Elad Hahn is a mechanical engineering student at Tel Aviv University pursuing his M.Sc. He has work experience as a quality engineer at Elbit Systems. His thesis focuses on topologic synthesis of mechanisms, robots, and trusses. He has published one journal paper, submitted three conference papers to journals, and presented at several conferences including ASME conferences in 2016. He received an outstanding achievement scholarship from his university's mechanical engineering school in 2016.

1. ELAD HAHN
CURRICULUM VITAE July, 2016
Name Elad Hahn
Faculty/Dept. School of Mechanical Engineering
03-6405170
Home Address:
Date/place of birth
ZAHAL
Marital status
Landers 18, Ramat Gan, Israel
054-3979789
1989/Israel.
2009-2011
Married
No. of children 3
A. EDUCATION
2002-2006 Amit Petach Tikva, Yeshiva High School.
2012-present Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv.
Mechanical Engineering.
B.Sc.,current avg. 87.1
2015-present Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv.
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering.
Thesis title: Topologic Synthesis of the Building Blocks of Mechanisms,
Robots and Trusses.
Advisor: Prof. O. Shai.
B. ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014-2015 Quality Engineer at Elbit Systems, Land & Comm. division.
2015-present Researcher at Kinematic Models Lab, Mechanical Engineering
Department, Tel Aviv University.
C. JOURNAL PAPERS
1. E. Hahn and O. Shai, "Pseudo Mechanisms – Geometry-Independent Over-constrained
Mechanisms", Mechanisms & Machine Theory,submitted.
C.1 In Preparation
All the three conference papers, after revision will be submitted to journals.
D. CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. E. Hahn and O. Shai, "A Single Universal Construction Rule for the Structural Synthesis of
Mechanisms", ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 21-24, Charlotte, NC,
2016.
2. E. Hahn and O. Shai, "Construction of Baranov Trusses Using a Single Universal Construction
Rule", ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 21-24, Charlotte, NC, 2016.

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3. E. Hahn and O. Shai, "The Unique Engineering Properties of Assur Groups/Graphs, Assur
Kinematic Chains, Baranov Trusses and Parallel Robots", ASME Design Engineering Technical
Conferences, August 21-24, Charlotte, NC, 2016.
E. CONFERENCES
1. ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Charlotte, NC, August 21-24, 2016.
2. ICMS Geometric Rigidity Theory and Applications Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, May 30 – June 3,
2016. Participation by invitation only.
3. Workshop on Geometric Rigidity, Lancaster, UK, June 5-7, 2016. Participation by invitation
only.
F. PRESENTATIONS
1. "Combinatorial Synthesis and Singularities of Assur Graphs, BKC and Parallel
Mechanisms", First International Workshop on Fundamental Issues in Mechanism Theory,
September 25, 2015, Changzhou, China. Video presentation.
2. "Assur Graphs – The Building Blocks of All Engineering Systems", ICMS Geometric Rigidity
Theory and Applications Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, May 30 – June 3, 2016.
3. "Universal Construction Algorithm for Assur Graphs", Workshop on Geometric Rigidity,
Lancaster, UK, June 5-7, 2016.
4. "A Single Universal Construction Rule for the Structural Synthesis of Mechanisms", ASME
Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 21-24, Charlotte, NC, 2016.
5. "Construction of Baranov Trusses Using a Single Universal Construction Rule", ASME Design
Engineering Technical Conferences, August 21-24, Charlotte, NC, 2016.
6. "The Unique Engineering Properties of Assur Groups/Graphs, Assur Kinematic Chains, Baranov
Trusses and Parallel Robots", ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, August 21-24,
Charlotte, NC, 2016.
G. AWARDS
1. Outstanding achievements scholarship for graduate students in academic research, School of
Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, May, 2016.