Regular biography
Cameron Riviere is a Research Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1995 and joined the Robotics Institute the same year. Riviere is director of the Surgical Mechatronics Laboratory and has been an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh since 1997. His research interests include bioengineering, biomechanics, medical robotics, and micro/nano-robotics.
Scholar-generated biography
Cameron Riviere is a Research Professor of Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in surgical robotics, motion tracking, mechatronics, and rehabilitation robotics. His work focuses on improving precision and stability in microsurgical tools through advanced control systems and tremor cancellation. Riviere's research includes the development of handheld instruments with active tremor cancellation, adaptive control algorithms, and inertial measurement units for tremor sensing. His publications explore topics such as piezoelectric actuator modeling, physiological tremor amplitude, and robotic compensation of biological motion. These efforts aim to enhance surgical accuracy and reduce human error in minimally invasive procedures.