2025

  1. POSGGym: A Library for Decision-Theoretic Planning and Learning in Partially Observable, Multi-Agent Environments
    Jonathon Schwartz, Rhys Newbury, Dana Kulic, and Hanna Kurniawati
    Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (JAAMAS), 2025
  2. Inspection Plannng Primitives with Implicit Models
    Jingyang You, Hanna Kurniawati, and Lashika Medagoda
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2025
  3. Partially Observable Reference Policy Programming: Solving POMDPs Sans Numerical Optimisation
    Edward Kim and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Proc. International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), 2025

2024

  1. Scaling Long-Horizon Online POMDP Planning via Rapid State Space Sampling
    Yuanchu Liang, Edward Kim, Wil Thomason, Zachary Kingston, Hanna Kurniawati, and Lydia E Kavraki
    In International Symposium of Robotics Research, 2024
  2. Non-linearity Measure for POMDP-based Motion Planning
    Marcus Hoerger, Hanna Kurniawati, and Alberto Elfes
    The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2024
  3. Sampling-based Motion Planning for Optimal Probability of Collision under Environment Uncertainty
    Hao Lu, Hanna Kurniawati, and Rahul Shome
    In IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2024
  4. A POMDP Approach for Safety Assessment of Autonomous Cars
    I. Ang and H. Kurniawati
    In International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2024
  5. A surprisingly simple continuous-action POMDP solver: lazy cross-entropy search over policy trees
    Marcus Hoerger, Hanna Kurniawati, Dirk Kroese, and Nan Ye
    In Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2024

2023

  1. POMDP planning for object search in partially unknown environment
    Yongbo Chen and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2023
  2. Reference-based POMDPs
    Edward Kim, Yohan Karunanayake, and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2023
  3. Recurrent Macro Actions Generator for POMDP Planning
    Y. Liang and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2023
  4. Bayes-Adaptive Monte-Carlo Planning for Type-Based Reasoning in Large Partially Observable Environments (Extended Abstract)
    J. Schwartz and H. Kurniawati
    In The 22nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), 2023
  5. Adaptive Discretization using Voronoi Trees for Continuous POMDPs
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, D. Kroese, and N. Ye
    In The International Journal of Robotics Research 2023, Vol. 42(13) 1169–1184, 2023
  6. Model-based offline reinforcement learning for sustainable fishery management
    J. Ju, H. Kurniawati, D. Kroese, and N. Ye
    Expert Systems, 2023

2022

  1. Online Planning for Interactive-POMDPs using Nested Monte Carlo Tree Search
    J. Schwartz, R. Zhou, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2022
  2. Adaptive Discretization using Voronoi Trees for Continuous-Action POMDPs
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, D. Kroese, and N. Ye
    In Proc. Int. Workshop on The Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2022
  3. Locally-Connected Interrelated Network: A Forward Propagation Primitive
    N. Collins and H. Kurniawati
    International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2022
  4. Multilevel Monte-Carlo for Solving POMDPs Online
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2022
  5. Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes and Robotics
    H. Kurniawati
    Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, 2022

2021

  1. MOOR: Model-based Offline Reinforcement Learning for Sustainable Fishery Management
    J. Ju, H. Kurniawati, D. Kroese, and N. Ye
    In Proc. Int. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), 2021
  2. An On-Line POMDP Solver for Continuous Observation Spaces
    M. Hoerger and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021

2020

  1. Partially Observable Planning and Learning for Systems with Non-Uniform Dynamics
    N. Collins and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2020
    The Alberto Elfes Best Paper Award
  2. Locally-Connected Interrelated Network: A Forward Propagation Primitive
    N. Collins and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Int. Workshop on The Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2020
  3. POMDP + Information-Decay: Incorporating Defender’s Behaviour in Autonomous Penetration Testing
    J. Schwartz, H. Kurniawati, and E. El-Mahassni
    In Proc. Int. Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2020

