Advanced Robotics and Automation (ARA) Laboratory

Conferences:

[C104] A. D. Nguyen, C. Phuoc Le, P. Walunj, A. Netchaev, T. N. Do and H. Manh La. A Multi-model Fusion of LiDAR-inertial Odometry via Localization and Mapping. 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2024. pp. 3334-3339.

[C103] C. P. Le, P. Walunj, A. D. Nguyen, Y. Zhou, B. Nguyen T. Nguyen, A. Netchaev, and H. M. La. CAIS: Culvert Autonomous Inspection Robotic System. 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2024. pp. 11744-11749.

[C102] E. Nicotra et al. A Soft Micro-Robotic Catheter for Aneurysm Treatment: A Novel Design and Enhanced Euler-Bernoulli Model with Cross-Section Optimization. 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Yokohama, Japan, 2024, pp. 11585-11591.

[C101] H.-L. La, V. N.-N. Tran, H. M. La, and P. H. Ha. Interpretable Fuzzy Embedded Neural Network for Multivariate Time-Series Forecasting. Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems. pp. 317–331, Jan. 2024. Best Student Paper.

[C100] C. P. Le, C. Ellison, S. Bunkley, H. La, and A. Netchaev. A Real-Time Multi-Camera Auto-Adjustment Framework for Infrastructure Inspections. 2022 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pp. 681–686, Jan. 2024.

[C99] A. Q. Pham, D. La, and H. M. La. Analog Magnetic Sensor-Robotic System for Steel Structure Inspection. 2024 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pp. 669–674, Jan. 2024.

[C98] M. T. Hossain, H. La, and S. Badsha. BRNES: Enabling Security and Privacy-aware Experience Sharing in Multiagent Robotic and Autonomous Systems. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2023), October 1–5, 2023, Detroit, MI, USA.

[C97] M. T. Hossain, and H. M. La. Hiding in Plain Sight: Differential Privacy Noise Exploitation for Evasion-resilient Localized Poisoning Attacks in Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning. Proceedings of The 22th International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics (ICMLC), July 9-11, 2023, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. PDF

[C96] B. Nguyen, T. Nghiem, L.Nguyen, T.Nguyen, H. M. La, M. Sookhak, and T.Nguyen* Distributed formation trajectory planning for multi-vehicle systems, American Control Conference, San Diego, California, USA, May 31 – June 2, 2023.

[C95] J. J. Davies, M. T. Thai, T. T. Hoang, N. C. Cong, Phuoc T. Phan, K. Zhu, D. B. N.Tran, V. Ho, H. M. La, Q. P. Ha, N. H. Lovell, T. N. Do*. A Flexible 3D Force Sensor with Tunable Sensitivity, The 40th IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, UK, May 29 – Jun2, 2023.

[C94] Cong C. Nguyen, James J. Davies, Mai T.Thai, Trung T. Hoang, Phuoc T. Phan, Kefan Zhu, Dang B. N. Tran, Van Ho, Hung M. La, Hoang P. Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh N. Do. A Handheld Hydraulic Cardiac Catheter with Omnidirectional Manipulator and Touch Sensing , The 40th IEEE Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, UK, May 29 – Jun 2, 2023.

[C93] L. Zhou, T-D, Ngo, H. M. La*, V. A. Ho* Soft Robotic Hand for Sushi Grasping and Handling, The 15th IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Atlanta, GA, USA, January 17-20, 2023.

[C92] A. Singandhupe, H. M. La*, and Q. P. Ha. Single Frame Lidar-Camera Calibration Using Registration of 3D Planes. Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), December 5-7, 2022, Naples, Italy. PDF

[C91] K. Shrestha, H. M. La*, and H-J, Yoon. A Distributed Deep Learning Approach for A Team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Wildfire Tracking and Coverage. Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), December 5-7, 2022, Naples, Italy. PDF

[C90] A. Sehgal, N. Ward, H. M. La*, C. Papachriston, and S. Louis. Genetic Algorithm-Based Function Optimizer in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Manipulation Tasks, Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), December 5-7, 2022, Naples, Italy. PDF

[C89] A. Washburn, D. Feil-Seifer, H. M. La*, K. Shrestha and H. Ahmed. Exploring Human Compliance Toward a Package Delivery Robot. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems, November 17-19, Florida, USA.

