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Nagesh Adluru is a researcher whose work lies at the intersection of multi-robot systems, computer vision, and autonomous mapping. His primary contributions center on enabling teams of robots to collaboratively build accurate maps of unknown environments—a critical capability for search and rescue operations. Adluru pioneered a novel approach to multi-robot mapping by reducing the problem to a form of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), as detailed in his most-cited work, "Merging maps of multiple robots" (19 citations). He also introduced the innovative Force Field Simulation method for aligning scans from multiple robots under extreme conditions, such as poor prealignment and minimal overlap, which is essential for disaster response scenarios. Beyond mapping, Adluru made significant advances in contour grouping for shape recognition, developing a technique that uses local symmetry and contour-skeleton duality to extract object boundaries from cluttered images—work published in papers garnering 17 and 12 citations respectively. His development of "Virtual Scans" further improved the robustness of laser scan alignment algorithms. With a total of over 80 citations across his key publications, Adluru’s research has provided foundational tools for autonomous exploration and visual perception in challenging, real-world environments.