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Nick T. Koussoulas is a leading figure in the control systems and vehicle dynamics communities, whose work has advanced the safety and maneuverability of multi-articulated vehicles. His primary research focuses on the suppression of off-tracking—the dangerous tendency of long vehicles to deviate from their intended path during turns—as well as motion planning for nonholonomic systems and large-scale system theory. Koussoulas’s most impactful contribution is his 2003 paper, "On the Suppression of Off-tracking in Multi-articulated Vehicles through a Movable Junction Technique," which has garnered 22 citations and introduced an innovative mechanical solution to a persistent problem in heavy transport. This work, along with his 2002 study on controller design for off-tracking elimination (8 citations), has provided foundational methods for improving the stability of trucks and buses. He has also explored symbolic computation for mobile robot path planning and motion planning under discrete-level control constraints, demonstrating a breadth of expertise from theoretical system science to practical robotics. As the editor of the 1998 IFAC/IFORS/IMACS/IFIP Symposium proceedings on large-scale systems, Koussoulas has helped shape discourse on decentralized control and estimation. His research remains essential reading for engineers seeking to enhance vehicle safety and autonomous navigation.