Publications

I'm upgrading the site and changing how this list is generated. Right now the publications contain journal, conference, and worshop papers in no particular order. For an up-do-date list you can visit my Google Scholar profile.

2021

  • V Thangavelu, N Napp Design and Simulation of a Multi-Robot Architecture for Large Scale Construction Projects IEEE International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems MRS 2021.
  • ML Smith, N Napp, KH Petersen Imperfect comb construction reveals the architectural abilities of honeybees Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (31) 1 2021.
  • N Lakshminarayana, Y Liu, K Dantu, V Govindaraju, N Napp Active Face Frontalization using Commodity Unmanned Aerial Vehicles arXiv preprint arXiv:2102.08542 2021.
  • E Eckman, MA Peck, N Napp Lunar Infrastructure via Microscale Regolith Assembly AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum 2021.
  • Y Liu, J Choi, N Napp Planning for robotic dry stacking with irregular stones Field and Service Robotics FSR 2021.

2020

  • SM Shamsi, GP Farina, M Gaboardi, N Napp Probabilistic Programming Languages for Modeling Autonomous Systems IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration and Itelligent Systems MFI 2020.
  • SM Shamsi, N Napp A generic online parameter (re-)calibration framework using PPL IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering CASE 2020.
  • V Thangavelu, MS da Silva, J Choi, N Napp Autonomous Modification of Unstructured Environments with Found Material IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ICRA 2020, 7798-7804.
  • F Pescher, B Piranda, N Napp, J Bourgeois GAPCoD: A Generic Assembly Planner by Constrained Disassembly International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems 2020.
  • F Schoeneman, V Chandola, N Napp, O Wodo, J Zola Learning Manifolds from Dynamic Process Data Algorithms 13 (2) 2020.

2019

  • Y Deng, Y Hua, N Napp, K Petersen A Compiler for Scalable Construction by the TERMES Robot Collective Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2019.
  • M Saboia, V Thangavelu, N Napp Autonomous multi-material construction with a heterogeneous robot team Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2019.
  • Y Liu, M Saboia, V Thangavelu, N Napp Approximate stability analysis for drystacked structures International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2019.
  • KH Petersen, N Napp, R Stuart-Smith, D Rus, M Kovac A review of collective robotic construction Science Robotics 4 (28), 2019.
  • MS da Silva. Autonomous adaptive modification of unstructured environments PhD Thesis: State University of New York at Buffalo 2019.

2018

  • F Schoeneman, V Chandola, N Napp, O Wodo, J Zola. Entropy-isomap: Manifold learning for high-dimensional dynamic processes International Conference on Big Data (Big Data) 2018.
  • KW Lee, N Sankaran, S Setlur, N Napp, V Govindaraju Wardrobe model for long term re-identification and appearance prediction IEEE International Conference on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance (AVSS) 2018.
  • Y. Deng, Y. Hua, N. Napp, K. Petersen. Scalable Compiler for Distributed Assembly with TERMES Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS) 2018. (acceptance rate 47%).
  • M. Saboia Da Silva, V. Thangavelu, W. Gosrich, N. Napp. Autonomous Multi-Material Construction with Heterogeneous Robot Teams Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS) 2018, (acceptance rate 47%).
  • Y. Liu, S. Shamsi, L. Fang, C. Chen, and N. Napp. Deep Q-Learning for Dry Stacking Irregular Objects International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2018, (acceptance rate 47%).
  • M. Saboia Da Silva, V. Thangavelu, W. Gosrich, N. Napp. Autonomous Adaptive Mod- ification of Unsftructured Environments Robotic Science and Systems (RSS) 2018, (Finalist for Best Systems Paper, acceptance rate estimate ~33%)
  • V. Thangavelu, Y. Liu, M. Saboia Da Silva, N. Napp. Dry Stacking for Automated Construction with Irregular Objects. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) (acceptance rate %41)
  • Q. Zhang, V. Thangavelu., R. Corbisiero, I. G. Ruiz de Adana, N. Napp, L. Cavuoto. Effects of Simulated Masonry Work on Physical and Cognitive Performance: A Pilot Study. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, International Annual Meeting (HFES) 2018.
  • Z. S. Hashemifar, K. W. Lee, N. Napp, and K. Dantu. Geometric Mapping for Sustained Indoor Autonomy Workshop on Internet of People, Assistive Robots and ThingS IoPARTS@MobiSys 2018, Munich, Germany, June 2018.
  • G. P. Farina , S. Shamsi, M. Gaboardi, N. Napp. Probabilistic Programming for Robotics Probabilistic Programming Languages, Semantics, and Systems (PPS), Workshop - Principles of Programming Languages (POPL) 2018.

