Chiara Carissimo

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Chiara Carissimo is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of environmental sensing and robotic exploration, with a primary focus on underground positioning and soil pollution monitoring. Her most-cited work, "A survey on inline soil pollution measurement and mapping technologies" (2025), provides a comprehensive review of cutting-edge techniques for detecting and mapping contaminants in subterranean environments—a domain fraught with unique challenges compared to conventional indoor or outdoor systems. Carissimo’s major contribution lies in advancing robotic platforms tailored for these harsh conditions, most notably the Moon/Mars Underground Mole (MMUM), a bio-inspired system designed for extraterrestrial soil analysis. While her citation count is still growing, her work has already garnered attention for its interdisciplinary approach, bridging environmental engineering, robotics, and planetary science. By tackling the complexities of underground positioning and real-time pollution mapping, Carissimo is laying the groundwork for more resilient autonomous systems—whether for cleaning up contaminated sites on Earth or enabling future missions to the Moon and Mars. Her research promises to transform how we monitor and interact with hidden, inaccessible environments.