2019

  1. Inventory Control with Partially Observable States
    E. Wang, H. Kurniawati, and D. Kroese
    In Proc. Int. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), 2019
  2. Multilevel Monte-Carlo for Solving POMDPs Online
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. Int. Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), 2019
  3. POMDP-based Candy Server: Lessons Learned from a Seven Day Demo
    M. Hoerger, J. Song, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. Int. Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2019
  4. Exploiting Trademark Databases for Robotic Object Fetching
    J. Mun Song and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019

2018

  1. A Distributed, Any-time Robot Architecture for Robust Manipulation
    A. Snoswell, V. Dewanto, M. Hoerger, J. Song, H. Kurniawati, and S. Singh
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2018
  2. A Software Framework for Planning under Partial Observability
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conference on Intelligent Robots (IROS), 2018
  3. An On-line Planner for POMDPs with Large Discrete Action Space: A Quantile-Based Approach
    E. Wang, H. Kurniawati, and D. Kroese
    In Proc. Int. Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2018

2017

  1. CEMAB: A Cross-Entropy-based Method for Large-Scale Multi-Armed Bandits
    E. Wang, H. Kurniawati, and D. Kroese
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Artificial Life and Computational Intelligence (ACALCI), 2017

2016

  1. Linearization in Motion Planning under Uncertainty
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, T. Bandyopadhyay, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. Int. Workshop on The Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics (WAFR), 2016
    including supplementary materials
  2. Effects of Obstacle Avoidance to LQG-based Motion Planners
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, T. Bandyopadhyay, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2016
  3. Personal health indexing based on medical examinations: a data mining approach
    L. Chen, X. Li, Y. Yang, H. Kurniawati, Q.Z. Sheng, H-Y Hu, and N. Huang
    Decision Support Systems, 2016

2015

  1. The Importance of a Suitable Distance Function in Belief-Space Planning
    Z. Littlefield, D. Klimenko, H. Kurniawati, and K. E. Bekris
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2015
  2. An Online and Approximate Solver for POMDPs with Continuous Action Space
    K. Seiler, H. Kurniawati, and S.P.N. Singh
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2015
    Best Conference Paper Award Finalist
  3. In-silico Behavior Discovery System: An Application of Planning in Ethology
    H. Wang, H. Kurniawati, S.P.N. Singh, and M.V. Srinivasan
    In Proc. Int. Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2015
    Outstanding Student Paper Award

2014

  1. TAPIR: A Software Toolkit for Approximating and Adapting POMDP Solutions Online
    D. Klimenko, J. Song, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2014
  2. CHARM: A Platform for Algorithmic Robotics Education and Research
    S.P.N. Singh, H. Kurniawati, K.S. Naveh, J. Song, and T. Zastrow
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2014
  3. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) X
    D. Fox, L.E. Kavraki, and Editors H. Kurniawati
    2014
  4. Analysis of Asymptotically Optimal Sampling-based Motion Planning Algorithms for Lipschitz Continuous Dynamical Systems
    G. Papadopoulos, H. Kurniawati, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    Arxiv, abs/1405.2872, 2014

2013

  1. An Online POMDP Solver for Uncertainty Planning in Dynamic Environment
    H. Kurniawati and V. Yadav
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2013
  2. Animal Locomotion In-Silico: A POMDP-Based Tool to Study Mid-Air Collision Avoidance Strategies in Flying Animals
    H. Wang, H. Kurniawati, S.P.N. Singh, and M.V. Srinivasan
    In Proc. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2013
  3. Experiments on Surface Reconstruction for Partially Submerged Marine Structures
    G. Papadopoulos, H. Kurniawati, A.S.B.M. Shariff, L.J. Wong, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    Journal of Field Robotics, 2013
  4. I-Ball: A Programmable Sporting Aid for Children with a Visual Impairment to Play Soccer
    S. Singh, P. Pounds, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, 2013
  5. Asymptotically Optimal Inspection Planning using Systems with Differential Constraints
    G. Papadopoulos, H. Kurniawati, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation, 2013

