Biography
Mostafa Mousa is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Extreme Mechanics at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science, working within the RAD Lab led by Prof. Antonio Elia Forte. He is currently part of the UKRI-funded NARMM project, developing manufacturing strategies for morphing inflatable structures. His broader research interests include robotic matter, fluidic-driven soft robotics, and embodied intelligence.
Mostafa earned his PhD in Engineering from King’s College London, where his work was featured in Advanced Science’s 10th Anniversary collection, showcasing the journal’s most outstanding 2024 publications. During his PhD, he also contributed to two patents in robotic picking and drug delivery.
Before moving to the UK, he co-founded the Biohybrid Soft Robotics Laboratory at Nile University through an ASRT-funded project—the first dedicated soft robotics lab in Egypt. For his pioneering contributions, he received Nile University’s “Mostafa Ghanem Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Studies.”
Research Interests
- Embodied Intelligence
- Robotic Matter
- Soft Robots
- Mechanical Metamaterials
Current Research projects
- NARMM Project: Developing morphing inflatable structures for assistive wearables.
- Fluidic-driven robots: Investigating embodied intelligence strategies for electronic-free robots.
