Sheila A. McIlraith
Stanford University, University of Toronto, Vector Institute
Papers
11
Total Citations
287
H-Index
8
About
Sheila A. McIlraith is a leading figure in artificial intelligence, whose work bridges automated planning, diagnosis, and human-robot interaction. Her research centers on developing intelligent agents capable of reasoning, planning, and acting under uncertainty, with a particular focus on integrating preferences, sensing, and social cognition. McIlraith’s foundational contributions include pioneering work on hybrid systems diagnosis (86 citations) and planning with preferences (76 citations), which have shaped how autonomous systems handle complex, real-world environments. She has also advanced fully observable non-deterministic (FOND) planning, notably through the PRP rebooted system (2024), and tackled the challenging problem of contingent planning under partial observability (48 citations). More recently, her exploration of Theory of Mind for proactive robotic assistance (19 citations) has opened new frontiers in socially intelligent robotics. McIlraith’s impact extends to formal methods, with influential work on LTL synthesis for finite traces (15 citations) and the development of SynKit, a synthesis-as-a-service tool (12 citations). Her research, widely cited and applied, continues to drive progress in autonomous systems, from robot controllers to business process automation.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Hybrid Systems Diagnosis86 citations · 2000
- 2Planning with Preferences76 citations · 2008
- 3Computing Contingent Plans via Fully Observable Non-Deterministic Planning48 citations · 2014
- 4Proactive Robotic Assistance via Theory of Mind19 citations · 2022
- 5Finite LTL Synthesis with Environment Assumptions and Quality Measures15 citations · 2018
- 6Towards Diagnosing Hybrid Systems13 citations · 1999
- 7SynKit: LTL Synthesis as a Service12 citations · 2018
- 8Modeling and Programming Devices and Web Agents11 citations · 2001
- 9PRP Rebooted: Advancing the State of the Art in FOND Planning3 citations · 2024
- 10Modeling and Programming Devices and Web Agents2 citations · 2000