Jayanthi Sivaswamy

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

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Total Citations

162

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About

Jayanthi Sivaswamy is a leading researcher in robotics and computer vision, with a primary focus on enabling autonomous systems to perceive and interact with dynamic environments. Her foundational work in multi-view geometric techniques for moving object detection, published in 2009 and cited over 150 times, established a critical framework for mobile robots operating in cluttered indoor settings—allowing them to track people and other robots using only a single monocular camera. This contribution remains highly influential in the field of autonomous navigation and human-robot interaction. She has also explored person-following behaviors through modified optical flow methods, addressing key challenges in real-time robotic tracking. More recently, Sivaswamy has extended her expertise into medical robotics, pioneering autonomous robotic systems for ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia. Her 2024 work on nerve block target localization and needle guidance, supported by a large patient dataset, demonstrates her commitment to translating computer vision and robotic control into life-saving clinical applications. Through this trajectory from foundational perception algorithms to cutting-edge medical interventions, Sivaswamy exemplifies how rigorous robotic research can directly impact real-world healthcare.