Charles Lesire

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Charles Lesire is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics, specializing in multi-robot coordination, probabilistic decision-making, and dependable robotic architectures. His work bridges the gap between high-level mission planning and robust real-time execution, with a focus on uncertain and communication-constrained environments. His most cited paper, "Market Approaches to the Multi-Robot Task Allocation Problem: a Survey" (80 citations), provides a comprehensive taxonomy of auction-based methods for coordinating robot teams. He is also the co-creator of MORSE, a widely-used simulator for complex robotic scenarios (64 citations). Lesire’s contributions to online POMDPs for UAV multi-target detection (30 citations) demonstrate his expertise in probabilistic planning under tight time constraints. His skill-based design framework for dependable architectures (23 citations) and distributed supervision for autonomous missions (22 citations) have advanced the formalization and validation of robotic systems. Notable achievements include his work on hybrid planning and distributed repair for multi-robot missions with communication losses (19 citations), which addresses critical real-world challenges. With over 300 total citations, Lesire’s research continues to shape the field of autonomous robotics, offering practical solutions for resilient, adaptive multi-robot systems.

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1. 1
   Market Approaches to the Multi-Robot Task Allocation Problem: a Survey

   80 citations · 2023
2. 2
   Simulating Complex Robotic Scenarios with MORSE

   64 citations · 2012
3. 3
   Multi-Target Detection and Recognition by UAVs Using Online POMDPs

   30 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Skill-based design of dependable robotic architectures

   23 citations · 2022
5. 5
   A distributed architecture for supervision of autonomous multi-robot missions

   22 citations · 2016
6. 6
   A Robotic Execution Framework for Online Probabilistic (Re)Planning

   21 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Formalization of Robot Skills with Descriptive and Operational Models

   20 citations · 2020
8. 8
   Hybrid planning and distributed iterative repair for multi-robot missions with communication losses

   19 citations · 2019
9. 9
   A Modeling Framework for Software Architecture Specification and Validation

   19 citations · 2014
10. 10
    A Design and Analysis Methodology for Component-Based Real-Time Architectures of Autonomous Systems

    18 citations · 2018

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