Karima Rebai

Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées, École Normale Supérieure - PSL

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Karima Rebai is a robotics researcher whose work lies at the intersection of autonomous navigation, dynamic perception, and bio-inspired spatial cognition. Her most cited paper, “Moving obstacles detection and tracking with laser range finder” (2009, 20 citations), addresses a fundamental challenge in mobile robotics: perceiving and tracking dynamic objects in real time while compensating for the sensor’s own motion. This work is critical for safe robot navigation in unpredictable environments. Rebai has also made significant contributions to high-speed robot control, adapting the Dynamic Window Approach (DWA) for car-like and bi-steerable platforms in papers like “Car-like robot navigation at high speed” (2007, 16 citations) and “Bi-steerable robot navigation using a modified Dynamic Window Approach” (2009, 6 citations). Beyond reactive navigation, she explores cognitive mapping through her innovative work “Bio-inspired visual memory for robot cognitive map building and scene recognition” (2012, 11 citations), which mimics primate visual memory to enable robots to recognize places without storing raw images. With over 50 total citations, Rebai’s research bridges practical motion planning and biologically inspired perception, offering elegant solutions for robots that must navigate quickly and intelligently through dynamic, real-world spaces.