Aditya Gopalan

Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Robert Bosch (China)

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Aditya Gopalan is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, networked systems, and co-simulation, with a core focus on enabling reliable communication and coordination in multi-robot and autonomous systems. His most influential work, the CORNET co-simulation middleware (33 citations), addresses a critical challenge in designing networks of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) by integrating flight dynamics with communication link modeling, providing a unified platform for system-level testing. This contribution is foundational for researchers working on swarms and distributed robotic architectures. More recently, Gopalan has tackled the practical deployment of the Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) over WiFi, introducing WiROS—a quality-of-service (QoS) software solution that ensures deterministic data delivery in wireless environments. This work is vital for real-world applications where network reliability directly impacts system safety and performance. Through his research, Gopalan bridges the gap between theoretical middleware design and the pragmatic constraints of wireless communication, making his contributions highly relevant for students and engineers building the next generation of connected, autonomous robots.