2023

Conference Publications

Rojas, C. A.; Devesa, A.; Cabrera, H.; Reis, G. M.; Bobadilla, L.; Smith, R. N., “Privacy-Preserving Multi-Agent Marine Data Collection via Differential Privacy,” IEEE Oceans 2023 Gulf Coast Conference Online Proceedings.

Rojas, C. A.; Padrao, P.V.; Fuentes, J.E.; Reis, G. M.; Albayrak, A. R.; Osmanoglu, B.; Bobadilla, L., “Combining Remote and In-situ Sensing for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Localization and Navigation,” OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads, VA, USA, 2022, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/OCEANS47191.2022.9977208.

M. Alsayegh, P. Vanegas, A. Al Redwan Newaz, L. Bobadilla and D. A. Shell, “Privacy-Preserving Multi-Robot Task Allocation via Secure Multi-Party Computation,” 2022 European Control Conference (ECC), London, United Kingdom, 2022, pp. 1274-1281, doi: 10.23919/ECC55457.2022.9838150.

Journal Publications

Rojas, C. A.; Padrao, P.V.; Fuentes, J.E.; Reis, G. M.; Albayrak, A. R.; Osmanoglu, B.; Bobadilla, L., “Combining Multi-Satellite Remote and In-situ Sensing for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Localization and Navigation,” Available at SSRN 4521499.

Kaarlela, T.; Pitkäaho, T.; Pieskä, S.; Padrão, P.; Bobadilla, L.; Tikanmäki, M.; Haavisto, T.; Blanco Bataller, V.; Laivuori, N.; Luimula, M. Towards Metaverse: Utilizing Extended Reality and Digital Twins to Control Robotic Systems. Actuators 202312, 219. https://doi.org/10.3390/act12060219

Kaarlela, T.; Padrao, P.; Pitkäaho, T.; Pieskä, S.; Bobadilla, L. Digital Twins Utilizing XR-Technology as Robotic Training Tools. Machines 202311, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11010013

A. A. R. Newaz, M. Alsayegh, T. Alam and L. Bobadilla, “Decentralized Multi-Robot Information Gathering From Unknown Spatial Fields,” in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 3070-3077, May 2023, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3264720.

Other

Padrao, P.; Fuentes, J.; Kaarlela, T.; Bayuelo, A.; Bobadilla, L. Towards Optimal Human-Robot Interface Design Applied to Underwater Robotics Teleoperation. arXiv 2023, 2304.02002.


2022

Conference Publications

Fuentes, Jose, Leonardo Bobadilla, and Ryan N. Smith. “Localization in Seemingly Sensory-Denied Environments through Spatio-Temporal Varying Fields.” 2022 Sixth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC). IEEE, 2022.

P. Padrao, A. Dominguez, L. Bobadilla, R. N. Smith, “Towards Learning Ocean Models for Long-term Navigation in Dynamic Environments”, IEEE Oceans 2022 – Chennai, 2022

Alsayegh, M., Vanegas, P., Newaz, A. A. R., Bobadilla, L., & Shell, D. A. (2022). Privacy-Preserving Multi-Robot Task Allocation via Secure Multi-Party Computation. Presented at the IEEE European Control Conference, IEEE.

Rojas, C., Reis, G. M., Albayrak, A., Osmanoglu, B., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2022). Combining Remote and In-situ Sensing for Persistent Monitoring of Water Quality. Presented at the IEEE OCEANS 2022 Chennai Conference

Journal Publications

P. Padrao, J. Fuentes, L. Bobadilla, and R. N. Smith. Estimating spatiotemporal fields through reinforcement learning. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9, 2022


2021

Journal Publications

Al, R., Alam, T., M, R. G., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N,  “Long-Term Autonomy for AUVs Operating Under Uncertainties in Dynamic Marine Environments”. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2021 submitted

Alam, T., Al, R., Bobadilla, L., Alsabban, W. H., Smith, R. N., & Karimoddini, A, “Towards Energy-Aware Feedback Planning for Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicles”, Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, 7, 2021

Zanlongo, S. A., Dirksmeier, P., Long, P., Padir, T., & Bobadilla, L., “Scheduling and Path-Planning for Operator Oversight of Multiple Robots”. Robotics, 10, 57, 2021.

Conference Publications

Al, R., Alam, T., Mondello, J., Johnson, J., & Bobadilla, L. (2021). Multi-Robot Information Gathering Subject to Resource Constraints. Presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication.

Curran, W. E.; Rojas, C. A.; Bobadilla, L.; Shell, D. A. (2021). Oblivious Sensor Fusion via Secure Multi-Party Combinatorial Filter Evaluation. 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) pp. 5620–5627.


2020

Journal Publications

Alam, T., & Bobadilla, L. (2020). Multi-Robot Coverage and Persistent Monitoring in Sensing-Constrained Environments. Robotics, 9, 47.

