Katrine Turgeon

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About

Katrine Turgeon is a leading researcher in environmental robotics, specializing in multi-robot systems for autonomous environmental monitoring. Her work bridges robotics, computer vision, and marine ecology, with a focus on developing heterogeneous robot teams—combining aerial, surface, and underwater vehicles—to inspect and monitor complex marine ecosystems. Her most-cited paper (134 citations) introduces a pioneering multi-domain monitoring system that integrates a fixed-wing aerial vehicle, an autonomous airboat, and a legged underwater robot, enabling comprehensive, real-time data collection across different marine layers. Turgeon also advanced unsupervised learning for terrain-aware navigation, as demonstrated in her work on automated coral reef exploration (17 citations), where robots use visual feedback to autonomously stay within regions of interest without prior training. Her contributions have significantly improved the scalability and autonomy of environmental sensing, reducing human effort in fragile ecosystems. Turgeon’s research is highly influential in the fields of field robotics and conservation technology, offering practical tools for scientists studying climate change impacts on marine habitats.