[C88] H. Ahmed, S. T. Nguyen, D. La, C. P. Le and H. M. La. Multi-directional Bicycle Robot for Bridge Inspection with Steel Defect Detection System. In Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2022), October 23–27, 2022, Kyoto, Japan. Best Application Paper Finalist. Appendix materials PDF

[C87] T. Yasmin, C. Le and H. M. La* “Deep Architecture Based Spalling Severity Detection System Using Encoder-Decoder Networks,” Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’22), October 3-5, 2022, San Diego, CA, USA. PDF

[C86] A. Sehgal, M. Sehgal, H. M. La*, and G. Bebis “Deep Learning Hyperparameter Optimization for Breast Mass Detection in Mammograms,” Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’22), October 3-5, 2022, San Diego, CA, USA. PDF

[C85] Yu Otsuki, Son Thanh Nguyen, Hung Manh La*, and Yang Wang. Autonomous Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement using a Steel Climbing Mobile Robot Integrated with Martlet Wireless Sensing. The 30th ASNT Research Symposium, June 20, 2022 – June 23, 2022, St. Louis, MO. PDF

[C84] Jesse Leaman, Zongming Yang, Yasmine Elglaly, Hung M. La*, and Bing Li. Embodied-AI Wheelchair Framework with Hands-free Interface and Manipulation,IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC)
October 09-12, 2022, Prague, Czech Republic. PDF

[C83] S. T. Nguyen, H. Nguyen, S. T. Bui, V. A. Ho, T. D. Ngo and H. M. La*, “An Agile Bicycle-like Robot for Complex Steel Structure Inspection,” 2022 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 23-27, 2022, pp. 157-163. PDF

[C82] H. Ahmed, and H. M. La*. Steel Defect Detection in Bridges using Deep Encoder-Decoder Networks. Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, University of Stanford, March 15-17, 2022. PDF

[C81] H. Ahmed, H. M. La*, and A. Tavakkoli. Use of Deep Encoder-Decoder Network for Sub-Surface Inspection and Evaluation of Bridge Decks. Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, University of Stanford, March 15-17, 2022. PDF

[C80] C. Motley, S. T. Nguyen and H. M. La*, “Design of A High Strength Multi-Steering Climbing Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection,”IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Janurary 9-12, 2022, pp. 323-328. PDF

[C79] A. Q. Pham, C. Motley, S. T. Nguyen and H. M. La*, “A Robust and Reliable Climbing Robot for Steel Structure Inspection,” IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), Janurary 9-12, 2022, pp. 336-343. Best conference Paper Finalist. PDF

[C78] A. Singandhupe and H. M. La*, “Single Frame Lidar and Stereo Camera Calibration Using Registration of 3D Planes,” Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), November 15-17, 2021, pp. 115-118. PDF

[C77] A. Q. Pham, A. T. La, E. Chang, and H. M. La*, “Flying-Climbing Mobile Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection,” IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), October 25-27, 2021, pp. 230-235. PDF

[C76] K. Shrestha, R. Dubey, A. Singandhupe, S. Louis* and H. M. La, “Multi Objective UAV Network Deployment for Dynamic Fire Coverage,” IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, June 2021. PDF

[C75] H. Bozorgi, X. T. Truong, H. M. La, T. D. Ngo*. 2D Laser and 3D Camera Data Integration and Filtering for Human Trajectory Tracking. IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pages 634-639, Jan. 11-14, 2021, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. PDF

[C74] Q. Luu*, H. M. La, V. Ho. A 3-Dimensional Printing System using an Industrial Robotic Arm. IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), pages 443-448, Jan. 11-14, 2021, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan. PDF

[C73] H-D. Bui, S. T. Nguyen, U-H. Billah, C. Le, A. Tavakkoli, H. M. La*. Control Framework for a Hybrid-steel Bridge Inspection Robot. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, October 25 – 29, 2020. Video Demo  PDF

[C72] S. T. Nguyen, A. Q. Pham, C. Motley and H. M. La*. A Practical Climbing Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection. In Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 31-June 4, 2020, Paris, France. Video Demo,  PDF 

