Zeba Khanam
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3
Total Citations
22
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3
About
Zeba Khanam is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous systems for hazardous environments, with a focus on radiation-tolerant perception and efficient path planning. Her work addresses critical challenges in deploying robots for nuclear site inspection, where gamma radiation degrades vision sensors. In her most-cited paper (15 citations), she systematically analyzed gamma-induced image degradation in CMOS cameras, providing foundational insights for developing resilient robot vision systems—a key enabler for safe, autonomous nuclear decommissioning and monitoring. Khanam also advanced aerial robotics with a near-optimal coverage path planning algorithm for distributed regions under energy constraints (4 citations), and developed an offline-online strategy for goal-oriented coverage using a priori information (3 citations), enabling mobile robots to navigate time-critical indoor missions. Her research bridges sensor robustness and algorithmic efficiency, directly supporting real-world deployment in extreme environments. With all three major papers published in 2021, Khanam has quickly established herself as a rising contributor to field robotics, offering practical solutions that enhance autonomy and safety in nuclear, search-and-rescue, and environmental monitoring applications.
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