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Yasmine Koubaa is a control systems researcher whose work centers on autonomous mobile robotics, with a particular focus on trajectory tracking and adaptive control for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots. Her research addresses one of the most challenging problems in robotics: designing robust controllers that can handle real-world uncertainties, including unknown kinematic and dynamic parameters, external disturbances, and complex wheel-terrain interactions such as skidding and slipping. Koubaa's major contributions lie in developing sophisticated adaptive sliding mode control frameworks that combine kinematic and dynamic controllers, enabling mobile robots to follow desired trajectories reliably even under unpredictable conditions. Her most cited work (2018, 24 citations) introduced a novel adaptive trajectory tracking controller that estimates kinematic parameters in real time, representing a significant advancement over earlier approaches. Her research progressively evolved from foundational robust control designs in 2013 to more comprehensive intelligent controllers that incorporate actuator dynamics and disturbance estimation, demonstrating a systematic deepening of the field. With a growing body of work accumulating over 60 citations across eight key publications, Koubaa has established herself as a dedicated contributor to intelligent robotics control theory. Her research is particularly valuable for engineers and researchers developing autonomous ground vehicles operating in uncertain, real-world environments.