Daniela De Palma
Papers
10
Total Citations
112
H-Index
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About
Daniela De Palma is a leading researcher in marine robotics, specializing in autonomous underwater and surface vehicle systems for complex undersea operations. Her work centers on advancing ROV autonomy, multi-robot acoustic localization, and robust state estimation for challenging marine environments. As a key contributor to the EC Horizon 2020-funded DexROV project, she pioneered strategies for semi-autonomous underwater interventions with far-distance onshore supervision, reducing the need for costly offshore manpower—work that has garnered over 32 citations. She also played a central role in the DAMPS project, developing multi-robot systems for underwater acoustic source localization using passive acoustic monitoring, and in the WiMUST project, which scaled mobile sonar technology for geotechnical surveying. Her contributions extend to online odometry calibration for mobile robots in low-traction conditions and outlier-robust state estimation via sliding window smoothing, both critical for reliable autonomy. With over 100 cumulative citations across her most-cited papers, De Palma’s research is driving the next generation of cost-effective, intelligent, and resilient marine robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Advanced ROV Autonomy for Efficient Remote Control in the DexROV Project32 citations · 2016
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- 6Outlier Robust State Estimation Through Smoothing on a Sliding Window6 citations · 2020
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