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Bilal Kaddouh is a leading researcher at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and sustainable infrastructure. His work explores how robotic technologies can address critical global challenges, from achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals to maintaining aging urban infrastructure. His most influential paper, “Meeting sustainable development goals via robotics and autonomous systems” (2022, 86 citations), provides a systematic framework for understanding both the opportunities and threats posed by robotics in healthcare, food production, and biodiversity management. Kaddouh has also made significant contributions to infrastructure robotics, authoring a position paper on robotic and autonomous systems for road asset management (2019, 20 citations) and leading research at the University of Leeds on swarm-based inspection and repair of critical infrastructure. His technical innovations include developing trustworthy ROS software architectures for autonomous drone missions in emergency scenarios, wireless power transfer systems for gas pipe inspection robots, and dynamic camera systems for mobile teleoperation. Through his work, Kaddouh is helping to shape a future where autonomous systems play a central role in building safer, more sustainable, and more resilient cities.