Scholar
Rohan Thakker
Google Scholar ID: hUnCf2YAAAAJ
Roboticist, Nasa-JPL
Citations & Impact
Citations
1,198
H-index
19
i10-index
24
Publications
20
Co-authors
10
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- 1. RSS Workshop Best Paper Award, 'Reliable Robotics in Age of Generative AI' (June 2025).
- 2. IROS Best Paper Award Nomination, under the search and rescue robots category (July 2023).
- 3. JPL Voyager Award, for leading the EELS Autonomy Team to a series of highly successful field tests (July 2023).
- 4. JPL Team Award (RACER), for high-level performance in preparation and execution of the first DARPA RACER demonstration event (September 2022).
Research Experience
- 1. EELS Autonomy Lead (October 2019 - Current), autonomous ice-world exploration system for Enceladus, moon of Saturn. Field-tested at Athabasca Glacier, Canada.
- 2. Learning for Planning Lead for DARPA RACER (Oct 2021 - Sep 2022), autonomous high-speed off-road navigation system. Field-tested in Mojave Desert, California.
- 3. GNC Lead, Team COSTAR for DARPA Subterranean Challenge (June 2018 - Feb 2020), autonomous multi-agent distributed mapping system. Field-deployed in active coal mines (Pittsburgh), subways (LA), and cave networks.
Education
- Educational Background: Caltech, CMU, NIT Nagpur, but no specific details on degrees, advisors, or dates provided.
Background
- Research Interests: Synthesizing learning-based adaptability with physics-based safety guarantees, avoiding strong inductive biases to build reliable robots for human assistance. Application areas include homes, hospitals, and space exploration.
Miscellany
- No personal interests or other information provided.
