Biswanath Samanta

About

Biswanath Samanta is a robotics and intelligent systems researcher whose work spans cloud robotics, autonomous navigation, IoT security, and bio-inspired control. His most influential contribution, "Cloud Robotics: Formation Control of a Multi Robot System Utilizing Cloud Infrastructure" (2013, 63 citations), helped pioneer the integration of cloud computing with multi-robot coordination, opening new frontiers for distributed robotic systems. Samanta has consistently worked at the intersection of emerging technologies and practical robotics applications, exploring how cloud infrastructure can extend robotic capabilities while addressing critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in IoT-enabled platforms. His security-focused research on TurtleBot systems and mesh VPN architectures reflects a growing awareness of the risks accompanying connected robotics ecosystems. More recently, Samanta has applied deep reinforcement learning to autonomous mobile robot navigation and engaged high school students in hands-on swarm robotics research, demonstrating a commitment to both cutting-edge inquiry and science education outreach. His neuromodulation-based control work further reveals an interest in biologically inspired computational models. Through the development of a dedicated Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Samanta has also created an institutional foundation for the next generation of robotics researchers and engineers.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Cloud robotics: Formation control of a multi robot system utilizing cloud infrastructure

   63 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Enhancing the security of IoT enabled robotics: Protecting TurtleBot file system and communication

   7 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Deep Reinforcement Learning For Visual Navigation of Wheeled Mobile Robots

   6 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Swarm Robotics: A Research Project With High School Students As Active Participants

   5 citations · 2020
5. 5
   Development of a Secure, Heterogeneous Cloud Robotics Infrastructure: Implementing a Mesh VPN and Robotic File System Security Practices

   4 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Human Identification for Human-Robot Interactions

   4 citations · 2014
7. 7
   Neuromodulation based control of an autonomous robot

   2 citations · 2013
8. 8
   Neuromodulation based control of autonomous robots in ROS environment

   2 citations · 2014
9. 9
   Development of a Network Infrastructure for Heterogeneous Robot and Control Systems Interactions

   2 citations · 2015
10. 10
    Development of a Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems Laboratory for Teaching and Research

    2 citations · 2020

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