Wasif Naeem

Queen's University Belfast, University of Plymouth

Papers

10

Total Citations

147

H-Index

6

About

Dr. Wasif Naeem is a leading researcher in robotics, specializing in motion planning, control systems, and autonomous vehicle navigation. His work addresses critical challenges in robotic manipulation, particularly for dual-arm systems and unstructured environments. Dr. Naeem’s most influential contributions include developing improved Artificial Potential Field (APF) strategies for dual-arm local motion planning (43 citations) and pioneering chemical plume tracing and odour source localisation by autonomous vehicles (42 citations), which has applications in environmental monitoring and search-and-rescue operations. He has also advanced humanoid motion planning through reinforcement learning (29 citations) and introduced intelligent configuration-sampling methods for efficient local motion planning. His research extends to formation manoeuvring and collision avoidance for multiple robots, context-aware robotic arms using fast embedded model predictive control, and slip signal analysis on collaborative platforms like the Baxter robot. Dr. Naeem’s work is widely cited for its practical impact on real-time, safe, and adaptive robotic systems, making him a notable figure in the field of robotics and autonomous systems.

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H-Index
10
Papers
147
Total Citations
15
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Improved APF strategies for dual-arm local motion planning
43 citations · 2014
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 24
🏛 Institutions: Queen's University Belfast, University of Plymouth

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