[C71] A. Singandhupe and H. M. La*. MCC-EKF for Autonomous Car Security. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), November, 2020, Taichung, Taiwan. PDF

[C70] D. Bui, H. Nguyen, H. M. La* and S. Li. A Deep Learning-Based Autonomous Robot Manipulator for Sorting Application. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), November, 2020, Taichung, Taiwan. PDF

[C69] J. Leaman and H. M. La*. The Intelligent Power Wheelchair Upgrade Kit. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), November, 2020, Taichung, Taiwan. PDF

[C68] C. Le, A. Q. Pham, H. M. La*, D. Feil-Seifer.  A Multi-Robotic System for Environmental Dirt Cleaning. The 12th IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), January 12-15, 2020, Hawaii, USA. PDF      Video Demo

[C67] H. P. Duy, H. M. La, T. D. Ngo*. Adaptive Hierarchical Distributed Control with Cooperative Task Allocation for Robot Swarms. The 12th IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII), January 12-15, 2020, Hawaii, USA. PDF

[C66] A. Q. Pham, H. M. La, K. T. La, M. T. Nguyen*.  A Magnetic Wheeled Robot For Steel Bridge Inspection. International Conference on Engineering Research and Applications (ICERA), December 1-2, 2019, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. PDF

[C65] H. Ahmed, H. M. La* and G. Pekcan. Rebar Detection and Localization for Non-Destructive Infrastructure Evaluation using Deep Residual Networks, the 14th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Oct. 7-9, 2019, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA. PDF

[C64] U-H. Billah, A. Tavakkoli and H. M. La*. Concrete Crack Pixel Classification using an Encoder Decoder Based Deep Learning Architecture, the 14th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Oct. 7-9, 2019, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA. PDF

[C63] A. Sehgal, A. Singandhupe, H. M. La*, A. Tavakkoli, and S. Louis. Lidar-Monocular Visual Odometry with Genetic Algorithm for Parameter Optimization, the 14th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Oct. 7-9, 2019, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA. PDF

[C62] S. T. Nguyen, H. M. La*. Development of a Steel Bridge Climbing Robot. In Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Macau, China, November 3 – 8, 2019. Best Conference Paper Finalist and Best Student Paper Finalist. PDF   Video Demo

 [C61] N. Harris*, S. Liu, S. Louis, H. M. La. Optimizing Routes for Safe Robot-Automated Bridge Inspection. In Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), Würzburg, Germany, September 2-4, 2019.

 [C60] H. Nguyen, H. M. La*, and M. Deans. Hindsight Experience Replay With Experience Ranking.  In Proceedings of the 2019 Joint IEEE 9th International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL-EpiRob), Oslo, Norway, August 19-22, 2019. PDF

 [C59] N. Harris, S. Liu, S. Louis*, and H. M. La. A Genetic Algorithm for Multi-Robot Routing in Automated Bridge Inspection. The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), July 13th-17th 2019, Prague, Czech Republic. PDF

[C58] S. T. Nguyen, and H. M. La*. Roller Chain-Like Robot For Steel Bridge Inspection. In proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), August 4-7, St. Louis, Missouri, 2019. PDF

[C57] S. Liu, S. Louis*, N. Harris and H. M. La. A Genetic Algorithm for MinMax k-Chinese Postman Problem with Applications to Bridge Inspection. In proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), August 4-7, St. Louis, Missouri, 2019. PDF

[C56] U. H. Billah, H. M. La*, A. Tavakkoli, and N. Gucunski. Classification of Concrete Crack using Deep Residual Network. In proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), August 4-7, St. Louis, Missouri, 2019. PDF

[C55] H. Ahmed, H. M. La*, and N. Gucunski. Rebar Detection using Ground Penetrating Radar with State-of-the-art Convolutional Neural Networks. In proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (SHMII-9), August 4-7, St. Louis, Missouri, 2019. PDF

[C54] H. Ahmed, and H. M. La. Education-Robotics Symbiosis: An Evaluation of Challenges and Proposed Recommendations.In  Proceedings of the 9th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC) , March 16, 2019, Princeton University, New Jersey, USA. PDF

