Abbas Fattah is an expert in the field of the design and fabrication of mechanical systems,
including robotics, mechanisms, machine/human interaction, and rehabilitation machines. He has been involved in several research and practical design projects playing a key role. These projects included exceptional real-world mechanisms and robots.  Prof. Fattah has held leadership positions in the Delaware and Delmarva Sections of ASME. He has served as the Topics Co-Organizer and Session Chair for ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Mechanisms and Robotics Conference since 2018. He also reviews scientific articles regularly for technical journals and conferences.