IEEE Research & Academic Contributions

Publications • Peer Review • Standards Development

Contributing to the advancement of robotics and AI through academic publications, peer review service, and IEEE standards development.

Publications

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ICRA 2023

Autonomous Ground Navigation in Highly Constrained Spaces

Lessons learned from the 2nd BARN Challenge at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2023.

Autonomous Navigation Mobile Robotics Path Planning
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Research

Autonomous Mobile Robot Obstacle Avoidance with Reinforcement Learning

Advanced reinforcement learning techniques for dynamic obstacle avoidance in mobile robotics.

Reinforcement Learning Robotics AI
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Medium

Technical Articles

In-depth explorations of robotics challenges and solutions in real-world deployments.

Peer Review & Academic Service

Conference Peer Review

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ACM/IEEE HRI 2024

International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

Peer Reviewer
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AISSS 2023

AI for Spatial Scalability and Safety

Peer Reviewer
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IPMV 2024

International Conference on Image Processing and Machine Vision

Peer Reviewer
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BMVC 2024 & 2025

British Machine Vision Conference

Peer Reviewer
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RSS 2024

Robotics: Science and Systems

Peer Reviewer
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IJCNN 2025

International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

Peer Reviewer
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ICMI 2025

International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

Peer Reviewer

Journal Review

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WIJAR

World International Journal of Applied Research

Peer Reviewer
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BMJ AI and Healthcare

British Medical Journal - AI and Healthcare

Peer Reviewer

Conference Participation & Leadership

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ICRA 2023 BARN Challenge

Achieved 3rd place globally in both simulation and real-world rounds at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation's Benchmark Autonomous Robot Navigation Challenge.

3rd Place Global Navigation SLAM
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ATA Nexus 2024 & 2025

Judge for the American Telemedicine Association Innovators Challenge, evaluating cutting-edge telehealth and digital health innovations.

Judge Telehealth Innovation
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IEEE SA Telehealth Challenge 2025

Judge for the IEEE Standards Association Telehealth Challenge, evaluating innovative telehealth solutions and technologies.

Judge IEEE SA Standards
VICE-CHAIR ROLE

IEEE SA P3493.1 Standards Development

Standard for Secure, Compliant, Coordinated, and Inclusive Healthcare Data Recycling

Leading comprehensive documentation and development of cancer screening processes, clinical workflows, and healthcare data standardization frameworks.

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Research Interests

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Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation

Path planning, obstacle avoidance, and SLAM in constrained environments

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Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition

Real-time object detection, tracking, and scene understanding

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Robot Learning & Reinforcement Learning

Adaptive control and learning-based approaches for robotic systems

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Human-Robot Interaction

Safe and intuitive interfaces for human-robot collaboration

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Robotics for Healthcare & Telehealth

Medical robotics, telepresence systems, and AI-powered healthcare solutions