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Andrzej Reinke is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous navigation, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and multi-robot systems, with a particular focus on operation in extreme and GPS-denied underground environments. His work has been closely tied to the DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge, a landmark robotics competition that pushed the boundaries of autonomous exploration in tunnels, caves, and man-made underground structures. As a contributor to Team CoSTAR, Reinke helped develop and extend the NeBula autonomy framework, advancing scalable solutions for real-world subterranean deployment. Among his most influential contributions are LAMP 2.0, a robust multi-robot SLAM system designed for large-scale underground search and rescue missions (161 citations), and LOCUS 2.0, a computationally efficient lidar odometry system enabling real-time 3D mapping on heterogeneous robotic platforms (94 citations). His survey on the present and future of SLAM in extreme environments has already garnered 176 citations, underscoring its significance to the field. He has also addressed scalability challenges in multi-robot systems through novel loop closure prioritization methods. Collectively, Reinke's research is shaping the future of autonomous robots operating in some of the most challenging environments imaginable, including potential applications on Mars.