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Michael W. Otte is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a home appointment in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and an affiliate appointment in the Department of Computer Science. He is the Director of the Motion and Teaming Laboratory (Mo-T Lab) and a member of the Maryland Robotics Center. His research focuses on algorithms for autonomous robots and multi-agent systems, including collective cognition in swarms, motion planning, and decentralized coordination under communication constraints.
Education: Ph.D. '11 in Computer Science (University of Colorado at Boulder), M.S. '07 in Computer Science, B.S. '05 in Aeronautical Engineering and Computer Science (Clarkson University). Prior appointments include postdoctoral roles at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Research interests span multi-robot systems, swarm intelligence, motion replanning in dynamic environments, and distributed sensing. His lab develops algorithms for challenges like collective computation in swarms, efficient replanning, and communication-limited collaboration.
Notable contributions include the RRT-X replanning algorithm, distributed neural networks across swarms (Group Mind), and the C-FOREST parallel planning framework. Recent awards include the 2023 Best Faculty Advisor Award. Active roles include Program Chair for the 2024 DARS conference and organizing ICRA workshops on multi-robot communication challenges.
Students advised include Alexander Mendelsohn, Sharan Nayak, and others. The Mo-T Lab collaborates with institutions like NASA, Northrop Grumman, and DARPA, addressing applications in hazardous environments and autonomous systems.
