Papers
44
Total Citations
1,075
H-Index
19
About
Paul Scerri is a prominent researcher in autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, and human-robot teaming, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robots, software agents, and humans collaborate on complex tasks. His contributions span theoretical frameworks and practical implementations, making him a bridge between academic research and real-world deployment. Scerri played a central role in the AAMAS conference series — the premier international forum for multi-agent systems research — helping to advance the field's global reach. His landmark 2003 paper on proxy-based infrastructures for distributed robot-agent-person teams (131 citations) established foundational coordination architectures still referenced today. His research into decentralized path planning for large robot teams tackled the formidable challenge of coordinating hundreds of robots in constrained environments, while his sustained investigation into how human operators scale across multi-robot systems — examining workload, autonomy modes, and team organization — produced critical insights for designing usable, effective human-robot systems. With work extending to low-cost autonomous marine platforms and adjustable autonomy frameworks, Scerri consistently demonstrated breadth alongside depth. Collectively, his publications have accumulated hundreds of citations, cementing his reputation as a pivotal figure in intelligent systems and collaborative robotics research.
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- 2A prototype infrastructure for distributed robot-agent-person teams131 citations · 2003
- 3Decentralized prioritized planning in large multirobot teams95 citations · 2010
- 4How search and its subtasks scale in N robots61 citations · 2009
- 5Development of a Low Cost Multi-Robot Autonomous Marine Surface Platform55 citations · 2013
- 6Choosing Autonomy Modes for Multirobot Search42 citations · 2010
- 7Scaling effects in multi-robot control41 citations · 2008
- 8Designing agents for systems with adjustable autonomy38 citations · 2001
- 9Teams organization and performance in multi-human/multi-robot teams34 citations · 2010
- 10Process and Performance in Human-Robot Teams29 citations · 2011