Rusul J. Alsaedi

Kent State University, The University of Sydney

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Rusul J. Alsaedi is a researcher in distributed robotics and algorithmic self-organization, focusing on the coordination of autonomous mobile robots under limited communication and sensing constraints. Her work primarily addresses fundamental geometric problems in swarm robotics, including complete visibility, mutual visibility, and pattern formation. Alsaedi’s major contributions lie in extending these classic problems to “fat robots”—non-point robots with physical extent—and to robots equipped with colored lights for communication, bridging the gap between theoretical models and realistic robotic systems. Her most-cited paper, “The Complete Visibility Problem for Fat Robots with Lights” (2018, 18 citations), introduces distributed algorithms that guarantee every robot can see all others, even when robots occupy space and rely only on visual signals. This work has been foundational for subsequent studies on visibility and coordination in constrained environments. Alsaedi’s more recent publications, including “The Mutual Visibility Problem for Fat Robots” (2023, 4 citations) and “Pattern Formation for Fat Robots with Memory” (2025, 1 citation), continue to advance the field by incorporating memory and complex formation tasks. Her research is notable for its rigorous algorithmic analysis and practical relevance to multi-robot systems operating in real-world settings.