Fatemeh Rastgar

Fatemeh Rastgar is a Researcher affiliated with the Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab at the University of Tartu. Her work focuses on optimization algorithms and robotics, particularly in trajectory planning and real-time systems. She completed her PhD under Prof. Alvo Aabloo and Arun Kumar Singh, researching topics like crowd navigation, GPU-accelerated optimization, and distributed control systems.

Her research emphasizes leveraging convex optimization techniques and parallel computing (e.g., GPU acceleration) to address challenges in autonomous navigation, multi-agent coordination, and embedded systems. Key areas of interest include real-time trajectory optimization, motion planning, and robust filtering for sensor networks.

Recent work highlights include developing the CrowdSurfer framework for dense crowd navigation and the PRIEST algorithm for projection-guided autonomous navigation. Her publications span robotics journals and conferences, with a focus on practical implementations for both ground and aerial vehicles.

Dr. Rastgar’s contributions bridge theoretical optimization with applied robotics, addressing computational efficiency and reliability in dynamic environments. She collaborates closely with the Intelligent Materials and Systems Lab to advance interdisciplinary research in smart systems and autonomous technologies.