Christopher E. Denniston
University of Southern California, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Papers
14
Total Citations
478
H-Index
7
About
Christopher E. Denniston is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics, specializing in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) for extreme environments. His work has been instrumental in advancing multi-robot systems for GPS-denied subterranean exploration, a critical capability for search-and-rescue operations and planetary exploration. Denniston’s major contributions include the development of LAMP 2.0, a robust multi-robot SLAM system that achieved high-precision localization in the challenging conditions of the DARPA SubT Challenge, and his co-authored survey on the present and future of SLAM in extreme environments has garnered over 176 citations, establishing it as a key reference in the field. He has also pioneered efficient loop closure prioritization for scalable multi-robot mapping and applied probabilistic inference and informative path planning to environmental monitoring and source seeking. As a member of Team CoSTAR, Denniston helped extend the NeBula autonomy solution to larger-scale underground environments. With over 450 total citations across his publications, his work bridges the gap between theoretical SLAM advances and real-world deployment in hazardous, perceptually-degraded settings, making him a notable figure in field robotics and autonomous systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Environments: The DARPA SubT Challenge176 citations · 2023
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- 3Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Underground Environments38 citations · 2022
- 4Loop Closure Prioritization for Efficient and Scalable Multi-Robot SLAM32 citations · 2022
- 5Informative Path Planning to Estimate Quantiles for Environmental Analysis18 citations · 2022
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- 9Fast and Scalable Signal Inference for Active Robotic Source Seeking7 citations · 2023
- 10Adaptive Sampling using POMDPs with Domain-Specific Considerations4 citations · 2021