Voicu Lab · Mentorship

Mentorship.

Supporting students in research, senior design, and interdisciplinary study, from fundamentals to advanced study.

Courses taught

MTRE 6100Graduate Advanced Robot Programming
MTRE 6710Graduate Manipulation of 3D Point Cloud Data (Summer 2023)
MTRE 4800Mechatronics System Design Lecture & Lab
MTRE 4400Mechatronics, Industrial & IoT Communication
MTRE 4400Biomedical Sensing
ENGR 3410Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
MTRE 3710Mechatronics Engineering Fundamentals Lecture & Lab
EE 3706Computer Networking
MTRE 2610Intermediate Programming for Mechatronics Lecture & Laboratory
MTRE 4200Robotics Analysis and Synthesis Laboratory
MTRE 4100Instruments and Controls Laboratory
MTRE 4002LFeedback Control Laboratory
MTRE 1000Introduction to Mechatronics Engineering Laboratory

Courses and programs we have built

MTRE 3720LPLCs and microcontrollers lab
MTRE 4810LRobotics analysis project
Directed studyBiomedical Sensing and 3D Printing
Directed studyMechatronics and IoT in Environmental Studies
Special topicsTissue engineering
First-Year ScholarsHuman-AI interaction
Virtual labsSoft robotics, for students anywhere

Wheeler High School Internship Mentor

Senior Design Project Mentions

Kawasaki Robot Improvement

Interdisciplinary Senior Design Support

Senior Design: 3 IEEE Publications Undergraduate

Directed Study (Biomedical Research)

Directed Study (Mechatronics, Industrial, and IoT Communication)

Student Research Publication Mentor

Oct 2026 · In the news

KSU News: a first-year student builds a robotic hand that tracks patient health

First-year student Daksh Garg, advised by Dr. Voicu in the First-Year Scholars Program, is building a 3D-printed robotic hand that measures heart rate, blood oxygen and skin conductance. The work grew from an Office of Research seed grant titled Healing Hands.

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Feb 2026 · Event

Mechatronics Day robotics hackathon: Mechatronics in the Age of AI

Dr. Voicu spoke at the IEEE Mechatronics Day hackathon at KSU, where student teams built with XRP robotics kits.

IEEE vToolsRead

Dec 2025 · Event

Search-and-rescue robot competition at KSU Marietta

Student teams raced XRP robots through a search-and-rescue course in an event that also kicked off the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Atlanta chapter.

IEEE Life MembersRead

Fall 2025 · Event

IEEE CIS Atlanta career panel at KSU Marietta

A career panel for students, organized by the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Atlanta chapter.

IEEE CIS AtlantaRead

poster
Low Cost Additive Manufacturing of Segmented Stator Composite Polymer Permanent Magnet DC Motors
Goldberg, Ben; Bailey, Jordan; Hawkins, Connor; Haskins, Colin; Voicu, Razvan · 29th Annual Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw State University
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Enhancing Elderly Care Through Robotic Companionship: A Hiwonder Dog Application
Hebert, Cole L; Voicu, Razvan; Alam, Fariha; Tanveer, Muhammad Hassan · 6th Annual Fall Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw State University
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Development of Virtual Labs for Soft Robotics Courses to Enhance Student Learning and Support Faculty Teaching
Dorsey, Fahim; Talley, Connor Joseph; Voicu, Razvan Cristian; Tekes, Ayse · 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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Beyond Memorization: A Cognitive Psychology-Based Framework for AI Intelligence Assessment
Wharton, Luke; Haque, Sean; Voicu, Razvan; Tanveer, Muhammad Hassan · 29th Annual Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw State University
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Artificial General Intelligence-Control of Real-time Entity (AGI CORE)
Brantley, Preston; Voicu, Razvan; Tanveer, Muhammad Hassan · 29th Annual Spring Symposium of Student Scholars, Kennesaw State University
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AI-Human Transference Learning and Assessment: Optimizing Knowledge Transfer and Understanding through AI-Generated Contextualization
Voicu, Razvan Cristian; Tanveer, Muhammad Hassan; Tekes, Ayse · 2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

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