Alam, T., Reis, G. M., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2020). A Data-Driven Deployment and Planning Approach for Underactuated Vehicles in Marine Environments. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering.

Fitzpatrick, M., Reis, G., Anderson, J., Bobadilla, L., Alsabban, W., & Smith, R. (2020). Development of Environmental Niche Models for Use in Underwater Vehicle Navigation. IET Cyber-Systems and Robotics.

Conference Publications

Alam, T., Campaneria, A., Silva, M., Bobadilla, L., & Weaver, G. A. (2020). Coastal Infrastructure Monitoring through Heterogeneous Autonomous Vehicles. Presented at the 2020 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE.

Alam, T., Gandy, L., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2020). Synergistic AUV Navigation through Deployed Surface Buoys. Presented at the 2020 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE.

Alsayegh, M., Dutta, A., Vanegas, P., & Bobadilla, L. (2020). Lightweight Multi-robot Communication Protocols for Information Synchronization. Presented at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE.

Wang, B., Bobadilla, L., & Rathinam, S. (2020). Connecting soldiers with relay robots in challenging environments (Vol. 11413). Presented at the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Multi-Domain Operations Applications II, International Society for Optics and Photonics.


2019

Conference Publications

Abodo, F., Berthaume, A., Zitzow-Childs, S., & Bobadilla, L. (2019). Strengthening the Case for a Bayesian Approach to Car-following Model Calibration and Validation using Probabilistic Programming. Presented at the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), IEEE.

Torres, A., Reis, G., Absten, J., Briceno, H. O., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2019). Correlating Water Quality and Profile Data in the Florida Keys. Presented at the OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE, IEEE.

Bobadilla, L., Shell, D. A., & Smith, R. N. (2019). Navigation and Localization via Wave Interference Patterns: An approach inspired by Marshallese Stick Charts. Presented at the OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE, IEEE.

Bayuelo, A., Alam, T., Bobadilla, L., Nino, F., & Smith, R. N. (2019). Computing Feedback Plans from Dynamical System Composition. Presented at the IEEE 15th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).

Zanlongo, S. A., Bobadilla, L., McDaniel, D., & Tan, Y. T. (2019). Development of Informative Path Planning for Inspection of the Hanford Tank Farm. Presented at the Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, IEEE.

Li, L. i., Bayuelo, A., Bobadilla, L., Alam, T., & Shell, D. A. (2019). Coordinated multi-robot planning while preserving individual privacy. Presented at the Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, IEEE.

Orioke, O. S., Alam, T., Joseph, Q., Alsabban, W. H., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2019). Feedback Motion Planning for Long-Range Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Presented at the IEEE OCEANS, IEEE.

Sierra, A. B., Alam, T., Reis, G., Nino, L., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. (2019). Toward Simultaneous Localization and Mapping in Aquatic Dynamic Environments. Presented at the IEEE OCEANS, IEEE.


2018

Journal Publications

T. Alam, L. Bobadilla, D.A. Shell, “Space-efficient filters for mobile robot localization from discrete limit cycles”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, pages 257-264, 2018 [pdf]

Zanlongo, S., Wilson, A., Sookoor., T., & Bobadilla, L. (2018). Planning, Schedulling, and Deploying for Computational Ferrying. International Journal of Next-Generation Computing.

Carmenate, T., Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., Leante, D., & Mostafavi., A. (2018). Modeling and Analyzing Occupant Behaviors in Building Energy Analysis Using a State Space Approach and Non-Invasive Sensing. International Journal of Next-Generation Computing.

Inyim, P., Batouli, M., Reyes, M., Carmenate, T., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2018). A Smartphone Application for Personalized and Multi-Method Interventions toward Energy Saving in Buildings. Sustainability, 10(6).

Alam, T., Rahman, M. ., Carrillo, P., Bobadilla, L., & Rapp., B. (2018). Stochastic Multi-Robot Patrolling with Limited Visibility. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems.

Conference Publications

Alam, T., Reis, G. M., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2018). An Underactuated Vehicle Localization Method in Marine Environments. Presented at the OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Charleston, IEEE.

Reis, G., Alam, T., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2019). Feedback-Based Informative AUV Planning from Kriging Errors. Presented at the OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Symposium, IEEE.

Zanlongo, S., Abodo, F., Long, P., Padir, T., & Bobadilla, L. (2018). Multi-robot Scheduling and Path-Planning for Non-overlapping Operator Attention. Presented at the 2018 Second IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC).

Alam, T., Reis, G. M., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2018). A Data-Driven Deployment Approach for Persistent Monitoring in Aquatic Environments. Presented at the 2018 Second IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE.

