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Fahed Awad is a robotics and autonomous systems researcher whose work sits at the intersection of mobile robotics, wireless network localization, and intelligent sensing. Over more than a decade of sustained research, Awad has made notable contributions to some of the field's most practically consequential challenges, including landmine detection, urban search and rescue, and wireless access point localization. His early work on detecting human survivors in disaster environments, beginning with a simulated autonomous robot system in 2009 and refined through neural network-based image processing by 2014, demonstrated a consistent commitment to deploying robotics in life-saving applications. His 2012 design of a holonomic mobile robot for demining operations — later extended into an over-actuated, highly maneuverable platform in 2017 — reflects a deep focus on building robots capable of operating in hazardous real-world terrain. Awad also pioneered collaborative swarm-based approaches to indoor access point localization, with his 2018 multi-robot work earning 21 citations and addressing critical wireless security and coverage challenges. His contributions to multi-robot path planning further broaden his impact across autonomous systems. With a body of work accumulating over 100 citations, Awad represents a researcher whose engineering-driven solutions address genuine humanitarian and security imperatives.