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Lillie Dewan is a prominent researcher specializing in advanced control systems for robotic manipulators, with a particular focus on sliding mode control, underactuated systems, and intelligent control strategies. Her work addresses some of the most challenging problems in robotics, including the control of highly nonlinear, uncertain systems that arise in demanding environments such as space applications. Dewan's most influential contribution, her 2016 paper on terminal sliding mode control for planar underactuated robotic manipulators, has garnered 16 citations and tackles the critical challenge of controlling robots with fewer actuators than degrees of freedom — systems valuable for their reduced cost and weight. Her 2008 work on fuzzy adaptive dynamic friction compensation (14 citations) demonstrated her early commitment to intelligent control methodologies, developing systematic approaches to handle the notoriously nonlinear problem of friction in robotic systems. Equally notable is her 2013 research on higher order sliding mode control (14 citations), which achieves reliable tracking and finite-time error convergence under system uncertainties. Across her portfolio, Dewan consistently bridges theoretical rigor with practical engineering relevance, advancing robust control techniques applicable to space robotics and industrial automation. Her cumulative body of work reflects a sustained dedication to making robotic systems more reliable, efficient, and adaptable under real-world constraints.