Mike Licitra

Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris-Nord

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Mike Licitra is a pioneering roboticist whose work in multi-agent coordination and real-time strategy has left an indelible mark on competitive robotics. His primary research areas include multi-robot systems, dynamic passing algorithms, and strategic AI for autonomous agents. Licitra’s most significant contributions stem from his leadership on the CMDragons team at Carnegie Mellon, where he developed the dynamic passing and strategy systems that propelled the team to an undefeated championship run in the 2006 and 2007 RoboCup Small-Size League competitions. His 2008 paper, "CMDragons: Dynamic passing and strategy on a champion robot soccer team," which has garnered 21 citations, details the innovative coordination algorithms that enabled five wheeled robots to execute complex, adaptive plays in real time. This work, along with his 2007 team description (13 citations), demonstrates how Licitra’s research bridges theoretical multi-agent planning with practical, high-speed execution. By creating systems that could outmaneuver and outthink human-designed opponents, Licitra established a benchmark for autonomous teamwork, influencing subsequent research in cooperative robotics, adversarial planning, and real-time decision-making under uncertainty.