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Nidhi Kalra
PhD Student

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My major research interest is in the area of multi-robot coordination and dynamic group formation. That is, how can we enable a group of robots to coordinate autonomously to accomplish a common goal? Specifically, I investigage coordination strategies for a group of robots working on tasks that require tight coordination such as clearing rooms and moving heavy objects.

artificial intelligence, mobile robots, multi-agent systems, and planning

• rCommerce
• TechBridgeWorld - TechBridgeWorld innovates and implements technology solutions to meet sustainable development needs around the world.

• Cognitive Colonies - We are developing the basic principles that will best govern a group of robots trying to do useful work in difficult and hazardous environments.

• Iterative Design of A Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy
  N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, D. Dewey, T. Stepleton, and M.B. Dias
  Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, December, 2007. [Abstract]
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• A Generalized Framework for Solving Tightly-coupled Multirobot Planning Problems
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), April, 2007. [Abstract]

• A Braille Writing Tutor to Combat Illiteracy in Developing Communities
  N. Kalra, T. Lauwers, and M.B. Dias
  AI in ICT for Development Workshop, International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, January, 2007. [Abstract]
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• A Market-Based Framework for Tightly-Coupled Planned Coordination in Multirobot Teams
  N. Kalra
  doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-57, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 2006. [Abstract]
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• A Comparative Study of Market-Based and Threshold-Based Task Allocation
  N. Kalra and A. Martinoli
  Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS), July, 2006. [Abstract]

• Market-based multirobot coordination: a survey and analysis
  M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 94, No. 7, July, 2006, pp. 1257 - 1270. [Abstract]
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• Constrained Exploration for Studies in Multirobot Coordination
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Replanning with RRTs
  D. Ferguson, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May, 2006, pp. 1243 - 1248. [Abstract]
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• Incremental Reconstruction of Generalized Voronoi Diagrams on Grids
  N. Kalra, D. Ferguson, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS), March, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Market-Based Multirobot Coordination: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis
  N. Kalra, M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-16, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 2005. [Abstract]
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