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Dimitris Koutsouris is a pioneering researcher whose work bridges biomedical engineering, robotics, and minimally invasive surgery. His major contributions span two transformative domains: intelligent assistive mobility systems and modular surgical robotics. His landmark 1997 paper on the SENARIO project (183 citations) introduced a sensor-aided navigation system for powered wheelchairs, establishing foundational principles for autonomous mobile robots in healthcare. More recently, Koutsouris has focused on advancing natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) and laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery through modular miniature robots. His 2014 work on miniature surgical robots (27 citations) and subsequent in silico investigations (9 citations each) have helped define how reconfigurable micro-robots can be controlled and deployed within the human body for less invasive procedures. He has also contributed to transoral robotic surgery (2017, 5 citations) and healthcare robotics ontology with the HERON system (2025, 2 citations), addressing critical challenges in safe human-robot collaboration. His ENDORSE concept (2019, 3 citations) further explores infrastructure-less multi-robot systems for hospital logistics. Through consistent innovation spanning three decades, Koutsouris has shaped both assistive and surgical robotics, earning recognition for his vision of intelligent, miniaturized systems that enhance patient care and clinical outcomes.