Publications

Making the world a better place, one peer-reviewed article at a time

Dissertation

J Ebert. 2022. "Distributed Decision-making Algorithms for Inspection by Autonomous Robot Collectives." PhD Dissertation, Harvard University.

Papers

J Ebert, F Berlinger, B Haghighat, and R Nagpal. 2022. "A Hybrid PSO Algorithm for Multi-robot Target Search and Decision Awareness." In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

F Berlinger, J Ebert, and R Nagpal. 2022. "Impressionist Algorithms for Autonomous Multi-Robot Systems: Flocking as a Case Study." In 2022 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).

B Haghighat, J Boghaert, Z Minsky-Primus, J Ebert, F Liu, M Nisser, A Ekblaw, and R Nagpal. 2022. "An Approach Based on Particle Swarm Optimization for Inspection of Spacecraft Hulls by a Swarm of Miniaturized Robots." In 13th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence (ANTS 2022).

B Haghighat, J Ebert, J Boghaert, A Ekblaw, and R Nagpal. 2022. "A Swarm Robotic Approach to Inspection of 2.5D Surfaces in Orbit." In 5th International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics (SWARM5).

J Ebert, M Gauci, F Mallmann-Trenn, and R Nagpal. 2020. "Bayes Bots: Collective Bayesian Decision-Making in Decentralized Robot Swarms." In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 7186-7192.

I Farkhatdinov, J Ebert, G van Oort, M Vlutters, E van Asseldonk, and E Burdet. 2019. "Assisting Human Balance in Standing with a Robotic Exoskeleton." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4, 2, 414–421. DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2018.2890671

J Ebert, M Gauci, and R Nagpal. 2018. "Multi-feature collective decision making in robot swarms." In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems, 1711–1719. Stockholm, Sweden.

S Bazzi, J Ebert, N Hogan, and D Sternad. 2018. "Stability and Predictability in Dynamically Complex Physical Interactions." In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 5540–5545. DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2018.8460774

S Bazzi, J Ebert, N Hogan, and D Sternad. 2018. "Stability and predictability in human control of complex objects." Chaos, 28, 10. DOI: 10.1063/1.5042090

Conference Abstracts and Posters

J Ebert, M Gauci, and R Nagpal. 2019. "Bayes Bots: Bayesian Decision-Making for Robot Swarms." Poster at DOE CSGF Program Review (14–18 July 2019). Washington, DC.

J Ebert, J Meyers, W Dawson, and M Schneider. 2018. "Collaborative Autonomy for Space Situational Awareness." Poster at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Summer Student Poster Symposium (8 August 2018). Livermore, CA.

J Ebert, M Gauci, and R Nagpal. 2018. "Multi-Feature Collective Decision Making in Robot Swarms." Poster at DOE CSGF Program Review (15–19 July 2018). Washington, DC.

J Ebert, C Teeple, E Steinhardt, and S Ramanathan. 2017. "Infotaxis in a Multi-agent Sensor Network." Poster at DOE CSGF Program Review (24–27 July 2017). Washington, DC.

I Farkhatdinov, J Ebert, G van Oort, E van Asseldonk, and E Burdet. 2017. "Human Balance Augmentation with Lower Limb Exoskeleton Robot." Poster at RehabWeek 2017 workshop: Towards a next generation of wearable robotic devices for human-oriented assistance and therapy (17 July 2017). London, UK.

J Ebert, I Farkhatdinov, G van Oort, E van Asseldonk, and E Burdet. 2016. "Preliminary Study on Assisting Balance Recovery with Lower Limb Exoskeleton." Poster at EuroHaptics 2016 (4–7 July 2016). London, UK.

D Sternad, A Mukovskiy, J Ebert, and T Dijkstra. 2016. "Dynamic Stability in the Control of Complex Objects." Poster at Biomechanics and Neural Control of Movement 2016 (12–17 June 2016). Mt. Sterling, OH.

J Ebert, S Park, and D Sternad. 2015. "Asymmetric Learning in an Asymmetric Bimanual Task." Poster at Society for the Neural Control of Movement 25th Annual Meeting (20–24 April 2015). Charleston, SC.

J Ebert, A Mukovskiy, T Dijkstra, and D Sternad. 2015. "Why You Don't Spill Your Coffee." Poster at Northeastern University Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo (RISE) (9 April 2015). Boston, MA.

J Ebert, S Kim, D Sternad, and S Schaal. 2014. "Learning and exploration in a novel dimensionality-reduction task." Poster at Society for the Neural Control of Movement 24th Annual Meeting (20–25 April 2014). Amsterdam, NL.

J Ebert, S Park, and D Sternad. 2014. "Asymmetric Learning in an Asymmetric Bimanual Task." Poster at Northeastern University Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo (RISE) (10 April 2014). Boston, MA.

J Ebert, S Park, and D Sternad. 2013. "Asymmetric Learning in an Asymmetric Bimanual Task." Poster at Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (2–3 March 2013). Biddeford, ME.

J Ebert, S Park, L Griffen, T O'Neil Pirozzi, and D Sternad. 2012. "Central Fatigue in Cognitive and Motor Performance." Poster at Northeastern University Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo (RISE) (29 March 2012). Boston, MA.