Suneeta Ramaswami
Papers
7
Total Citations
94
H-Index
4
About
Suneeta Ramaswami is a computer scientist whose research sits at the intersection of computational geometry and modular robotics. She has made significant contributions to the theory of reconfigurable robotic systems, particularly focusing on lattice-based and cube-style modular robots composed of unit-cube atoms capable of expanding, contracting, and attaching to neighboring modules. Her most influential work, "Linear Reconfiguration of Cube-Style Modular Robots" (2008), has garnered 39 citations and established foundational algorithms for efficient robot reconfiguration. Building on this, her 2015 paper on distributed reconfiguration of 2D lattice-based systems (28 citations) advanced the field by enabling decentralized control strategies across modular platforms. Ramaswami has also contributed landmark results in universal reconfiguration — demonstrating that any two configurations with equal module counts can be transformed into one another — including the first known distributed algorithm achieving this property in 2D systems. Her earlier work on implicit convex polygons reflects a broader engagement with computational geometry. Across her career, Ramaswami has helped shape rigorous algorithmic foundations for self-reconfiguring robots, a field with far-reaching implications for adaptive robotics and autonomous systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Linear reconfiguration of cube-style modular robots39 citations · 2008
- 2Distributed reconfiguration of 2D lattice-based modular robotic systems28 citations · 2015
- 3Efficient constant-velocity reconfiguration of crystalline robots9 citations · 2011
- 4Realistic Reconfiguration of Crystalline (and Telecube) Robots9 citations · 2009
- 5Linear Reconfiguration of Cube-Style Modular Robots4 citations · 2007
- 6Implicit Convex Polygons3 citations · 2002
- 7Distributed universal reconfiguration of 2D lattice-based modular robots2 citations · 2013