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Dr. Aditi Raj is a leading researcher in the field of bio-inspired robotics, with a primary focus on the design, control, and autonomous operation of fish-inspired underwater robots. Her major contributions center on anguilliform—or eel-like—robotic systems, where she has pioneered methods for enhancing their locomotion and autonomy in complex aquatic environments. Her most influential work, a comprehensive 2016 review on fish-inspired robots (278 citations), has become a foundational resource for the field, synthesizing decades of research on design, sensing, and actuation. Dr. Raj has also made significant strides in practical robotics, developing algorithms for dynamically feasible trajectory planning in the presence of steady ambient flow and automated locomotion parameter tuning, which streamline the cumbersome process of manual controller adjustment. Her work on optimal path planning for obstacle-ridden environments directly addresses critical challenges in sub-sea inspection, maintenance, and search-and-rescue operations. Through her research, Dr. Raj is advancing the capabilities of slender, hyper-redundant robotic systems, bringing us closer to deploying autonomous underwater vehicles that can navigate and operate effectively in the most challenging and inaccessible marine environments.