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Christos C. Constantinou is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), multi-robot systems, and underwater computer vision. His work focuses on solving critical challenges in localization, perception, and coordination for robotic platforms operating in complex aquatic environments. Constantinou’s major contributions include developing an Asynchronous Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) for localizing tethered underwater robots used in aquaculture inspection, achieving 10 citations. He also pioneered a novel laser vision system for estimating the relative 3-D posture of underwater vehicles relative to mesh-like targets, a key innovation for the AQUABOT project. His research on adaptive calibration of hemispherical optics addresses the difficult problem of refractive index variation in underwater imaging. In multi-robot systems, Constantinou proposed a coverage algorithm for dendritic networks under communication constraints, advancing the field of coordinated robotics. With over 36 citations across his most-cited works, his contributions are foundational for practical underwater inspection and autonomous navigation. His laser vision system work, validated experimentally, represents a notable achievement in enabling precise posture estimation in challenging underwater conditions.