2017

  • F. Schoeneman, S. Mahapatra, V. Chandola, N. Napp, J. Zola. Error metrics for learning reliable manifolds from streaming data SIAM Data Mining 2017 (acceptance rate %27),
  • N. Lakshminarayana, N. Narayan, N. Napp, V. Govindaraju. A Discriminative Spatio-temporal Mapping of Face for Liveness Detection International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), 2017
  • Z. S. Hashemifar and K. W. Lee and N. Napp and K. Dantu. Consistent Cuboid Detection for Semantic Mapping International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC) pp 526-531, 2017.
  • V. Thangavelu, Y. Liu, M. Saboia Da Silva, N. Napp. Dry Stacking Strategies for Au- tonomous Construction The What without the How: Specifying Planning Problems in Robotics Workshop at Robotics Science and Systems (RSS) 2017.

2016

  • D. Andreen, P. Jenning, N. Napp, K. Petersen. Emergent Structures Assembled by Large Swarms of Simple Robots. Posthuman Frontiers: Papers for the ACADIA 2016 Conference, pp 52--61, 2016. (acceptance rate %28)
  • Y. Liu, M. Saboia Da Silva, K. Schatz, M. Paul, N Napp. Biometric Patterns on Long-Evans Rats for Automatic Behavior Analysis Visual observation and analysis of Vertebrate And Insect Behavior Workshop - International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2016).

2015

  • K. Petersen, P. Bardunias, N. Napp, J. Werfel, R. Nagpal, S. Turner Arrestant property of recently manipulated soil on Macrotermes michaelseni as determined through visual tracking and automatic labeling of individual termite behaviors. Behavioral Processes , Volume 116, pp 6--11, 2015.

2014

  • N. Napp and R. Nagpal. Distributed Amorphous Ramp Construction in Unstructured Environments. Robotica, Volume 32(2), pp. 279--290, 2014. [PDF]
  • N. Napp and R. Nagpal. Robotic Construction of Arbitrary Shapes with Amorphous Materials. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA14), 2014. [PDF]
  • N. Napp, B. Araki, M. Tolley, R. Nagpal and R. J. Wood. Simple Passive Valves for Addressable Pneumatic Actuation. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA14), 2014.

2013

  • N. Napp and R. P. Adams. Message Passing Inference with Chemical Reaction Networks. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 13), Lake Tahoe, USA, 2013. Selected for oral presentation. [PDF]

2012

  • N. Napp and R. Nagpal. Distributed Amorphous Ramp Construction in Unstructured Environments. International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems (DARS12), Baltimore, Maryland, 2012. Runner-up for Best Conference Paper award. [PDF]
  • N. Napp, J. M. Wu, O. R. Rappoli, and R. Nagpal. Materials and Mechanisms for Amorphous Robotic Construction. International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS12), Vilamoura, Portugal, 2012. [PDF]
  • K. Petersen, N. Napp, J. Chin-Lee, J. Werfel and R. Nagpal. 3D Tracking of Building Processes in Macrotermes. Visual Observation and Analysis of Animal and Insect Behavior, Workshop at International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Tsukuba Science City, Japan, 2012. [PDF]

2011

  • N. Napp and E. Klavins. Load Balancing for Multi-Robot Construction. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA11), Shanghai, China, pp 254--260, 2011. [PDF]
  • N. Napp and E. Klavins. A Compositional Framework for Programming Stochastically Interacting Robots. The International Journal of Robotics Research , Volume 30(6), pp 713--729, 2011. [PDF]
  • N. Napp, S. Burden, and E. Klavins. Setpoint Regulation for Stochastically Interacting Robots. Autonomous Robots, special RSS Issue, Volume 30(1), pp 57--71, 2011. [PDF]

2010 and older

  • N. Napp and E. Klavins. Robust by Composition: Programs for Multi-Robot Systems. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA10), Anchorage, AK, USA, pp 2459--66, 2010. [PDF]
  • N. Napp, S. Burden, and E. Klavins. Setpoint Regulation for Stochastically Interacting Robots. Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS09), Seattle, Washington, USA, 2009. Nominated for Best Student Paper award. [PDF]
  • N. Napp, D. Thorsley, and E. Klavins. Hidden Markov Models for Non-Well-Mixed Reaction Networks. Proceedings of American Control Conference (ACC09), St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2009. [PDF]
  • N. Napp and E. Klavins. An Extended State-Space Markov Chain Model for Self-Organizing Systems in Non-Well-Mixed Environments. 4th Annual Conference on the Foundations of Nanoscience, Snowbird, UT, April 2007. Contributed Talk + Abstract.
  • S. Burden, N. Napp, and E. Klavins. The statistical dynamics of programmed robotic self-assembly . International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA06), Orlando, FL, USA, pp 1469--76, 2006. [PDF]
  • S. Burden, N. Napp, and E. Klavins. Tuning Reaction Networks for Self-Assembly. 3rd Annual Conference on the Foundations of Nanoscience , Snowbird, UT, April 2006. Poster + Abstract.
  • E. Klavins, S. Burden, and N. Napp. Optimal Rules for Programmed Stochastic Self-Assembly. Proceedings of Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS06), Philadelphia, PA, 2006. [PDF]
  • J. Bishop, S. Burden, E. Klavins, R. Kreisberg, W. Malone, N. Napp, and T. Nguyen. Self-Organizing Programmable Parts . International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS05), Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2005. [PDF]