Kurt Geihs

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Kurt Geihs is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems, with a focus on enabling autonomous robots to cooperate effectively in dynamic and unpredictable environments. His work addresses the fundamental challenges of robot teamwork, self-adaptation, and software engineering for heterogeneous robotic teams. Geihs has made major contributions through the development of modeling languages for cooperative plans, such as his 2010 paper on a modelling language for highly dynamic domains (31 citations), and through frameworks like SPICA, which provides a generative approach to robot software development (10+ citations). He introduced the RoSHA multi-robot self-healing architecture (20 citations) and advanced adaptive run-time models for robot groups (12 citations). His research on long-horizon active SLAM for multi-agent exploration (11 citations) and the IMPERA project for integrated mission planning (6 citations) demonstrates his impact on coordinated exploration and planning. With over 130 total citations across his most-cited works, Geihs has shaped how engineers approach robot teamwork in disaster response and extraterrestrial exploration, emphasizing the need for flexible, self-adaptive systems that can handle real-world complexity.

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1. 1
   A modelling language for cooperative plans in highly dynamic domains

   31 citations · 2010
2. 2
   Engineering Challenges Ahead for Robot Teamwork in Dynamic Environments

   23 citations · 2020
3. 3
   RoSHA: A Multi-robot Self-healing Architecture

   20 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Adaptive Run-Time Models for Groups of Autonomous Robots

   12 citations · 2015
5. 5
   Long-Horizon Active SLAM system for multi-agent coordinated exploration

   11 citations · 2019
6. 6
   The SPICA Development Framework

   11 citations · 2008
7. 7
   A Generative Approach to the Development of Autonomous Robot Software

   10 citations · 2007
8. 8
   IMPERA: Integrated Mission Planning for Multi-Robot Systems

   6 citations · 2015
9. 9
   Reasoning for Autonomous Agents in Dynamic Domains: Towards Automatic Satisfaction of the Module Property

   5 citations · 2018
10. 10
    Self-Adaptivity from Different Application Perspectives

    5 citations · 2013

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