Rizuwana Parween
Singapore University of Technology and Design, University of Sussex
Papers
18
Total Citations
321
H-Index
10
About
Rizuwana Parween is a robotics researcher whose work centers on self-reconfigurable mobile robots, autonomous systems, and intelligent control design. She has made significant contributions to the development of shape-shifting cleaning and inspection robots that adapt their morphology to maximize area coverage and operational efficiency in complex environments. Her landmark designs — including Panthera, a reconfigurable pavement sweeping robot, and hTetrakis, a polyiamond-inspired floor tiling robot — demonstrate her ability to translate geometric tiling theory into practical robotic platforms. Parween's research extends into advanced control systems, notably her output feedback-based saturated controller for self-reconfigurable robots under actuator saturation (47 citations), and into machine learning applications, with reinforcement learning-driven energy-aware coverage strategies accumulating 39 citations. Her work on autonomous floor cleaning robots and complete area coverage optimization reflects a sustained focus on bridging theoretical robotics with real-world cleaning, surveillance, and maintenance applications. Additionally, her development of the Ibex vertical propagation robot for surface inspection showcases her versatility across robotic domains. With over 270 cumulative citations across her most prominent works, Parween has established herself as a distinctive voice in reconfigurable robotics research.
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Top Papers
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- 2Autonomous Self-Reconfigurable Floor Cleaning Robot46 citations · 2020
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- 4Optimization Complete Area Coverage by Reconfigurable hTrihex Tiling Robot36 citations · 2020
- 5Panthera: Design of a Reconfigurable Pavement Sweeping Robot35 citations · 2019
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