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Michael Janssen is a pioneer in multi-robot coordination and human-robot interaction, with a career focused on optimizing the performance and longevity of robotic teams. His most influential work, "Mobile camera positioning to optimize the observability of human activity recognition tasks" (20 citations), established foundational methods for camera placement to maximize recognition accuracy—a critical contribution to surveillance and human-aware robotics. Janssen’s research on "Coordinating recharging of large scale robotic teams" (12 citations) addressed the fundamental challenge of sustaining autonomous operations, enabling long-duration missions in exploration and environmental monitoring. He also advanced the niche field of marsupial robotics, where smaller robots deploy from larger "mother" robots, with his simulation tool (10 citations) lowering the barrier to entry for complex multi-robot experiments. His work on improving observability with mobile robots (3 citations) and enhancing robot control interfaces through queued actions (2 citations) further demonstrates his commitment to practical, deployable systems. With a career spanning from 2005 to 2013, Janssen’s contributions remain relevant for researchers tackling coordination, autonomy, and human-robot teaming in real-world applications.