Jacqueline Libby

• Ph.D. (2019) Carnegie Mellon University (Robotics)
• M.S. (2008) Carnegie Mellon University (Mechanical Engineering)
• B.S. (2001) Brown University (Computer Science)

• Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Research Committee Chair
• Biomechanics CCT Qualifier Committee, Mechanical Engineering Member
• Biomechanics RCT Qualifier Committee, Mechanical Engineering Member
• Graduate Academics Committee, Mechanical Engineering (MEGC) Member
• Robotics RCT Qualifier Committee Member
• Senior Design Advisor Chair
• Meeting for School of Computing faculty search Member
• Admitted Students Weekend Member
• Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Consultaiton Chair
• Mechanical Engineering Town Hall Member
• New Undergraduate Student Convocation Member
• Biomechanics RCT Qualifier Committee, Mechanical Engineering Member
• Robotics PhD program Task Force Member
• Robotics RCT Qualifier Committee Member
• Biomechanics CCT Qualifier Committee, Mechanical Engineering Member
• SSE Software Engineering Academic Committee Member
• School of Systems & Enterprises Member
• Schaefer School of Engineering Member
• Schaefer School of Engineering & Science Member
• AI Faculty Roundtable Member
• School of Systems & Enterprises Member
• School of Systems & Enterprises Member
• Flock Together Stevens Family Day, SSE Breakfast Member
• School of Systems & Enterprises Member
• Convocation Member

• IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026) Regular oral session chair
• IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026) Workshop Organizer
• IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (T-NSRE) Associate Editor
• 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS) Peer reviewer
• IEEE Flagship conference: International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Peer reviewer
• IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026) Peer reviewer
• IEEE Sensors Reviews Peer reviewer
• IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics (T-MECH) Peer reviewer
• IEEE International Consortium for Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) Member
• IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society Member
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Member
• IEEE Signal Processing Society Member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
• National Science Foundation Panel member
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (R-AL) Peer reviewer
• IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Peer reviewer
• IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics (T-MRB) Peer reviewer
• IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering (T-NSRE) Peer reviewer
• IEEE Flagship conference: International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Peer reviewer
• New York Robotics Network Panel Speaker
• IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics Reviewer
• IEEE International Symposium on Medical Robotics Reviewer

• ICORR – IEEE International Consortium For Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) Member
• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Member
• IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Member
• IEEE Signal Processing Society Member
• IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member

Conference Proceeding

1. Thakker, H.; Dela Cruz, P.; Massoud, M. M.; Libby, J. (2026). Robust Silicone Pour Casting and Sensor Embedding Procedures for Soft Robotic Actuators. 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cyborg and Bionic Systems (CBS). IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS).
2. Dela Cruz, P.; Massoud, M.; Libby, J. (2026). Soft Robotic Exogloves for Dexterous Mobility - Towards Personalized Rehabilitation. IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026).
3. Salluce, A.; Erdheim, M.; Davis, G.; Sullivan, L. H.; Kanz, M.; Libby, J. (2026). Towards Soft Robotic Exogloves for Musculoskeletal Manipulation to Reduce Pain and Spasticity. IEEE RAS/EMBS 11th International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob 2026). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
4. Libby, J.; Somwanshi, A. A.; Stancati, F.; Tyagi, G.; Patel, A.; Bhatt, N.; Rizzo, J.; Atashzar, S. F. (2023). What Happens When Pneu-Net Soft Robotic Actuators Get Fatigued?. 2023 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/ismr57123.2023.10130227.
5. Sun, T.; Libby, J.; Rizzo, J.; Atashzar, S. F. (2022). Deep Augmentation for Electrode Shift Compensation in Transient High-density sEMG: Towards Application in Neurorobotics. 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 6148-6153). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/iros47612.2022.9981786.
6. Libby, J.; Stentz, A. (2021). Multiclass Terrain Classification using Sound and Vibration from Mobile Robot Terrain Interaction. 2021 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 2305-2312). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/iros51168.2021.9636237.
7. Bagnell, J. A.; Cavalcanti, F.; Cui, L.; Galluzzo, T.; Hebert, M.; Kazemi, M.; Klingensmith, M.; Libby, J.; Liu, T. Y.; Pollard, N.; Pivtoraiko, M.; Valois, J.; Zhu, R. (2012). An integrated system for autonomous robotics manipulation. 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (pp. 2955-2962). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2012.6385888.
8. Freitas, G. M.; Libby, J.; Hamner, B.; Bergerman, M.; Kantor, G. A.; Zhang, J. (2012). A Practical Localization System for Orchard Vehicles. Proceedings of Brazilian Conference on Automatics.
   https://www.ri.cmu.edu/publications/a-practical-localization-system-for-orchard-vehicles/.
9. Libby, J.; Stentz, A. J. (2012). Using sound to classify vehicle-terrain interactions in outdoor environments. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 3559-3566). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/icra.2012.6225357.
10. Libby, J.; Kantor, G. (2011). Deployment of a point and line feature localization system for an outdoor agriculture vehicle. 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (pp. 1565-1570). IEEE.
    https://doi.org/10.1109/icra.2011.5980430.
11. Libby, J.; Kantor, G. (2010). Accurate GPS-free positioning of utility vehicles for specialty agriculture. ASABE Annual International Meeting (pp. 1). ASABE.
    https://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?JID=5&AID=29645&CID=pitt2010&T=1.
12. Singh, S.; Baugher, T. A.; Bergerman, M.; Ellis, K.; Grocholsky, B.; Hamner, B.; Harper, J.; Hoheisel, G.; Hull, L.; Jones, V.; Kantor, G.; Kliethermes, B.; Koselka, H.; Lewis, K.; Libby, J.; Messner, W.; Ngugi, H.; Owen, J.; Park, J.; Seavert, C.; Shi, W.; Teza, J. (2009). Automation for specialty crops: A comprehensive strategy, current results, and future goals. The 4th IFAC International Workshop on Bio-Robotics, Information Technology and Intelligent Control for Bioproduction Systems. IFAC.
    https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Automation_for_Specialty_Crops_A_Comprehensive_Strategy_Current_Results_and_Future_Goals/6552110.

Journal Article

1. Massoud, M. M.; Alves, P. H.; Libby, J. (2025). Enhancing Dual-Loop Pressure Control in Pneumatic Soft Robotics With a Comparison of Evolutionary Algorithms for PID & FOPID Controller Tuning. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (6 ed., vol. 10, pp. 6119-6126). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
   https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2025.3563163.
2. Massoud, M. M.; Libby, J. (2024). Comparative Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms for PID Controller Optimization in Pneumatic Soft Robotic Systems: A Simulation and Experimental Study. IEEE Access (vol. 12, pp. 151749-151769). Piscataway, New Jersey: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
   https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2024.3480834.
3. Sun, T.; Hu, Q.; Libby, J.; Atashzar, S. F. (2022). Deep Heterogeneous Dilation of LSTM for Transient-Phase Gesture Prediction Through High-Density Electromyography: Towards Application in Neurorobotics. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2 ed., vol. 7, pp. 2851-2858). IEEE.
   https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2022.3142721.

PhD Dissertation

1. Libby, J. (2019). Self-Supervised Learning on Mobile Robots Using Acoustics, Vibration, and Visual Models to Build Rich Semantic Terrain Maps. Carnegie Mellon University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
   https://www.proquest.com/openview/6c6f260d0fa60331b159c1c153f6a979/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar&parentSessionId=IHayoJmricnfV4lkghkE50oDUDFuzxEt9XcPaLKLQPo%3D.