Publications

 
  • Driver Monitoring Systems: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions in Noncontact Sensor Technologies: A Review
    Rahman A Barber F Lovric M Woodman R Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 26 (3), 3540-3557.  
    30-12-2025
  • Phase‐Change Alloys Enable Localized Reversible Stiffening and Actuation in Steerable Eversion Tip‐Growing Robots
    Advanced Intelligent Systems, Wiley 
    26-12-2025
  • A Path Toward Bayer Compression for Automotive Applications
    Wang H Gummadi D Huggett A Debattista K Donzella V
    IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 7, 598-611.  
    25-12-2025
  • A Unified Generative Framework for Realistic LiDAR Simulation in Autonomous Driving Systems
    Haghighi H Wang Y Dianati M Debattista K Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 26 (3), 5013-5025.  
    19-12-2025
  • Advancing Embodied Intelligence in Robotic-Assisted Endovascular Procedures: A Systematic Review of AI Solutions
    IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 19, 248-266.  
    16-12-2025
  • From precision to strength: computer vision for suture quality assessment—an ex vivo pilot study
    Spagnulo R Marzola F Corso F Distefano G Pescio M Hayashi K Barontini F Dagnino G et al.
    Surgical Endoscopy, Springer Nature, 1-12.  
    04-12-2025
  • StaticDrive: A solid-state mechano-electro-mechanic power transmission
    Wen J Xu Y Sadeghi A Taghavi M
    Nano Energy, Elsevier vol. 145 
    01-12-2025
  • Object detection as an aid for locating the prostate in surface-based abdominal ultrasound images
    Bennett RD Barrett T Gnanapragasam VJ Tse ZTH
    Communications Engineering, Springer Nature vol. 4 (1) 
    28-11-2025
  • Flexible Sensor Foil Based on Polymer Optical Waveguide for Haptic Assessment
    Zhang Z Dawood AB Violakis G Abdalwareth A Flachenecker G Polygerinos P Althoefer K Angelmahr M et al.
    Sensors, Mdpi vol. 25 (22) 
    12-11-2025
  • A mobility-adjusted framework for regional Rt estimation: enhancing spatial interpretation of transmission dynamics
    Kim Y Jo J Kim BN Abdulali A Chowell G Lee S
    Bmc Infectious Diseases, Springer Nature vol. 25 (1) 
    03-11-2025
  • A Survey and New Perspective of Sensing in the Dark for Intelligent Transportation Systems
    Wang Y Li B Wei Z Rahman A Gummadi D Zhao H Donzella V
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems vol. 26 (11), 18283-18303.  
    01-11-2025
  • A Case Study: Evaluating the Impact of LiDAR Integration within the Vehicle Front End
    Mohankumar S Sanchez D Lovric M Donzella V
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES). vol. 00, 311-316.  
    28-10-2025
  • An Observability-based Targetless system for LiDAR-to-LiDAR Extrinsic Calibration
    Serio P Gentilini L Donzella V Pollini L
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES). vol. 00, 317-322.  
    28-10-2025
  • Compressing Noisy Bayer Images: Impact on Object Detection in Automotive
    Wang H Chan PH Donzella V
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES). vol. 00, 42-48.  
    28-10-2025
  • Evaluating the Impact of Weather-Induced Sensor Occlusion on BEVFusion for 3D Object Detection
    Kumar S Brophy T Grua EM Sistu G Donzella V Eising C
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES). vol. 00, 359-366.  
    28-10-2025
  • R-Tac0: A Rounded High-Frequency Transferable Monochrome Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Shape Reconstruction
    Li W Lin P Wang M Xiao C Althoefer K Su Y Jiao Z Liu H
    2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). vol. 00, 10400-10407.  
    25-10-2025
  • Vine4Spine: A Steerable Tip-Growing Robot with Contact Force Estimation for Navigation in the Spinal Subarachnoid Space
    2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). vol. 00, 17279-17286.  
    25-10-2025
  • Towards Real-Time Prosthetic Control Using Multi-Domain Time-Frequency EMG Classification and ResNet Transfer Learning
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE). vol. 00, 889-894.  
