Amanda Prorok

Short Biography

After receiving an MSc degree in Computer Science from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) in 2006, Amanda Prorok spent two years in Japan, where she first worked at the Advanced R&D Center of Mitsubishi Electric in Amagasaki, and subsequently joined the Science & Technology Office at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo. She then returned to Switzerland to complete her PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Alcherio Martinoli. Currently, Amanda is a postdoctoral researcher at the lab.

Nationalities:  British, Swiss
Personal Website: www.prorok.me

Professional course

Research AssistantDistributed Intelligent Systems & Algorithms Lab., EPFL, Switzerland, 2008-2013
Diplomatic InternScience & Technology Office, Embassy of Switzerland, Tokyo, Japan, 2007-2008
Research Intern, Advanced R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric, Amagasaki, Japan, 2006-2007

Education

PhD, Computer, Communication and Information Sciences, EPFL, Switzerland, 2013
MSc, Computer Science, EPFL Switzerland, 2006
BSc, Computer Science, EPFL Switzerland, 2004

Publications

Invited Talks

“Towards better Indoor Localization for Large-Scale Systems: UWB and Collaborative Strategies”
CSAIL, MIT, Cambridge, USA, 2012

“Any-Time Low-Cost Localization for Large-Scale Multi-Robots Systems”
Workshop on Redundancy in Robot Manipulators and Multi-Robot Systems,
IROS, San Francisco, USA, 2011

“An Adaptive Field Estimation Algorithm for Sensor Networks in Dynamic Environments”
Workshop on Robotics for Environmental Monitoring
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IROS, San Francisco, USA, 2011

“Accommodation of NLOS for Ultra-Wideband TDOA Localization in Single- and Multi-Robot Systems”
NCCR Mobile Information & Communication Systems
Scientific Workshop, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2011

“High Precision Indoor Localization: Mobile Robots for UWB – UWB for Mobile Robots”
NCCR Mobile Information & Communication Systems
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Scientific Workshop, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, 2010