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Ioannis (Yiannis) Kantaros is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, affiliated with the McKelvey School of Engineering. His research focuses on safe and distributed autonomy algorithms for AI-enabled multi-robot systems, emphasizing perception, reasoning, adaptation, and coordination for complex collaborative tasks. He holds a PhD and MS from Duke University (2018/2017) and a Diploma from the University of Patras, Greece (2012).
- Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Duke, 2018), MS (Duke, 2017), Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Patras, 2012)
Research interests include distributed control/optimization, multi-agent systems, task planning, and formal methods. His work aims to enhance safety, robustness, and efficiency in autonomous robot teams. Recent grants include a 2024 NSF CAREER Award to advance AI-driven autonomous systems in unpredictable environments.
- Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2024), Best Student Paper (GlobalSIP 2014), Outstanding Dissertation (Duke 2017-18)
Advising and grants highlight his NSF-funded research on collaborative robot autonomy. His lab focuses on adaptive perception, decision-making under uncertainty, and scalable coordination frameworks for autonomous systems.
