu/bailey/
p/research.pdf
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Thank you