Angelos Zacharia
University of Cyprus, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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23
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About
Angelos Zacharia is a leading researcher in cooperative aerial robotics, with a focus on heterogeneous multi-UAV systems for autonomous inspection and exploration. His major contributions center on developing novel motion planning and coordination algorithms that enable teams of unmanned aerial vehicles—often equipped with complementary sensors—to collaboratively inspect complex 3D structures in cluttered, unknown indoor and outdoor environments. Notably, his work introduces the Cooperative Aerial Robot Inspection Challenge (CARIC), a simulation-based benchmark that has quickly become a standard for evaluating heterogeneous multi-UAV planning algorithms, garnering 12 citations since its 2025 publication. Zacharia also pioneered a two-stage methodology for automated real-time inspection, demonstrating efficient control of distributed UAV teams in realistic settings. His innovative marsupial ground-aerial robot team framework, which leverages task-driven map compression for collaborative exploration in confined spaces, further showcases his ability to address critical challenges in communication-limited scenarios. With his research already shaping the field's evaluation standards and practical deployment strategies, Zacharia is establishing himself as a key architect of next-generation autonomous robotic systems for infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring.
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