Wesam H. Alsabban

Umm al-Qura University, Queensland University of Technology

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Wesam H. Alsabban’s research lies at the intersection of autonomous robotics, environmental monitoring, and subterranean exploration. His most cited work, a comprehensive survey on unmanned subterranean exploration, navigation, and localization (2020, 31 citations), systematically addresses the formidable challenges of operating in complex subsurface environments—from mining tunnels and caves to urban undergrounds—where structural and environmental hazards degrade over time. This survey has become a foundational reference for researchers tackling autonomous operations in GPS-denied, hazardous spaces. Earlier, Alsabban contributed to marine robotics by analyzing regression models to predict the speed of Wave Glider autonomous surface vehicles (2013, 14 citations), directly informing path-planning strategies for dynamic ocean currents. His work on persistent robot tasking for environmental monitoring (2013) further advanced the field by proposing crowd-sourced, adaptive path-planning approaches that respond to the ocean’s ever-changing conditions, rather than relying on fixed routes. Together, these contributions demonstrate Alsabban’s commitment to enabling robust, autonomous systems in some of the most challenging and dynamic environments on Earth.