Robotics, Multi-agent Systems, and Automation
My research develops planning and control methods for autonomous and collaborative robotic systems operating under uncertainty. It spans multi-robot task allocation and mission replanning, risk-aware human–robot collaboration, data-driven control of unstable platforms, and resilient manipulation under cyberattacks. These methods are integrated with edge and fog computing and industrial IoT infrastructure to support responsive, dependable automation.
Selected publications
- Kaheni, M., De Iuliis, V., Manes, C., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2026). Stability-Guaranteed Defense Mechanism for Detecting Integrity Attacks on Cyber-Physical Systems. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2026.3705368
- Gualandi, G., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2026, June). From Passive Monitoring to Active Defense: Resilient Control of Manipulators Under Cyberattacks. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
- Persson, N., Zhao, F., Kaheni, M., Dörfler, F., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2026). An Adaptive Data-Enabled Policy Optimization Approach for Autonomous Bicycle Control. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2026.3673360
- Lager, A., Miloradović, B., Spampinato, G., Nolte, T., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2025). Stochastic Scheduling for Human-Robot Collaboration in Dynamic Manufacturing Environments. 34th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), 2147–2154. https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN63969.2025.11217642
- Aguzzi, G., Baiardi, M., Cortecchia, A., Miloradović, B., Papadopoulos, A. V., Pianini, D., & Viroli, M. (2025). A Field-based Approach for Runtime Replanning in Swarm Robotics Missions. 6th IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACSOS66086.2025.00017
- Miloradović, B., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2025). A Formal Definition of the Multi-Task Multi-Robot Time-extended Assignment Problem Configuration. IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2215–2222. https://doi.org/10.1109/CASE58245.2025.11164023
- Bramblett, L., Miloradović, B., Sherman, P., Papadopoulos, A. V., & Bezzo, N. (2024). Robust Online Epistemic Replanning of Multi-Robot Missions. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 13229–13236. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS58592.2024.10802214
- Miloradović, B., Çürüklü, B., Ekström, M., & Papadopoulos, A. V. (2022). GMP: A Genetic Mission Planner for Heterogeneous Multi-Robot System Applications. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 52(10), 10627–10638. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCYB.2021.3070913
Main collaborators
- Branko Miloradović (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
- Anders Lager (ABB Robotics, Sweden)
- Niklas Persson (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
- Gabriele Gualandi (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
- Danilo Pianini (University of Bologna, Italy)