[C53] A. Sehgal, H. M. La, S. Louis, and H. Nguyen. Deep Reinforcement Learning using Genetic Algorithm for Parameter Optimization.  In Proceedings of the third IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), February 25-27, 2019, Naples, Italy. PDF

[C52] H. Nguyen, and H. M. La. Review of Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robot Manipulation. In Proceedings of the third IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), February 25-27, 2019, Naples, Italy.  PDF

[C51] A. Singandhupe,  and H. M. La. A Review of SLAM Techniques and Security in Autonomous Driving. In Proceedings of the third IEEE International Conference on Robotic Computing (IRC), February 25-27, 2019, Naples, Italy. PDF

[C50] M. Rahimi, S. Gibb, Y. Shen, and H. M. La. A Comparison of Various Approaches to Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Multi-robot Box Pushing. The 2018 Springer International Conference on Engineering Research and Applications (ICERA), pp. 16-40, December 1-2, 2018, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. 

[C49] L. Nguyen , S. Gibb, H. X.  Pham, and H. M. La. A Mobile Robot for Automated Civil Infrastructure Inspection and Evaluation. In Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), August 6-8, 2018, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Best Paper Finalist. PDF

[C48] H. X.  Pham, H. M. La, D. Feil-Seifer, and L. Nguyen. Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous UAV Navigation Using Function Approximation. In Proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), August 6-8, 2018, Philadelphia, PA, USA. PDF

[C47] H. X. Pham, H. M. La, D. Feil-Seifer, and L. V. Nguyen. Performance Comparison of Function Approximation-based Q Learning Algorithms for Autonomous UAV Navigation. The 15th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots (UR), June 26-30, Hawaii, USA. PDF

[C46] S. Gibb, H. M. La, S. Louis. A Genetic Algorithm for Convolutional Network Structure Optimization for Concrete Crack Detection. In Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation  (IEEE CEC), July 8-13, 2018, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PDF

[C45] S. Gibb, T. D. Le, H. M. La, R. Schmid, and T.  Berendsen. A Multi-functional Inspection Robot for Civil Infrastructure Evaluation and Maintenance. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 24-28, 2017, Vancouver, Canada. The first two authors, Tuan Le and Spencer Gibb, have made equal contributions to this work. PDF

[C44] H. X. Pham, H. M. La, D. Feil-Seifer, and M. Deans. A Distributed Control Framework for a Team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Dynamic Wildfire Tracking. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 24-28, 2017, Vancouver, Canada. PDF

[C43] A. Singandhupe, H. M. La, D. Feil-Seifer, P. Huang, L. Guo, and M. Li. Securing a UAV Using Individual Characteristics From an EEG Signal. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Oct. 5-8, 2017, Banff, Canada.  PDF

[C42] D. Connell, and H. M. La. Dynamic Path Planning and Replanning for Mobile Robots using RRT*. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Oct. 5-8, 2017, Banff, Canada. PDF

[C41] T. Nguyen, and H. M. La. Distributed Formation Control of Nonlonolomic Mobile Robots by Bounded Feedback in the Presence of Obstacles. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Real-time Computing and Robotics (IEEE RCAR 2017), July 14-18, 2017, Okinawa, Japan. PDF

[C40] T. D. Le, S. Gibb, N. H. Pham, H. M. La, L. Falk, and T.  Berendsen. Autonomous Robotic System using Non-Destructive Evaluation methods for Bridge Deck Inspection. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 29-June 3, 2017, Singapore. (Best Service Robotics Paper Award Finalist). The first two authors, Tuan Le and Spencer Gibb, have made equal contributions to this work. PDF

[C39] S. Gibb, and H. M. La. Automated Rebar Detection for Ground-Penetrating Radar. The 12th International Symposium on Visual Computing, December 12-14, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. PDF

[C38] N. H. Pham, and H. M. La. Design and Implementation of an Autonomous Robot for Steel Bridge Inspection. In Proceedings of the 54th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, pages 556-562, Sept. 27-30, 2016, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. PDF

