Papers
6
Total Citations
116
H-Index
5
About
Ramesh Govindan is a researcher whose work sits at the fascinating intersection of mobile robotics, wireless networking, and autonomous systems. His research explores how robots and networks can mutually enhance one another — a theme that runs through his most influential contributions. Govindan has made significant strides in pursuit-evasion strategies for networked robots, with his 2009 paper on scalable approaches garnering 43 citations, establishing him as a key voice in coordinated multi-robot systems. His 2015 work on CARLOC, cited 33 times, demonstrates his ability to tackle real-world urban challenges, delivering lane-level automobile positioning in GPS-obstructed environments — a contribution with clear implications for autonomous vehicles and smart navigation. His research on wireless mesh networks, including mitigating multi-path fading in mobile environments (21 citations), and his investigations into autonomous backbone deployment for search-and-rescue scenarios, reflect a sustained commitment to practical, infrastructure-free communication solutions. Across his portfolio, Govindan consistently bridges theoretical rigor with deployment-oriented thinking, making his work valuable to researchers in robotics, mobile computing, and autonomous systems alike.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Scalable and practical pursuit-evasion with networked robots43 citations · 2009
- 2CARLOC33 citations · 2015
- 3Mitigating multi-path fading in a mobile mesh network21 citations · 2011
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