Joern Ploennigs

IBM Research - Ireland

Papers

3

Total Citations

25

H-Index

3

About

Dr. Joern Ploennigs is a leading researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics. His work focuses on making intelligent systems more autonomous and efficient, particularly in complex, real-world environments. A key contribution is his research on grounded reasoning for assistant robots, enabling them to understand and act within everyday settings by selecting the appropriate tools and strategies—a foundational step toward more capable home and service robots. Dr. Ploennigs has also made significant strides in automating deep learning for IoT systems. He pioneered the use of Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks (HGNNs) combined with a semantic math parser to automatically configure models from time-series data, drastically reducing the need for manual, domain-specific tuning. Further extending this work, he developed Transformer-based Graph Convolutional Neural Networks for monitoring IoT systems at the network edge, addressing the critical challenge of modeling distributed, interdependent components in real-time. With his most-cited works accumulating over 25 citations, Dr. Ploennigs is shaping the future of autonomous, intelligent systems that can seamlessly perceive, learn from, and act within our physical world.

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H-Index
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Papers
25
Total Citations
8
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Which tool to use? Grounded reasoning in everyday environments with assistant robots.
11 citations · 2018
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 15
🏛 Institutions: IBM Research - Ireland

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