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O. Trushkevych is a researcher specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT), ultrasonic guided waves, and robotic inspection systems, with a particular focus on electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) and their application to industrial structural health monitoring. Their work has made significant contributions to the development of miniaturised shear horizontal (SH) wave EMATs, enabling couplant-free, automated detection of wall thinning and defects in steel structures — a critical challenge in industries such as oil, gas, and manufacturing. One of Trushkevych's most impactful contributions is bridging ultrasonic guided wave technology with robotic platforms. Their pioneering research on Occupancy Grid Mapping (OGM) applied to guided waves has opened new avenues for autonomous robotic NDT, allowing robots to construct inspection maps of unknown components without prior knowledge of their geometry. More recently, their calibration-free SH guided wave analysis addresses a key practical barrier to real-world deployment, accounting for varying material properties in steel. With papers accumulating over 80 citations and spanning feasibility studies through to applied robotic screening systems, Trushkevych's research represents a compelling fusion of ultrasonics, robotics, and materials characterisation, offering promising pathways toward fully automated industrial inspection solutions.