Dimitrios Zorbas

Centre Inria de l'Université de Lille, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique

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Dimitrios Zorbas is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mobile robotics, wireless networking, and energy-efficient system design. His primary research areas include mobile robot deployment, connectivity restoration in wireless ad-hoc networks, and power consumption modeling for robotic platforms. Zorbas has made significant contributions to understanding how mobile robots can be used to maintain and repair wireless networks. His 2013 paper on "Node Discovery and Replacement Using Mobile Robot" (12 citations) introduced practical methods for using robots to identify and replace faulty network nodes. In his highly cited 2015 work on "Modeling the power consumption of a Wifibot" (8 citations), Zorbas conducted extensive experiments to develop energy consumption models that enable more efficient robot operation by accounting for communication costs. His 2014 paper on "Connectivity Restoration and Amelioration in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks" (3 citations) proposed practical solutions for maintaining network connectivity when nodes fail. Zorbas also developed algorithms for fast and reliable robot deployment in substitution networks (2013, 3 citations), addressing the challenge of efficiently repositioning mobile wireless routers while balancing energy consumption, deployment speed, and network performance. His work is particularly valuable for applications where autonomous robots must maintain critical communication infrastructure in dynamic or hazardous environments.