Papers
13
Total Citations
553
H-Index
7
About
Dario Pompili is a leading researcher in underwater wireless communications and multi-robot systems, with a career defined by pioneering contributions to both fields. His work on networking protocols for underwater communications—his most cited paper (424 citations)—has laid the groundwork for scientific, environmental, and military applications, enabling autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and ocean observatories to coordinate effectively. Pompili has also advanced high-speed underwater optical links, developing range-extending transceivers and polarized OFDM-based pulse position modulation to overcome light attenuation in deep waters. Beyond the ocean, he tackles resource-constrained environments through dynamic robot-cloud collaboration and multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), notably with his Argus system, which uses smartphone-enabled human cooperation for disaster situational awareness. His recent research on SLAM-based adaptive sampling and informed search via offline training further demonstrates his impact, with papers accumulating hundreds of citations. Pompili’s work bridges theory and practice, addressing critical challenges in underwater robotics, optical communications, and autonomous decision-making, making him a key figure in advancing resilient, intelligent systems for exploration and rescue.
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Top Papers
- 1Overview of networking protocols for underwater wireless communications424 citations · 2009
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- 5SLAM-based Underwater Adaptive Sampling Using Autonomous Vehicles14 citations · 2018
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