Hannes Bistry
Papers
10
Total Citations
91
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About
Hannes Bistry is a robotics and computer vision researcher whose work sits at the intersection of service robotics, intelligent sensing, and ambient assisted living (AAL). With a career spanning nearly two decades, his research has focused on developing smart, distributed sensor systems and software architectures that empower mobile service robots to operate effectively in real-world environments — particularly in support of elderly care. Bistry's most influential contribution, "Architecture and Software Design for a Service Robot in an Elderly-Care Scenario" (2015, 35 citations), demonstrates his commitment to translating advanced robotics into meaningful societal impact, integrating sensor networks with service robots to help older adults maintain independent lives at home. His early work on intelligent vision systems and smart laser range finders laid critical groundwork for modular, distributed robotic perception — a theme consistently woven throughout his research portfolio. Notably, his 2010 paper on cloud computing for robot vision (21 citations) was ahead of its time, proposing offloading computationally intensive image processing to remote high-performance systems — a concept now central to modern robotics. His involvement in the EU-funded Robot-Era project further underscores his dedication to user-centered design in assistive technology. Across his publications, Bistry has accumulated roughly 91 citations, reflecting steady and meaningful influence in service robotics research.
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- 4User-driven software design for an elderly care service robot6 citations · 2014
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- 7INTELLIGENT VISION SYSTEMS FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONS4 citations · 2008
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- 10Development of an Intelligent Omnivision Surveillance System2 citations · 2013