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Dr. Michele Micheli is a leading researcher in autonomous underwater systems, specializing in passive acoustic signal processing and cooperative robotics for naval defense. His work focuses on enhancing the detection and tracking of underwater targets using unmanned maritime vehicles (UMVs), with key contributions to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and sonar performance optimization. Dr. Micheli pioneered the integration of 3-D acoustic vector sensors on buoyancy gliders, enabling low-frequency noise source localization and direction-of-arrival estimation—a breakthrough detailed in his most-cited paper (51 citations). He has also advanced interoperability among unmanned systems, demonstrated through first in-field experiments (25 citations), and developed real-time environmental decision-support tools like the Rapid Acoustic Prediction Service (RAPS) for autonomous underwater vehicles. His leadership in cooperative autonomy trials, such as the LCAS18 experiment (14 citations), has validated networked robotic behaviors for persistent surveillance. With over 128 cumulative citations, Dr. Micheli’s work bridges sensor physics, robotics, and operational naval research, offering scalable solutions for maritime security. His achievements include spearheading CMRE’s autonomous networked ASW program, where he integrates sonar signal processing, underwater communications, and adaptive robotic behaviors to reduce reliance on manned assets.