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Thanh Vo is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous navigation, sensor fusion, and intelligent transportation systems. Their work focuses on developing practical solutions for mobile robot localization and real-world deployment in complex environments. Vo’s most cited paper introduces an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)-based localization algorithm that integrates vision and odometry data, using QR code markers as fixed reference points to enable precise robot positioning in known spaces—a foundational contribution to indoor navigation. Another key study proposes a smart interactive guiding robot for busy airports, addressing post-pandemic needs for bio-safe, autonomous passenger assistance. Vo also contributed to hardware-accelerated robotics with a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based moving object tracking system, demonstrating real-time performance for robot navigation. With over 30 combined citations across these works, Vo’s research bridges theoretical estimation methods with tangible applications in service robotics and public infrastructure. Their work is particularly notable for its emphasis on low-cost, scalable solutions that can be readily implemented in real-world settings, from airport terminals to industrial floors.