2012

  1. Point-Based Policy Transformation: Adapting Policy to Changing POMDP Models
    H. Kurniawati and N.M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. Int. Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2012
  2. Global motion planning under uncertain motion, sensing, and environment map
    H. Kurniawati, T. Bandyopadhyay, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    Autonomous Robots: Special issue on RSS 2011, 2012

2011

  1. 3D-surface reconstruction for partially submerged marine structures using an Autonomous Surface Vehicle
    G. Papadopoulos, H. Kurniawati, A.S.B.M. Shariff, L.J. Wong, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2011
  2. Global motion planning under uncertain motion, sensing, and environment map
    H. Kurniawati, T. Bandyopadhyay, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. Robotics: Science and Systems, 2011
  3. Infrastructure for 3D Model Reconstruction of Marine Structures
    H. Kurniawati, J.C. Schulmeister, T. Bandyopadhyay, G. Papadopoulos, F.S. Hover, and N.M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. Int. Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), 2011
  4. Motion planning under uncertainty for robotic tasks with long time horizons
    H. Kurniawati, Y. Du, D. Hsu, and W.S. Lee
    Int. J. Robotics Research, 2011

2010

  1. A POMDP Approach to Robot Motion Planning under Uncertainty
    Y.Z. Du, D. Hsu, H. Kurniawati, W.S. Lee, S.C.W. Ong, and S.W. Png
    In Int. Conf. on Automated Planning and Scheduling, Workshop on Solving Real-World POMDP Problems, 2010
  2. Infrastructure for Mobile Sensor Network in the Singapore Coastal Zone
    N.M. Patrikalakis, F.S. Hover, B.H. Ooi, H. Zheng, K.T. Yeo, W. Cho, T. Bandyopadhyay, A.C.H. Tan, H. Kurniawati, T. Taher, and R.R. Khan
    In Proc. Int. Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), 2010

2009

  1. Motion planning under uncertainty for robotic tasks with long time horizons
    H. Kurniawati, Y. Du, D. Hsu, and W.S. Lee
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2009
  2. Multi-Vehicle Oceanographic Feature Exploration
    B. H. Ooi, H. Zheng, H. Kurniawati, W. Cho, M. H. Dao, J. Wei, P. Zemskyy, P. Tkalich, P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, and N. M. Patrikalakis
    In Proc. Int. Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), 2009
  3. Partially observable Markov decision process POMDP technologies for sign language based human-computer interaction
    S.C.W. Ong, D. Hsu, W.S. Lee, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Int. Conf. on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

2008

  1. Bounded uncertainty roadmaps for path planning
    L.J. Guibas, D. Hsu, H. Kurniawati, and E. Rehman
    In Proc. Int. Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2008
  2. SARSOP: Efficient point-based POMDP planning by approximating optimally reachable belief spaces
    H. Kurniawati, D. Hsu, and W. S. Lee
    In Proc. Robotics: Science and Systems, 2008

2007

  1. Workspace-based Sampling for Probabilistic Path Planning
    H. Kurniawati
    Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2007
    Defended: February 2008
  2. From Path to Trajectory Deformation
    H. Kurniawati and T. Fraichard
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007

2006

  1. Workspace-based Connectivity Oracle: An Adaptive Sampling Strategy for PRM Planning
    H. Kurniawati and D. Hsu
    In Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VII, 2006
  2. On the Probabilistic Foundations of Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    D. Hsu, J.C. Latombe, and H. Kurniawati
    Int. J. Robotics Research, 2006

2005

  1. On the Probabilistic Foundations of Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    D. Hsu, J.C. Latombe, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2005
  2. Narrow Passage Sampling for Probabilistic Roadmap Planners
    Z. Sun, D. Hsu, T. Jiang, H. Kurniawati, and J. Reif
    IEEE Trans. on Robotics, 2005

2004

  1. Workspace Importance Sampling for Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    H. Kurniawati and D. Hsu
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004