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Publications, M Bernardine Dias

Note: This list may not be comprehensive. It contains only those publications in the RI publications database. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order.

• Sliding Autonomy for Peer-To-Peer Human-Robot Teams
  M.B. Dias, B. Kannan, B. Browning, E. Jones, B. Argall, M.F. Dias, M.B. Zinck, M. Veloso, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-08-16, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2008. [Abstract]
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• 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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• The Dynamic Hungarian Algorithm for the Assignment Problem with Changing Costs
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, A. Stentz, and M.B. Dias
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-27, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, July, 2007. [Abstract]
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• DD* Lite: Efficient Incremental Search with State Dominance
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, A. Stentz, and M.B. Dias
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-07-12, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, May, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Undergraduate Robotics Education in Technologically Underserved Communities
  M.B. Dias, B. Browning, G.A. Mills-Tettey, N. Amanquah, and N. El-Moughny
  2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2007, pp. 1387-1392. [Abstract]
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• 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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• Creating Low-Cost Soil Maps for Tropical Agriculture using Gaussian Processes
  J.P. Gonzalez, S. Cook, T. Oberthur, A. Jarvis, J. Bagnell, and M.B. Dias
  Workshop on AI in ICT for Development (ICTD) at the Twentieth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2007), January, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Teaching technical creativity through Robotics: A case study in Ghana
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, M.B. Dias, B. Browning, and N. Amanquah
  Workshop on AI in ICT for Development (ICTD) at the Twentieth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2007), January, 2007. [Abstract]
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• Learning-enhanced Market-based Task Allocation for Disaster Response
  E. Jones, M.B. Dias, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-48, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
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• Teaching technical creativity through Robotics: A case study in Ghana
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, M.B. Dias, B. Browning, and N. Amanquah
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-06-46, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2006. [Abstract]
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• DD* Lite: Efficient Incremental Search with State Dominance
  G.A. Mills-Tettey, A. Stentz, and M.B. Dias
  Twenty-First National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-06), July, 2006, pp. 1032-1038. [Abstract]
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• 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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• Dynamically Formed Heterogeneous Robot Teams Performing Tightly-Coordinated Tasks
  E. Jones, B. Browning, M.B. Dias, B. Argall, M. Veloso, and A. Stentz
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2006, pp. 570 - 575. [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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• Improving cost estimation in market-based coordination of a distributed sensing task
  M.B. Dias, B. Ghanem, and A. Stentz
  2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, August, 2005, pp. 3972 - 3977. [Abstract]
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• The TechBridgeWorld Initiative: Broadening Perspectives in Computing Technology, Education and Research
  M.B. Dias, G.A. Mills-Tettey, and J. Mertz
  CWIT '05: Proceedings of the international symposium on Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformation, ACM Press, New York, NY, June, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Dynamic Heterogeneous Robot Teams Engaged in Adversarial Tasks
  M.B. Dias, B. Browning, M. Veloso, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-14, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Market-Based Multirobot Coordination: A Survey and Analysis
  M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, N. Kalra, and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-05-13, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, April, 2005. [Abstract]
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• Robotics, Education, and Sustainable Development
  M.B. Dias, G.A. Mills-Tettey, and T. Nanayakkara
  2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, April, 2005, pp. 4248 - 4253. [Abstract]
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• Robust Multirobot Coordination in Dynamic Environments
  M.B. Dias, M.B. Zinck, R.M. Zlot, and A. Stentz
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 4, April, 2004, pp. 3435 - 3442. [Abstract]
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• A Versatile Implementation of the TraderBots Approach for Multirobot Coordination
  M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, M.B. Zinck, J.P. Gonzalez, and A. Stentz
  March, 2004. [Abstract]
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• Market-Based Approaches for Coordination of Multi-Robot Teams at Different Granularities of Interaction
  A. Stentz, M.B. Dias, R.M. Zlot, and N. Kalra
  Proceedings of the ANS 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments, March, 2004. [Abstract]
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• TraderBots: A New Paradigm for Robust and Efficient Multirobot Coordination in Dynamic Environments
  M.B. Dias
  doctoral dissertation, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, January, 2004. [Abstract]
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• A comparative study between centralized, market-based, and behavioral multirobot coordination approaches
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '03), Vol. 3, October, 2003, pp. 2279 - 2284. [Abstract]
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• TraderBots: A Market-Based Approach for Resource, Role, and Task Allocation in Multirobot Coordination
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI -TR-03-19, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 2003. [Abstract]
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• A Real-Time Rover Executive Based On Model-Based Reactive Planning
  M.B. Dias, S. Lemai, and N. Muscettola
  The 7th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, May, 2003. [Abstract]
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• Market-Based Multirobot Coordination For Complex Space Applications
  M.B. Dias, D. Goldberg, and A. Stentz
  The 7th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, May, 2003. [Abstract]