[C37] T. Nguyen, T. T. Han, and H. M. La. Distributed Flocking Control of Mobile Robots by Bounded Feedback. In Proceedings of the 54th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, pages 1-6, Sept. 27-30, 2016, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. PDF

[C36] T. H. Dinh, Q. P. Ha, and H. M. La, Computer vision-based method for concrete crack detection. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), pages 1-6, November 13-15, 2016, Phuket, Thailand. PDF

[C35] J. Leaman, H. M. La, and L. V. Nguyen. Development of a Smart Wheelchair for People with Disabilities. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI), pages 279-284, September 19-21, 2016, Baden-Baden, Germany. PDF

[C34] A .D Dang, H. M. La, and J. Horn. Distributed Formation Control for Autonomous Robots Following Desired Shapes in Noisy Environment. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems (MFI), pages 285-290, September 19-21, 2016, Baden-Baden, Germany. PDF

[C33] A. Woods, H. M. La, and Q. P. Ha. A Novel Extended Potential Field Controller for Use on Aerial Robots. The 12th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pages 286-291, August 21-24, 2016, Dallas, Texas, USA.

[C32] T. T. Han, H. M. La, and B. H. Dinh. Flocking of Mobile Robots by Bounded Feedback. The 12th Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), pages 689-694, August 21-24, 2016, Dallas, Texas, USA. PDF

[C31] N. H. Pham, H. M. La, Q. P. Ha, S. N. Dang, A. H. Vo, and Q. H. Dinh, Visual and 3D Mapping for Steel Bridge Inspection Using a Climbing Robot, The 33^rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), pages 1-8, July 18-21, 2016, Auburn, Alabama, USA. PDF

[C30] L. V. Nguyen, and H. M. La, A Human Foot Motion Localization Algorithm Using IMU, American Control Conference, July 6-8, 2016 Boston, Massachusetts, USA. PDF

[C29] A. C. Woods, and H. M. La, Dynamic Target Tracking and Obstacle Avoidance using a Drone, The 11th International Symposium on Visual Computing, December 14-16, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. PDF

[C28] M. Jafari, S. Sengupta, and H. M. La, Adaptive Flocking Control of Multiple Unmanned Ground Vehicles by Using a UAV, The 11th International Symposium on Visual Computing, December 14-16, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. PDF

[C27] M. T. Nguyen, H. M. La, and K. A. Teague, Compressive and Collaborative Mobile Sensing for Scalar Field Mapping in Robotic Networks, The  53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, pages, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2015, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. PDF

[C26] N. Gucunski, S. H. Kee, H. M. La , B. Basily, A. Maher, and H. Ghasemi, Implementation of a Fully Autonomous Platform for Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks RABIT, Structures Congress, pages 367-378, April 23-25, 2015, Portland, Oregon, USA. PDF

[C25] L. V. Nguyen, and H. M. La, Development of a Smart Shoe for Building a Real-Time 3D Map, The 32^nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), pages 1-8, June 15-18, 2015, Oulu, Finland. (Ten Best Paper Short List ) PDF

[C24] K. Dinh, N. Gucunski, J. Y. Kim, T. Duong, and H. M. La, Attenuation-based Methodology for Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks using GPR, The 32^nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), pages 1-8, June 15-18, 2015, Oulu, Finland. PDF

[C23] T. Nguyen, H. M. La,and M. Jafari, On the Formation Control of a Multi Vehicle System, The ISSAT International Conference on Modeling of Complex Systems and Environments (MCSE), pages, June 8-10, 2015, Da Nang, Vietnam. PDF

[C22] L. V. Nguyen, H. M. La, and T. H. Duong, Dynamic Human Gait Phase Detection Algorithm, The ISSAT International Conference on Modeling of Complex Systems and Environments (MCSE), pages, June 8-10, 2015, Da Nang, Vietnam. PDF

[C21] J. Leaman, and H. M. La, iChair: Intelligent Powerchair for Severely Disabled People, The ISSAT International Conference on Modeling of Complex Systems and Environments (MCSE), pages, June 8-10, 2015, Da Nang, Vietnam. PDF

[C20] N. Gucunski, B. Basily, S. H. Kee, H. M. La, H. Pavardeh, A. Maher, and H. Gashemi. Multi NDE Technology Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks by RABITTM Platform,  NDE/NDT for Structural Materials Technology for Highway & Bridges, August 25, 2014.

