Kamak Ebadi
Papers
17
Total Citations
898
H-Index
10
About
Kamak Ebadi is a pioneering robotics researcher specializing in autonomous navigation, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and multi-robot systems for extreme and GPS-denied environments. His work has profoundly advanced the field of subterranean robotics, with a particular focus on enabling reliable operation in perceptually degraded settings such as underground tunnels, caves, and planetary surfaces. Ebadi is perhaps best known for his development of the LAMP and LAMP 2.0 frameworks — robust multi-robot SLAM systems designed for large-scale underground exploration — which together have accumulated over 340 citations. His complementary LOCUS and LOCUS 2.0 lidar odometry systems further demonstrate his commitment to computationally efficient, real-time 3D mapping solutions. As a key contributor to NASA JPL's Team CoSTAR, Ebadi played an instrumental role in the NeBula autonomy stack that secured victory in Phase II of the prestigious DARPA Subterranean Challenge, a landmark achievement in field robotics. His widely cited survey on the present and future of SLAM in extreme environments (176 citations) has become an essential reference for researchers worldwide. Spanning terrestrial search-and-rescue applications to planetary exploration, Ebadi's contributions represent a remarkable fusion of theoretical rigor and real-world impact, making him an influential voice shaping the next generation of autonomous robotic systems.
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- 2Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Environments: The DARPA SubT Challenge176 citations · 2023
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- 7Present and Future of SLAM in Extreme Underground Environments38 citations · 2022
- 8Loop Closure Prioritization for Efficient and Scalable Multi-Robot SLAM32 citations · 2022
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