R. Mykhailyshyn's research interests, particularly in Robotics, Grasping and Manipulation, Gripping Design, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), Rapid Prototyping

Scientific Publications:

R. Mykhailyshyn, A. Majewicz Fey, J. Xiao, Toward Novel Grasping of Non-Rigid Materials Through Robotic End-Effector Reorientation. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2024, 29(4), 2614-2624. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2023.3337628

P. Maruschak, I. Konovalenko, Y. Osadtsa, V. Medvid, O. Shovkun, D. Baran, H. Kozbur, R. Mykhailyshyn, Surface Illumination as a Factor Influencing the Efficacy of Defect Recognition on the Rolled Metal Surface Using a Deep Neural Network. Applied Sciences, 2024, 14(6), 2591. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app14062591

Mykhailyshyn, R., & Fey, A. M. (2024, June). Low-Contact Grasping of Soft Tissue Using a Novel Vortex Gripper. In 2024 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMR63436.2024.10585970

R. Mykhailyshyn, A. Majewicz Fey, J. Xiao, Finite element modeling of grasping porous materials in robotics cells. Robotica, Cambridge Press, 2023, 41(11), 3485-3500. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263574723001121

R. Mykhailyshyn, F. Duchoň, I. Virgala, P. J. Sinčák, & A. Majewicz Fey, Optimization of Outer Diameter Bernoulli Gripper with Cylindrical Nozzle. Machines, 2023, 11(6), 667. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11060667

R. Mykhailyshyn, V. Savkiv, A. Majewicz Fey, J. Xiao, Gripping Device for Textile Materials, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023, 20(4), 2397–2408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/TASE.2022.3208796

R. Mykhailyshyn, F. Duchoň, M. Mykhailyshyn, A. Majewicz Fey, Three-Dimensional Printing of Cylindrical Nozzle Elements of Bernoulli Gripping Devices for Industrial Robots. Robotics. 2022; 11(6):140. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11060140

R. Mykhailyshyn, V. Savkiv, P. Maruschak, J. Xiao, A systematic review on pneumatic gripping devices for industrial robots, Transport, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 201-231, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3846/transport.2022.17110

R. Mykhailyshyn and J. Xiao. Influence of Inlet Parameters on Power Characteristics of Bernoulli Gripping Devices for Industrial Robots. In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7074, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12147074

R. Mykhailyshyn, V. Savkiv, I. Boyko, E. Prada, & I. Virgala, Substantiation of Parameters of Friction Elements of Bernoulli Grippers With a Cylindrical Nozzle. International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. Vol. 11(2). pp. 17-39. 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMMME.2021040102

Dr. Roman Mykhailyshyn is a Research Associate Professor at the Robotic Manipulation Lab, Osaka University (Japan) working with Prof. Kensuke Harada. From 2023 Dr. Mykhailyshyn is an Adjunct Professor at the EPAM School of Digital Technologies, American University Kyiv (Powered by Arizona State University). From 2022 to 2024 he was a Research Fellow (Provost’s Early Career Fellow) at the Texas Robotics and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (USA) working with Prof. Ann Majewicz Fey. From 2021 to 2022 Dr. Mykhailyshyn was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Department of Robotics Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA) working with Prof. Jing Xiao. Also, from 2019 to 2023 he was an Associate Professor of Department of Automation Technological Processes and Manufacturing at Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (Ukraine) where received Ph.D. in Engineering. The experimental part of the dissertation was conducted at the National Center of Robotics and STU (Slovak Republic) under the mentorship of Prof. František Duchon. Dr. Mykhailyshyn was multiple times awarded the Fellowships of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists in 2020-2023 and the 2022 Machines Young Investigator Award. He was awarded the Ternopil City Council in the nomination “Young scientists and researchers” in 2020 and the Ternopil Regional State Administration and Ternopil Regional Council in 2018. Dr. Mykhailyshyn is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Dr. Mykhailyshyn is an author of more than 30 articles, published in leading scholarly journals in robotics, computing, engineering, and manufacturing. His research focuses on robotics, grasping and manipulation, modeling of physical systems, additive manufacturing, minimization of energy costs for transport operations by industrial robots, and design of gripping devices.

Dr. Mykhailyshyn served as a member of the Transport editorial board, review editorial board of Frontiers in Robotics and AI, topical advisory panel member of Robotics, Machines and Guest Editor for a special issue “Advanced Grasping and Motion Control Solutions” and “Advanced Grasping and Motion Control Solutions, Volume II” of Robotics. He is also served as reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), IEEE Access, Journal of Field Robotics, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, Robotics, Machines, Applied Sciences, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C-Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, and many others.

2024-2025   Awards and Recognition Chair of IEEE Ukraine Section
2025     Member of the Scientific Committee, International Scientific Conference Transbaltica 2025: Transportation Science and Technology (Transbaltica 2025), Vilnius, Lithuania
2025     Member of the Program Committee, International Conference on Smart Innovations in Energy and Mechanical Systems (SIEMS), National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, 2025, Ukraine
2025     Associate Editor - IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts (ARSO 2025)
2025     Associate Editor - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025)
2024-2025     Guest Editor - Special Issue “Advanced Grasping and Motion Control Solutions, Volume II”, Robotics