Reis, G. M., Leon, H., Alam, T., Anderson, J., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2018). A Whitening-based Tracking Algorithm for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Presented at the OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Kobe/Techno-Ocean, IEEE.


2017

Conference Publications

Alam, T., Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., & Rapp, B. (2017). Multi-vehicle patrolling with limited visibility and communication constraints. Presented at the Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), MILCOM 2017-2017 IEEE, IEEE.

Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., Abodo, F., & Rapp, B. (2017). Relay vehicle formations for optimizing communication quality in robot networks. Presented at the Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on, IEEE.

Reis, G. M., Fitzpatrick, M., Anderson, J., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2017). Increasing Persistent Navigation Capabilities for Underwater Vehicles with Augmented Terrain-Based Navigation. Presented at the MTS/IEEE Oceans.
Alam, T., Bobadilla, L., & Shell, D. A. (2017). Minimalist Robot Navigation and Coverage using a Dynamical System Approach. Presented at the Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE International Conference on, IEEE.

Reis, G. M., Fitzpatrick, M., Anderson, J., Bobadilla, L., & Smith, R. N. (2017). Augmented Terrain-Based Navigation to Enable Persistent Autonomy for Underwater Vehicles. Presented at the Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE International Conference on, IEEE.

Zanlongo, S. A., Rahman, M., Abodo, F., & Bobadilla, L. (2017). Multi-robot Planning for Non-overlapping Operator Attention Allocation. Presented at the Robotic Computing (IRC), IEEE International Conference on, IEEE.


2016

Journal Publications

Rahman, M., Carmenate, T., Bobadilla, L., Zanlongo, S., & Mostafavi, A. (2016). An Automated Methodology for Worker Path Generation and Safety Assessment in Construction Projects. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, PP(99), 1 – 13.

Carmenate, T., Inyim, P., Pachekar, N., Chauhan, G., Bobadilla, L., Batouli, M., & Mostafavi, A. (2016). Modeling Occupant-Building-Appliance Interaction for Energy Waste Analysis. Procedia Engineering, 145, 42–49.

Conference Publications

Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., & Rapp, B. (2016). Sampling-based planning algorithms for multi-objective missions. Presented at the Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2016 IEEE International Conference on, IEEE.

Li, A. Q., Rekleitis, I., Manjanna, S., Kakodkar, N., Hansen, J., Dudek, G., … Smith, R. N. (2016). Data Correlation and Comparison from Multiple Sensors Over a Coral Reef with a Team of Heterogeneous Aquatic Robots. Presented at the International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Springer, Cham.

Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., & Rapp, B. (2016). Establishing line-of-sight communication via autonomous relay vehicles. Presented at the Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2016-2016 IEEE, IEEE.

Zanlongo, S. A., Wilson, A. C., Bobadilla, L., & Sookoor, T. (2016). Scheduling and path planning for computational ferrying. Presented at the Military Communications Conference, MILCOM 2016-2016 IEEE, IEEE.

Iyim, P., Carmenate, T., Hidalgo, D., Presa, M., Leante, D., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2016). Smart Applications for the Integrated Sensing, Simulation, and Feedback of Occupant Behaviors to Enable Personalized Interventions for Energy Saving in Buildings. Construction Research Congress 2016.


2015

Conference Publications

Carmentate, T., Rahman, M. M., Leante, D., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2015). Modeling and Analyzing Occupant Behaviors in Building Energy Analysis Using an Information Space Approach. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering.

Carmenate, T., Leante, D., Zanlongo, S., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2015). A Non-Invasive Sensing System for Decoding Occupancy Behaviors Affecting Building Energy Performance. Computing in Civil Engineering 2015.

Rahman, M. M., Carmentate, T., Zanlongo, S., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2015). Discrete-Event and Motion Planning Methodology for Automated Safety Assessment in Construction Projects. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

Bobadilla, L., Johnson, T. T., & LaViers, A. (2015). Verified Planar Formation Control Algorithms by Composition of Primitives. AIAA: Guidance, Navigation, and Control.


2014

Conference Publications

Terry, I., Wu, A., Ramirez, S., Pissinou, A., Bobadilla, L., Pissinou, N., … Carbunar, B. (2014). Geofit: Verifiable Fitness Challenges. Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on.

Gierl, D., Bobadilla, L., Sanchez, O., & LaValle, S. M. (2014). Stochastic Modeling, Control, and Verification of Wild Bodies. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

Bobadilla, J., Mostafavi, A., Carmenate, T., & Bista, S. (2014). Predictive Assessment and Proactive Monitoring of Struck-By Safety Hazards in Construction Sites: An Information Space Approach. 15th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering.

Carmenate, T., Rahman, M. M., Bobadilla, L., & Mostafavi, A. (2014). Ex-Ante Assessment of Struck-by Safety Hazards in Construction Projects: A Motion Planning Approach. IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering.