Corrado Santoro

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Corrado Santoro is a leading researcher in autonomous robotics and intelligent systems, with a particular focus on bridging the gap between high-level declarative programming and practical robotic control. His most influential work, "A Python framework for programming autonomous robots using a declarative approach" (37 citations), demonstrates his core contribution: making complex robot behaviour accessible through intuitive, logic-based programming. Santoro’s research spans from low-level system architecture—as seen in his early "An erlang framework for autonomous mobile robots" (12 citations)—to sophisticated applications like autonomous UAV landing on moving vehicles (17 citations) and museum assistance using the Pepper robot (8 citations). He has also made significant strides in IoT scheduling with JarvSis (17 citations) and industrial maintenance, applying autonomous robot inspections to wind farms (8 citations). A unifying theme in his work is the integration of Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) models for flexible robot strategy design (16 citations) and the extension of imperative languages with AgentSpeak declarative constructs (5 citations). With over 145 total citations across his top papers, Santoro’s research continues to shape how developers and researchers approach autonomous system design, making sophisticated robotics more programmable and deployable in real-world environments.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   A Python framework for programming autonomous robots using a declarative approach

   37 citations · 2017
2. 2
   Integrating Cloud Services in Behaviour Programming for Autonomous Robots

   20 citations · 2013
3. 3
   JarvSis: a distributed scheduler for IoT applications

   17 citations · 2017
4. 4
   A System for Autonomous Landing of a UAV on a Moving Vehicle

   17 citations · 2017
5. 5
   Flexible Robot Strategy Design Using Belief-Desire-Intention Model

   16 citations · 2011
6. 6
   An erlang framework for autonomous mobile robots

   12 citations · 2007
7. 7
   Experiences in Using the Pepper Robotic Platform for Museum Assistance Applications

   8 citations · 2018
8. 8
   A Risk-Based Approach to Automate Preventive Maintenance Tasks Generation by Exploiting Autonomous Robot Inspections in Wind Farms

   8 citations · 2019
9. 9
   Image-based Navigation in Real-World Environments via Multiple Mid-level Representations: Fusion Models, Benchmark and Efficient Evaluation

   5 citations · 2023
10. 10
    A Methodology to Extend Imperative Languages with AgentSpeak Declarative Constructs

    5 citations · 2015

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