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Chenle Zuo is a rising researcher in multi-robot systems, with a primary focus on simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and autonomous exploration in unknown, GPS-denied environments. Their most significant contributions lie in developing communication-efficient, centralized multi-robot dense SLAM systems. In their 2024 paper "CCMD-SLAM," Zuo introduced a novel framework that addresses the critical challenge of real-time dense map creation and updating while minimizing data transmission between robots—a key bottleneck in multi-robot operations. This work has already garnered 9 citations, demonstrating its immediate impact. Building on this, their follow-up work "CMDS-SLAM" further optimized the system using surfel-based mapping for enhanced real-time performance. Zuo's 2025 paper "EFMES" extends their expertise into multi-robot exploration strategies, tackling the persistent problems of overlapping exploration areas and limited inter-robot perception. By proposing an efficient frontier-based approach, Zuo is helping to push the boundaries of what autonomous robot teams can achieve in search-and-rescue and hazardous environment applications. Their work represents a significant step toward practical, scalable multi-robot systems.