Guido Manacorda

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Guido Manacorda is a leading researcher in the field of robotic subsurface exploration, specializing in the integration of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) with autonomous mobile systems. His work centers on developing automatic underground mapping technologies essential for construction and infrastructure services, where robots are poised to become the primary operational tools. Manacorda’s major contributions include pioneering a framework for 3D underground mapping using a mobile robot equipped with a GPR antenna, detailed in his most-cited paper (25 citations), which introduced a novel approach to subsurface data acquisition. He also advanced GPR image processing techniques for detecting underground utilities, enabling robotic applications to navigate and map buried environments with greater accuracy. Notably, Manacorda played a key role in the EU-funded BADGER project, designing a GPR system for an underground drilling robot capable of drilling, maneuvering, and mapping complex borehole networks. With a cumulative impact of over 35 citations across his key works, Manacorda’s research is foundational for the future of autonomous subsurface construction, offering practical solutions for utility detection and underground navigation.