Kasra Khosoussi

Dr. Kasra Khosoussi is a Senior Lecturer (equivalent to US Associate Professor) at the University of Queensland's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He leads research on mathematical and algorithmic foundations of robot perception and autonomy, with prior roles including Robotic Mapping Team Leader at CSIRO and Research Scientist at MIT.

His research focuses on:

• Robotic perception systems including SLAM and multi-sensor fusion
• Autonomous navigation in extreme environments
• Distributed optimization for multi-robot collaboration
• Probabilistic modeling for robotic decision-making

Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on resilient SLAM systems, energy-aware robotics, multi-agent coordination, and real-time perception algorithms for challenging environments like subterranean spaces and marine contexts.

Awards include:

• Hilti SLAM Challenge Winner (ICRA 2022)
• IEEE Transactions on Robotics Best Paper Honorable Mention (2021)
• ICRA Best Paper Finalist (2018)

Professional activities include Associate Editorship for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters and committee roles at leading robotics conferences including ICRA and RSS.