    24-10-2025
  • Charge‐Induced Morphing Gels for Bioinspired Actuation
    Xu C Firouznia S Faul CFJ Taghavi M Rossiter J
    Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley 
    23-10-2025
  • Exploring Sensor Impact and Architectural Robustness in Adverse Weather on BEV Perception
    Kumar S Sharma S Asghar R Mohandas R Brophy T Sistu G Grua EM Donzella V et al.
    IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 6, 2857-2875.  
    15-10-2025
  • Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter (Adv. Mater. 41/2025)
    Xu C Faul CFJ Taghavi M Rossiter J
    Advanced Materials, Wiley vol. 37 (41) 
    01-10-2025
  • Automating prostate volume acquisition using abdominal ultrasound scans for prostate-specific antigen density calculations
    Bennett RD Barrett T Sushentsev N Sanmugalingam N Lee K-L Gnanapragasam VJ Tse ZTH
    Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 15 (1) 
    30-09-2025
  • Palpation Alters Auditory Pain Expressions With Gender-Specific Variations in Robopatients
    Sirithunge C Xie Y Nadipineni S Iida F Lalitharatne TD
    IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 7 (4), 1600-1611.  
    24-09-2025
  • Tactile Robotics: An Outlook
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 41, 5564-5583.  
    12-09-2025
  • R-FTact: A Rounded High-Frequency Transferable Monochrome Vision-based Tactile Sensor for Shape Reconstruction
    Althoefer K Li W
    IROS
    01-09-2025
  • Data-Driven Headlight Flare Model for Automotive Cameras
    Li B Wang H Wang Y Chan PH Perks D Donzella V
    IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 6, 2709-2720.  
    21-08-2025
  • Learning-based autonomous navigation, benchmark environments and simulation framework for endovascular interventions
    Karstensen L Robertshaw H Hatzl J Jackson B Langejürgen J Breininger K Uhl C Sadati SMH et al.
    Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier vol. 196 (Pt C) 
    15-08-2025
  • Haptic Stiffness Perception Using Hand Exoskeletons in Tactile Robotic Telemanipulation
    Giudici G Coppola C Althoefer K Farkhatdinov I Jamone L
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 10 (10), 9662-9669.  
    01-08-2025
  • Electroactive Twisted Ribbon for Torsional Zipping Actuator
    Sun W Liu J Xu Y Li J Taghavi M
    IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 10 (9), 8834-8841.  
    15-07-2025
  • Multi-Agent Fuzzy Reinforcement Learning With LLM for Cooperative Navigation of Endovascular Robotics
    IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. PP (99), 1-11.  
    14-07-2025
  • Efficient Manufacturing of Steerable Eversion Robots with Integrated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles
    Mack T Suulker C Dawood AB Althoefer K
    Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, Mdpi vol. 9 (7), 223-223.  
    01-07-2025
  • A New Approach for Bayer Adaption Techniques in Compression
    Wang H Huggett A Donzella V
    2025 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). vol. 00, 2185-2191.  
    25-06-2025
  • Lightweight RAW Object Detection for Automated Driving
    Souvalioti G Goswami A Singh A Debattista K Donzella V
    2025 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). vol. 00, 1856-1861.  
    25-06-2025
  • Real-Time Mitigation of LiDAR Mutual Interference
    Robinson J Lovric M Woodman R Croft D Donzella V
    2025 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). vol. 00, 2100-2105.  
    25-06-2025
  • Electric Field Driven Soft Morphing Matter
    Xu C Faul CFJ Taghavi M Rossiter J
    Advanced Materials, Wiley vol. 37 (41) 
    12-06-2025
  • Embedding high-resolution touch across robotic hands enables adaptive human-like grasping
    Zhao Z Li W Li Y Liu T Li B Wang M Du K Liu H et al.
    Nature Machine Intelligence, Springer Nature vol. 7 (6), 889-900.  
    01-06-2025
  • Human Emotion-Mediated Soft Robotic Arts: Exploring the Intersection of Human Emotions, Soft Robotics and Arts
    Nadipineni S Hong C Ramlall T Sirithunge C Althoefer K Iida F Lalitharatne TD
    2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft). vol. 00, 1-6.  