[C19] T. T. Nguyen, and H. M. La, Formation Control of Multiple Rectangular Agents with Limited Communication Ranges, The 10^th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Dec. 8-10, 2014, Las Vegas, USA.

[C18] H. M. La, N. Gucunski, S. H. Kee, J. Yi, T. Senlet, and L. Nguyen, Autonomous Robotic System  for Bridge Deck Data Collection and Analysis,  IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), September 14-18, 2014,Chicago, USA. PDF

[C17] H. M. La, N. Gucunski, S. H. Kee, and L. Nguyen, Visual and Acoustic Data Analysis for the Bridge Deck Inspection Robotic System,  The 31^st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), July 9-11, 2014, Sydney, Australia. PDF

[C16] H. M. La, R. S. Lim, B. B. Basily, N. Gucunski, J. Yi,  A. Maher, F. A. Romero, and H. Parvardeh, Autonomous Robotic System for High-Efficiency Non-Destructive Bridge Deck Inspection and Evaluation, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), August 17 – 21, 2013, Madison, WI, USA. PDF

[C15] H. M. La, W. Sheng, and J. Chen, Cooperative and active sensing in mobile sensor networks for scalar field mapping, IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), August 17 – 21, 2013, Madison, WI, USA. PDF

[C14] H. M. La, R. S. Lim, W. Sheng, and J. Chen, Cooperative flocking and learning in multi-robot systems for predator avoidance, IEEE International Conference on CYBER Technology on Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems (CYBER), May 26 – 29, 2013, Nanjing, China. PDF

[C13] H. M. La, R. S. Lim J. Du, W. Sheng, G. Li, S. Zhang, and H. Chen, A small-scale research platform for intelligent transportation systems, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), December 7-11, 2011,Phuket, Thailand. PDF

[C12] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Cooperative sensing in mobile sensor networks based on distributed consensus, Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets conference, Proceedings of SPIE’s,, Vol. OP110, August 23 – 25, 2011, San Diego, California, USA. PDF, BibTex

[C11] H. M. La, R. S. Lim, W. Sheng, and H. Chen, Decentralized flocking control with minority of informed agents, IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), June 21 – 23, 2011, Beijing, China. PDF

[C10] R. S. Lim, H. M. La, Z. Shan, and W. Sheng, Developing a crack inspection robot for bridge maintenance, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 9 – 13, 2011, Shanghai, China. PDF

[C9] H. M. La, and Weihua Sheng, Flocking control algorithms for multiple agents in cluttered and noisy environments, Workshop in Bio-Inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems on the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 3 – 8, 2010, Alaska, USA.

[C8] H. M. La,   R. S. Lim, and W. Sheng, Hybrid system of reinforcement learning and flocking control in multi-robot domain, Conference on Theoretical and Applied Computer Science (TACS), November 5, 2010, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. (Best Paper Award) PDF

[C7] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Flocking control of multiple agents in noisy environments, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 3 – 8, 2010, Alaska, USA. PDF

[C6] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Multi-target tracking and observing in mobile sensor networks, Conference on Theoretical and Applied Computer Science (TACS), October 24^th, 2009, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.

[C5] H. M. La, T. H. Nguyen, C. H. Nguyen, and H. N. Nguyen, Optimal flocking control for a Mobile Sensor Network Based a Moving Target Tracking,  IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics(SMC), October 11 – 14, 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA. PDF

[C4] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Adaptive flocking control for dynamic target tracking in mobile sensor networks,  IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), October 11 – 15, 2009,  St. Louis, Missouri, USA. PDF

[C3] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Moving targets tracking and observing in a distributed mobile sensor network, American Control Conference (ACC), June 10 – 12, 2009, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. (Best Session Presentation Award) PDF

[C2] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Flocking control of a mobile sensor network to track and observe a moving target, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May 12 – 17, 2009, Kobe, Japan. PDF

[C1] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Robust adaptive control with leakage modification for a nonlinear model of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites (IPMC), IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), December 14 – 17, 2008, Bangkok, Thailand. PDF

Book Chapters:

[B3] T. Nguyen, H. M. La, V. Azimi, and T-T. Han. Bounded Distributed Flocking Control of  Nonholonomic Mobile Robots,    in the Book “Swarm Intelligence – From Concepts to Applications.” September, 2018. Print: 978-1-78561-313-5,eBook: 978-1-78561-314-2, IET, UK.

