Carla Mouradian

About

Carla Mouradian is a leading researcher at the intersection of the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and robotics, with a focused emphasis on disaster management. Her work is pioneering the use of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to create resilient, distributed IoT gateways for large-scale emergencies, a contribution that has garnered 59 citations. She has made significant strides in multi-robot systems, developing coalition formation algorithms that enable teams of robots to efficiently allocate tasks during search and rescue operations in natural disasters, a key paper cited 43 times. Mouradian also advanced the concept of "Robots as-a-Service" (RaaS), proposing cloud-based infrastructures that make robotic applications more cost-effective and scalable. Her research on virtualizing wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSANs) through NFV has addressed critical challenges in heterogeneous environments, with her work on gateway architectures cited 13 times. By integrating cloud computing with robotics, Mouradian has laid the groundwork for more agile, on-demand robotic services, directly impacting how technology can save lives in the most challenging conditions.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   NFV and SDN-Based Distributed IoT Gateway for Large-Scale Disaster Management

   59 citations · 2018
2. 2
   A coalition formation algorithm for Multi-Robot Task Allocation in large-scale natural disasters

   43 citations · 2017
3. 3
   An infrastructure for robotic applications as cloud computing services

   17 citations · 2014
4. 4
   Network functions virtualization architecture for gateways for virtualized wireless sensor and actuator networks

   13 citations · 2016
5. 5
   Robots as-a-service in cloud computing: Search and rescue in large-scale disasters case study

   4 citations · 2018

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