Hi, I'm Sofya (ⵙⵓⴼⵢⴰ)!

I’m a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, where I research robotic dexterous manipulation. My work focuses on developing control strategies and mechanical systems that allow robots to interact with complex, unstructured environments.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in General Engineering with a minor in Artificial Intelligence from Al Akhawayn University in Morocco. I previously completed an academic year abroad both at Technical University of Ostrava in Czech Republic and University of Malaya in Malaysia respectively.

Outside of research, I enjoy hiking, exploring different cultures through traveling, and practicing martial arts, particularly Taekwondo and kickboxing.

I’m always open to collaboration and new research opportunities — feel free to reach out.

Languages I speak:
Tamazight (native), Arabic (native), French (fluent), English (fluent), Spanish (beginner)

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• Performance Evaluation of a UWB Vibrotactile Safety Monitoring System for Factory Environments
  S Sellak, O Haberchad, Y Salih-Alj
  International Journal of Information Science and Technology 8 (3), 1–10 (2024)
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• Monocular Visual Odometry in Mobile Robot Navigation
  S Sellak, Y Alj, Y Salih-Alj
  2024 IEEE 12th International Symposium on Signal, Image, Video and Processing
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• A UWB Vibrotactile Safety Monitoring System for Factory Environments
  S Sellak, O Haberchad, S Ibenyahia, Y Salih-Alj
  2023 7th IEEE Congress on Information Science and Technology (CiSt), 305–310
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• Safety Management System for Factory Workers using UWB Indoor Positioning and Wearable Vibrotactile Guidance: Morocco Case Study
  S Sellak, O Haberchad, S Ibenyahia, Y Salih-Alj
  2023 20th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA)
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