Kathryn Kasmarik
University of Canberra, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy
Papers
21
Total Citations
255
H-Index
7
About
Kathryn Kasmarik is a leading researcher in swarm robotics, with a focus on multi-robot coordination, coverage path planning, and collective motion. Her major contributions include pioneering the "frontier-led swarming" approach for robust multi-robot coverage of unknown and dynamic environments, enabling robot teams to adapt to unexpected obstacles and revisit areas as needed. She has also advanced multi-gas source localization using flocking robots and developed deep reinforcement learning methods for aerial shepherding of ground swarms. Her work on swarm Q-learning with knowledge sharing has improved formation control in multi-agent systems. With over 220 citations across her most-cited papers, including a highly influential survey on swarm robotics from a multi-tasking perspective (50 citations), Kasmarik's research has significant impact. She has also explored transfer learning for autonomous recognition of swarm behavior and simulation-optimization approaches to tune collective motion for environmental sensing. Her achievements demonstrate a deep commitment to solving real-world challenges in dynamic, unknown environments, making her work essential for students and researchers in robotics and artificial intelligence.
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Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Swarm Robotics: A Survey from a Multi-Tasking Perspective50 citations · 2023
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- 3Frontier-led swarming: Robust multi-robot coverage of unknown environments33 citations · 2022
- 4Multi-gas source localization and mapping by flocking robots28 citations · 2022
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- 10Transfer Learning for Autonomous Recognition of Swarm Behaviour in UGVs6 citations · 2022