Olfa Boubaker is a Full Professor at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT) at the University of Carthage, Tunisia. Her research spans control theory, nonlinear systems, and robotics, with a focus on healthcare applications and human-centered technologies. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT) and Habilitation Universitaire degree in Control Engineering from the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS), in Tunisia. Professor Boubaker leads interdisciplinary research projects at the interface of medicine and technology and serves as Series Editor of Medical Robots and Devices: New Developments and Advances. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and several books, and is an Associate Editor for Robotica and the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. She also contributes to various scientific journals and mentors numerous engineering graduates.

• 1. Assistive robotic technologies: An overview of recent advances in medical applications2. Soft Robotics in Medical Applications: State-of-the-art, Challenges and Recent Advances3. Rehabilitation Robotics: History, Applications, and Recent Advances4. Gait Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation: State-of-the art, Challenges, and Open Issues5. Robotic Device for Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Review6. Failure of Total Hip Arthroplasty: State of the Art7. Artificial Intelligence in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Applications on Surgical Skills Assessment and Transfer8. A Virtual-based Haptic Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Training System: From Development to Validation9. Medical and Healthcare Robots in India10. Trend of Implementation of Service Robots in Medical Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A review11. Conclusions and Perspectives

Olfa Boubaker is a Full Professor at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT) at the University of Carthage, Tunisia. Her research spans control theory, nonlinear systems, and robotics, with a focus on healthcare applications and human-centered technologies. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT) and Habilitation Universitaire degree in Control Engineering from the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS), in Tunisia. Professor Boubaker leads interdisciplinary research projects at the interface of medicine and technology and serves as Series Editor of Medical Robots and Devices: New Developments and Advances. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and several books, and is an Associate Editor for Robotica and the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. She also contributes to various scientific journals and mentors numerous engineering graduates.

• 1. Assistive robotic technologies: An overview of recent advances in medical applications2. Soft Robotics in Medical Applications: State-of-the-art, Challenges and Recent Advances3. Rehabilitation Robotics: History, Applications, and Recent Advances4. Gait Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation: State-of-the art, Challenges, and Open Issues5. Robotic Device for Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Review6. Failure of Total Hip Arthroplasty: State of the Art7. Artificial Intelligence in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Applications on Surgical Skills Assessment and Transfer8. A Virtual-based Haptic Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Training System: From Development to Validation9. Medical and Healthcare Robots in India10. Trend of Implementation of Service Robots in Medical Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A review11. Conclusions and Perspectives

Olfa Boubaker is a Full Professor at the National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT) at the University of Carthage, Tunisia. Her research spans control theory, nonlinear systems, and robotics, with a focus on healthcare applications and human-centered technologies. She received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the National Engineering School of Tunis (ENIT) and Habilitation Universitaire degree in Control Engineering from the National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS), in Tunisia. Professor Boubaker leads interdisciplinary research projects at the interface of medicine and technology and serves as Series Editor of Medical Robots and Devices: New Developments and Advances. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and several books, and is an Associate Editor for Robotica and the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. She also contributes to various scientific journals and mentors numerous engineering graduates.

• 1. Assistive robotic technologies: An overview of recent advances in medical applications2. Soft Robotics in Medical Applications: State-of-the-art, Challenges and Recent Advances3. Rehabilitation Robotics: History, Applications, and Recent Advances4. Gait Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation: State-of-the art, Challenges, and Open Issues5. Robotic Device for Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Review6. Failure of Total Hip Arthroplasty: State of the Art7. Artificial Intelligence in Robot-Assisted Surgery: Applications on Surgical Skills Assessment and Transfer8. A Virtual-based Haptic Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Training System: From Development to Validation9. Medical and Healthcare Robots in India10. Trend of Implementation of Service Robots in Medical Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A review11. Conclusions and Perspectives