Farrokh Janabi-Sharifi, a Fellow of CSME and EIC, is a world-leading expert in optomechatronics for robotic applications and has made significant contributions to vision-based learning/control of robots. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, two books, and four proceedings; a few of which are top-cited worldwide. He has served as a Technical Editor of six international journals and as Chair/Co-Chair in 25 international conferences. He has also played pioneering roles in academia, including developing undergraduate and graduate curricula at Ryerson University, and in professional societies, such as being a founding member of International Society of Optomechatronics.