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Total Citations
379
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About
Ferdian Jovan is a robotics researcher whose work spans long-term autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, and multi-robot operations for offshore wind energy. His most impactful contribution, "The STRANDS Project" (196 citations), addresses the challenge of enabling service robots to operate autonomously in real-world environments for extended periods—a foundational problem in deploying robots beyond laboratories. Jovan also advanced human-robot spatial interaction through real-time multisensor people tracking (62 citations), developing systems that help robots navigate human-populated spaces safely and comfortably. More recently, he has focused on multi-robot platforms for offshore wind farm maintenance, including autonomous deployment of blade crawlers (35 citations) and adaptive temporal planning for coordinated operations. His earlier work on odor source localization using PSO algorithms (31 citations) demonstrates versatility across sensing and swarm robotics. Jovan’s research is distinguished by its practical orientation—bridging algorithmic innovation with real-world deployment challenges in both domestic and industrial settings. His contributions to the STRANDS project, in particular, have helped define the state of the art in long-term robotic autonomy, making him a notable figure in field robotics and human-aware navigation.
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Top Papers
- 1The STRANDS Project: Long-Term Autonomy in Everyday Environments196 citations · 2017
- 2Real-time multisensor people tracking for human-robot spatial interaction62 citations · 2015
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- 4Robots implementation for odor source localization using PSO algorithm31 citations · 2011
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- 7Unsupervised Learning of Qualitative Motion Behaviours by a Mobile Robot13 citations · 2016
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- 10Untitled2 citations · 2010