1. Think Fast and Far: Long-Horizon Online POMDP Planning via Rapid State Sampling
    Yuanchu Liang, Edward Kim, J. Arden Knoll, Will Thomason, Zachary Kingston, Lydia Kavraki, and Hanna Kurniawati
    The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2026
    To appear
  2. Vectorized Online POMDP Planning
    Marcus Hoerger, Muhammad Rafi Sudrajat, and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Non-linearity Measure for POMDP-based Motion Planning
    Marcus Hoerger, Hanna Kurniawati, and Alberto Elfes
    The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2024
  8. 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
  9. A POMDP Approach for Safety Assessment of Autonomous Cars
    I. Ang and H. Kurniawati
    In International Workshop on the Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics, 2024
  10. 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
  11. POMDP planning for object search in partially unknown environment
    Yongbo Chen and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2023
  12. Reference-based POMDPs
    Edward Kim, Yohan Karunanayake, and Hanna Kurniawati
    In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2023
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Model-based offline reinforcement learning for sustainable fishery management
    J. Ju, H. Kurniawati, D. Kroese, and N. Ye
    Expert Systems, 2023
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. Locally-Connected Interrelated Network: A Forward Propagation Primitive
    N. Collins and H. Kurniawati
    International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2022
  20. Multilevel Monte-Carlo for Solving POMDPs Online
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR), 2022
  21. Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes and Robotics
    H. Kurniawati
    Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, 2022
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. Inventory Control with Partially Observable States
    E. Wang, H. Kurniawati, and D. Kroese
    In Proc. Int. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM), 2019
  28. Multilevel Monte-Carlo for Solving POMDPs Online
    M. Hoerger, H. Kurniawati, and A. Elfes
    In Proc. Int. Symposium on Robotics Research (ISRR), 2019
  29. 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
  30. Exploiting Trademark Databases for Robotic Object Fetching
    J. Mun Song and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) X
    D. Fox, L.E. Kavraki, and Editors H. Kurniawati
    2014
  44. 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
  45. An Online POMDP Solver for Uncertainty Planning in Dynamic Environment
    H. Kurniawati and V. Yadav
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2013
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. Workspace-based Sampling for Probabilistic Path Planning
    H. Kurniawati
    Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2007
    Defended: February 2008
  64. From Path to Trajectory Deformation
    H. Kurniawati and T. Fraichard
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007
  65. Workspace-based Connectivity Oracle: An Adaptive Sampling Strategy for PRM Planning
    H. Kurniawati and D. Hsu
    In Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics VII, 2006
  66. On the Probabilistic Foundations of Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    D. Hsu, J.C. Latombe, and H. Kurniawati
    Int. J. Robotics Research, 2006
  67. On the Probabilistic Foundations of Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    D. Hsu, J.C. Latombe, and H. Kurniawati
    In Proc. Int. Symp. on Robotics Research, 2005
  68. Narrow Passage Sampling for Probabilistic Roadmap Planners
    Z. Sun, D. Hsu, T. Jiang, H. Kurniawati, and J. Reif
    IEEE Trans. on Robotics, 2005
  69. Workspace Importance Sampling for Probabilistic Roadmap Planning
    H. Kurniawati and D. Hsu
    In Proc. IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004