Mehran Sarkarati

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Mehran Sarkarati is a leading figure in space telerobotics, whose work is foundational to the future of human-robotic exploration. His primary research focuses on creating standardized, interoperable software infrastructures for robotic agents in space missions. Sarkarati’s major contribution is his pioneering work within the European Space Agency’s (ESA) METERON project, where he has been instrumental in defining a set of standardized Telerobotics service interfaces. This framework is critical for enabling seamless "plug-and-play" integration of diverse rovers and robots into complex, multi-agent missions to the Moon and Mars. His most cited work, "How to plug-in your rover into a space mission to moon or mars" (8 citations), directly addresses this challenge, proposing a generic infrastructure to replace custom, proprietary control systems. Further developing this ecosystem, his paper on the "MOE" system infrastructure (4 citations) provides a concrete platform for robotic experiments. By championing the use of CCSDS Mission Operations (MO) services and Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), Sarkarati is building the essential communication and control backbone for the next generation of collaborative human-robotic space exploration.