Papers
33
Total Citations
1,059
H-Index
14
About
Enrica Zereik is a distinguished marine robotics researcher whose work spans autonomous underwater vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and human-robot interaction in aquatic environments. She has made foundational contributions to guidance and control systems for underactuated marine vehicles, most notably through her highly cited 2016 work on Integral Line-of-Sight (ILOS) guidance, which has garnered 337 citations and established a key theoretical framework for path-following in challenging maritime conditions. Her 2018 survey on challenges and future trends in marine robotics (264 citations) has become an essential reference for researchers entering the field. Zereik's research extends to multi-robot coordination, demonstrating innovative swarm-based frameworks for cooperative USV navigation and environmental monitoring, including pioneering applications of distributed ledger technology for trustworthy sensor data collection. Her contributions to underwater human-robot interaction, particularly through gesture-based communication systems developed within the CADDY and MARIS projects, reflect a broader commitment to safe and effective diver-robot collaboration. With work ranging from bathymetric mapping to underwater manipulation, Zereik's career exemplifies a rare breadth across both theoretical rigor and practical maritime deployment, making her a significant figure in modern marine autonomy research.
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- 2Challenges and future trends in marine robotics264 citations · 2018
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- 5A Novel Gesture-Based Language for Underwater Human–Robot Interaction43 citations · 2018
- 6Gesture-based language for diver-robot underwater interaction35 citations · 2015
- 7Swarm-based path-following for cooperative unmanned surface vehicles33 citations · 2014
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