• Market-Based Multi-Robot Planning in a Distributed Layered Architecture
  D. Goldberg, V. Cicirello, M.B. Dias, R. Simmons, S. Smith, and A. Stentz
  Multi-Robot Systems: From Swarms to Intelligent Automata: Proceedings from the 2003 International Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 2, 2003, pp. 27-38. [Abstract]

• Opportunistic Optimization for Market-Based Multirobot Control
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '02), Vol. 3, September, 2002, pp. 2714 - 2720. [Abstract]
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• Stereo Vision Based Navigation for Sun-Synchronous Exploration
  C. Urmson, M.B. Dias, and R. Simmons
  Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS '02), Vol. 1, September, 2002, pp. 805 - 810. [Abstract]
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• Enhanced Negotiation and Opportunistic Optimization for Market-Based Multirobot Coordination
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI -TR-02-18, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 2002. [Abstract]
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• A Layered Architecture for Coordination of Mobile Robots
  R. Simmons, T. Smith, M.B. Dias, D. Goldberg, D. Hershberger, A. Stentz, and R.M. Zlot
  Multi-Robot Systems: From Swarms to Intelligent Automata, Proceedings from the 2002 NRL Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems, Kluwer Academic Publishers, May, 2002. [Abstract]

• First Experiment in Sun-Synchronous Exploration
  D. Wettergreen, M.B. Dias, B. Shamah, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, C. Urmson, M.D. Wagner, and W.L. Whittaker
  International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May, 2002, pp. 3501-3507. [Abstract]
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• Multi-Robot Exploration Controlled By A Market Economy
  R.M. Zlot, A. Stentz, M.B. Dias, and S. Thayer
  IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 3, May, 2002, pp. 3016 - 3023. [Abstract]
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• Market-Driven Multi-Robot Exploration
  R.M. Zlot, A. Stentz, M.B. Dias, and S. Thayer
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-02-02, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, January, 2002. [Abstract]
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• A Distributed Layered Architecture for Mobile Robot Coordination: Application to Space Exploration
  D. Goldberg, V. Cicirello, M.B. Dias, R. Simmons, S. Smith, T. Smith, and A. Stentz
  Proceedings of the 3rd International NASA Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space, 2002. [Abstract]

• A Market Approach to Multirobot Coordination
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  tech. report CMU-RI -TR-01-26, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, August, 2001. [Abstract]
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• Distributed Robotic Mapping of Extreme Environments
  S. Thayer, B. Digney, M.B. Dias, A. Stentz, B. Nabbe, and M. Hebert
  Proceedings of SPIE: Mobile Robots XV and Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies VII, Vol. 4195, November, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Trident Sensing System: A Configuration of Sensors to Aid Alignment of an Intelligent Grasping Device Used for Field-container Handling
  M.B. Dias and H. Schempf
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-00-26, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, November, 2000. [Abstract]
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• Investigating The Viability Of MEMS Vapor Sensors For Detecting Land Mines
  M.B. Dias
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-00-24, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 2000. [Abstract]
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• A Free Market Architecture for Distributed Control of a Multirobot System
  M.B. Dias and A. Stentz
  6th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS-6), July, 2000, pp. 115-122. [Abstract]
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• A Free Market Architecture for Coordinating Multiple Robots
  A. Stentz and M.B. Dias
  tech. report CMU-RI-TR-99-42, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, December, 1999. [Abstract]
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