Luca Ballotta

University of Padua, Delft University of Technology

Papers

6

Total Citations

67

H-Index

5

About

Luca Ballotta is a rising leader in the field of networked autonomous systems, with research spanning the co-design of computation, communication, and control for multi-robot teams and sensor networks. His work addresses fundamental challenges in real-time estimation and coordination under practical constraints like limited bandwidth, communication delays, and sampled data. Ballotta’s major contributions include pioneering frameworks for computation-communication trade-offs, where he demonstrates how local processing at each node can reduce data transmission while preserving estimation accuracy—a concept with direct applications to edge computing and hardware-accelerated robotics. His D-Lite system, which compresses 3D scene graphs for efficient multi-robot collaboration, has garnered attention for enabling navigation-oriented data sharing in bandwidth-limited environments. With over 67 citations across his most influential works, Ballotta’s impact is evident in his ability to bridge theoretical optimization with real-world deployment. Notably, his recent work on safe distributed control in communication-degraded settings—such as underwater or extraterrestrial missions—highlights his commitment to robust, resilient autonomy. Ballotta’s research is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of scalable, communication-aware multi-agent systems.

Research Focus

Key Achievements

5
H-Index
6
Papers
67
Total Citations
11
Avg Citations/Paper
🏆 Most Cited Paper
Computation-Communication Trade-Offs and Sensor Selection in Real-Time Estimation for Processing Networks
20 citations · 2020
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2023 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 13
🏛 Institutions: University of Padua, Delft University of Technology

Top Papers

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Key Collaborators

Contact & Links

Available for collaboration
Content generated · 13 days ago