    26-04-2025
  • Reinforcement learning for safe autonomous two-device navigation of cerebral vessels in mechanical thrombectomy
    Robertshaw H Jackson B Wang J Sadati H Karstensen L Granados A Booth TC
    International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Springer Nature vol. 20 (6), 1077-1086.  
    03-04-2025
  • Fiber Bragg grating-based tactile sensing tool for minimally invasive surgery
    Zhang Z Violakis G Dawood AB Abdalwareth A Althoefer K Polygerinos P Angelmahr M Schade W
    Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment, and Environmental Applications XXV. vol. 13310 
    20-03-2025
  • Modeling, optimization, and control of a variable stiffness pneumatic rotary joint with soft-rigid hybrid twisting modules
    Jiang Z Zhang K
    Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier vol. 205 
    01-03-2025
  • Editorial: AI-powered musical and entertainment robotics
    Wang H Hughes J Nonaka T Abdulali A Lalitharatne TD Iida F
    Frontiers in Robotics and AI, Frontiers vol. 12 
    25-02-2025
  • Monolithic electrostatic actuators with independent stiffness modulation
    Xu Y Wen J Burdet E Taghavi M
    Nature Communications, Springer Nature vol. 16 (1) 
    30-01-2025
  • A Noise Analysis of 4D RADAR: Robust Sensing for Automotive?
    Chan PH Roudposhti SS Ye X Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (10), 18291-18301.  
    15-01-2025
  • Robustness Requirement Coverage using a Situation Coverage Approach for Vision-based AI Systems
    Shahbeigi S Proma NM Hodge V Hawkins R Li B Donzella V
    2025 IEEE 33rd International Requirements Engineering Conference Workshops (REW). vol. 00, 504-507.  
    05-01-2025
  • A flexi-limbed electroactive frame for gripping and locomotion: Structural optimization
    Sun W Xu Y Taghavi M
    International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier vol. 286 
    01-01-2025
  • Automotive DNN-Based Object Detection in the Presence of Lens Obstruction and Video Compression
    Baris G Li B Chan PH Avizzano CA Donzella V
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13, 36575-36589.  
    01-01-2025
  • Dimming the Sun (DimSun) using Controllable Swarm of Smallbody Regolith Particles
    Bandyopadhyay S Bhamidipati S da Silva MS Richardson MT Hakuba MZ Lebsock MD Paranjape AA Nanjangud A et al.
    IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
    01-01-2025
  • Guest EditorialSpecial Collection on Tactile Robotics
    Yim M Luo S Lepora N Yuan W Althoefer K Cheng G Dahiya R
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 41, ii-iii.  
    01-01-2025
  • LiDAR De-Snow Score (DSS): Combining Quality and Perception Metrics for Optimized De-Noising
    Donzella V Chan PH Gummadi D Raisuddin AM Aksoy EE
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (13), 25820-25828.  
    01-01-2025
  • Piezo-Ionic Actuator for Haptic Feedback
    André AD Coondoo I Bdikin I K.B. VK Pinto RMR Martins P Taghavi M
    Sensors and Actuators a Physical, Elsevier vol. 381 
    01-01-2025
  • Raw Camera Data Object Detectors: An Optimisation for Automotive Video Processing and Transmission
    Chan PH Wei C Huggett A Donzella V
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13, 21695-21706.  
    01-01-2025
  • Robustness of Panoptic Segmentation for Degraded Automotive Cameras Data
    Wang Y Zhao H Gummadi D Dianati M Debattista K Donzella V
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 22, 21020-21032.  
    01-01-2025
  • State of the Art Review of Wearable Devices for Respiratory Monitoring
    Jia Z Huth H Teoh WQ Xu S Wood B Tse ZTH
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13, 18178-18190.  
    01-01-2025
  • Tip-Growing Robots: Design, Theory, Application
    Al Harthy S Sadati SMH Girerd C Kim S Mondini A Wu Z Saldarriaga B Seneci CA et al.
    IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 41, 5511-5532.  
    01-01-2025