Papers
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Total Citations
544
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About
Xanthi S. Papageorgiou is a prominent robotics and human-robot interaction researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive robotics, human motion analysis, and intelligent sensing systems. Her career has been largely devoted to improving the quality of life for elderly and mobility-impaired individuals through innovative robotic technologies. Papageorgiou has made foundational contributions to assistive robotic systems, most notably through her involvement in the I-Support bathing robot platform (74 citations) and the i-Walk intelligent robotic rollator (23 citations), both of which represent significant advances in autonomous care robotics. Her expertise in human gait analysis is evident across multiple influential works, where she pioneered Hidden Markov Model-based frameworks and particle filter approaches to accurately track and interpret human walking patterns — critical capabilities for responsive assistive devices. Papageorgiou has also contributed to adaptive robot learning, developing reinforcement learning strategies that allow robotic rollators to dynamically adjust to individual patients. Beyond assistive robotics, her early work on smart radiation sensor management (49 citations) demonstrated her versatility in autonomous sensing and environmental mapping. With a consistently cited body of work spanning over a decade, she has established herself as a key figure in socially impactful robotics research.
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- 2Smart radiation sensor management49 citations · 2008
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- 7The i-Walk Lightweight Assistive Rollator: First Evaluation Study23 citations · 2021
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