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George Wilkie is a researcher focused on the intersection of autonomic computing and mobile robotics, with a particular emphasis on fault tolerance, self-management, and system resilience. His work centers on developing architectures that enable mobile robots to autonomously detect, diagnose, and recover from hardware failures without human intervention—a critical capability for long-duration missions in remote or hazardous environments. His most cited paper, "Autonomic architecture for fault handling in mobile robots" (2020, 16 citations), introduces a generic autonomic framework based on MAPE-K control loops, specifically designed to manage hardware faults in mobile robots. Wilkie’s contributions extend to practical applications such as managing battery degradation, sonar sensor faults, and wheel alignment, as well as exploring the role of mobile robots in Ambient Assisted Living for elderly care. His research has direct relevance to planetary exploration, as noted in his work on sensor fault management for Mars rovers, and to collaborative multi-robot systems. With a total of over 30 citations across his publications, Wilkie’s work provides foundational insights into building more reliable, self-healing robotic systems for both terrestrial and space applications.