[B2] H. M. La, Multi-Robot Swarm for Cooperative Scalar Field Mapping,    in the Book “Handbook of Research on Design, Control, and Modeling of Swarm Robotics,” IGI Global, 2015, 383-395. Web. 14 Dec. 2015. DOI:10.4018/978-1-4666-9572-6.ch014

[B1] H. M. La, and W. Sheng, Flocking control algorithms for multiple agents in cluttered and noisy environments,  in the Book ” Bio-Inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems, Studies in Computational Intelligence.” Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011, Vol. 355, pp. 53-79, DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-20760-0_3.

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Other Publications:

[O3] W. Sheng*, and H. M. La, Network of cooperating mobile sensors used for mapping, SPIE Newsroom / Defense & Security, August 30th, 2011.  Link

[O2] C. V. Nguyen, and H. M. La*, A method of designing a sliding controller for SISO nonlinear model based on diffeomorphism, Journal of Science and Technology, Thai Nguyen University, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2006 (In Vietnamese).

[O1] H. M. La*, and L. Q. Vo, Improving quality of robot control by using adaptive control method based on the basic model, Journal of Science and Technology, Thai Nguyen University, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2004 (In Vietnamese).

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Thesis:

[T9] Z. Young. Consensus, Cooperative Learning, and Flocking for Multi-agent Predator
Avoidance. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, May 2020.   PDF

[T8] N. Harris. Route Optimization for Automated Bridge Inspection with Genetic Algorithm. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, December 2019.   PDF

[T7] A. Sehgal. Genetic Algorithm as Function Optimizer in Reinforcement Learning and Sensor Odometry. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, May 2019. PDF

[T6] H. X. Pham. Design Distributed Control and Learning Algorithms for a Team of UAVs for Optimal Field Coverage. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, December 2018. PDF

[T5] S. Gibb. Non-destructive Evaluation Sensor Data Processing and Fusion forAutomated Inspection of Civil Infrastructure. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, May 2018. PDF

[T4] A. Singandhupe. Securing a UAV Using Features from an EEG Signal. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, Dec 2017. PDF

[T3] D. Connell. Dynamic Path Planning and Replanning for Mobile Robot Team Using RRT*. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, May 2017. PDF

[T2] T. D. Le. A Multi-Functional Robot For Civil Infrastructure Inspection. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, April 2017. PDF

[T1] A. C. Woods. An Extended Potential Field Controller for use on Aerial Robots. Master Thesis. University of Nevada, Reno, May 2016. PDF

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Media Exposure and News:

[M5] Feds (FHWA) demonstrate bridge inspection robot, By Matt Nussbaum / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 12, 2014, Available at: Link

[M4] One-of-a-Kind Robot Inspects D.C. Area Bridges, NBC4 Washington, Feb.26, 2013. Link

[M3] The future of bridge health management: A revolutionary new technology to assess and monitor bridge  deck condition, Rutgers   Transportation Today, Issue 11,  Jan., 2013. Link

[M2] W. Sheng and H. M. La, Network of cooperating mobile sensors used for mapping, SPIE Newsroom / Defense & Security, August 30th, 2011.  Link

[M1] W. Sheng, H. M. La, R. S. Lim and Z. Shan, Vision-guided robotics: Intelligent robot performs bridge integrity analysis, Vision Systems Design, September 1st, 2011. Link

 Poster Presentations:

[P3] Multiple Dynamic Target Tracking and Observing in a Mobile Sensor Network, the 2008 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Day, Oklahoma State University (Won First Prize), PDF.

[P2] Adaptive flocking control for mobile sensor network to track a moving target, the 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Day, Oklahoma State University, PDF.

[P1] Autonomous crack detection using  mobile robot, the 2009 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Day, Oklahoma State University, PDF.

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