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Luke B. Johnson is a leading researcher in multi-robot systems and human-robot collaboration, with a focus on decentralized task allocation and adaptive mission planning. His most influential work, "Cooperative Mission Planning for Multi-UAV Teams" (68 citations), established foundational algorithms for coordinating unmanned aerial vehicle swarms in complex environments. Johnson’s groundbreaking "distributed robot garden" project (53 citations) demonstrated a pioneering mesh network of mobile manipulators and plants, where robots autonomously locate, water, and tend to vegetation—a landmark achievement in cyber-physical systems and precision agriculture. His tutorial on information assumptions in decentralized task allocation (36 citations) has become a key reference for researchers tackling multi-agent coordination under uncertainty. Johnson further advanced the field with "Indoor Robot Gardening: Design and Implementation" (30 citations), refining autonomous horticulture systems. His recent work on adaptive mission planning for coupled human-robot teams (10 citations) addresses the dynamic nature of human performance, developing fast algorithms that integrate human teammates into real-time planning. With a career spanning foundational theory to practical, interdisciplinary applications, Johnson’s research continues to shape how autonomous teams operate in agriculture, disaster response, and human-robot collaborative missions.