This page provides a comprehensive list of publications, talks, etc.
See also:
Google Scholar Profile
Joshua Vander Hook
Conference #
- # Stochastic Guidance of Buoyancy Controlled Vehicles under Ice Shelves using Ocean Currents
Federico Rossi, Andrew Branch, Michael P. Schodlok, Timothy Stanton, Ian G. Fenty, Joshua Vander Hook, Evan B. Clark
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp 8657–8664. Prague, Czech Republic (virtual), 2021.
[pdf] [doi] [bib] [extended(arxiv)] - # IceNode: a Buoyant Vehicle for Acquiring Well-Distributed, Long-Duration Melt Rate Measurements under Ice Shelves
Evan B. Clark, Andrew Branch, Rebecca Castano, Ian Fenty, Christine Gebara, Ara Kourchians, Daniel Limonadi, Gauri Madhok, Patrick McGarey, Flora Mechentel, Kelly Nguyen, Tyler Okamoto, Eric Rignot, Federico Rossi, Brendan Santos, Justin Schachter, Michael Schodlok, Dane Schoelen, Timothy Stanton, Joshua Vander Hook, Ben Wolsieffer, Xavier Zapien
OCEANS 2021: San Diego – Porto pp 1–10, September 2021.
[doi] - # Agile Spacecraft Imaging Algorithm Comparison for Earth Science
Zaki Hasnain, James Mason, Jason Swope, Joshua Vander Hook and Steve Chien
2021 SPARK: Scheduling and Planning Applications woRKshop, International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. Guangzhou, China
And: 2021 IWPSS: International Workshop on Planning and Scheduling for Space
[proceedings] [bib] - # Enhancement of Venus Balloon Science Return through Multi-Agent Autonomy
M. Saboia Da Silva, F. Rossi, S. Krishnamoorthy, and J. Vander Hook,
AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2020, P026-0002
- # MOSAIC: Mars Orbiters for Surface Atmospheric and Ionospheric Connections
R. J. Lillis, N. G. Heavens, L. Montabone, S. Guzewich, S. M. Curry, P. Withers, M. Chaffin, T. N. Harrison, C. O. Ao, D. L. Mitchell, J.G. Luhmann, J. I. Deighan, M. Kahre, A. Brecht, C. Neish, , J. Vander Hook, I. Smith, , S. L. England, B. M. Jakosky, S. Matousek, C. Edwards
AGU Fall Meeting 2020.
[pdf] [bib] - # A Visual Analytics Approach to Debugging Cooperative, Autonomous Multi-Robot Systems' Worldviews
Sandra Bae, Federico Rossi, Joshua Vander Hook, Scott Davidoff, Kwan-Liu Ma
IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) pp 24–35. Salt Lake City, UT (virtual), October 2020.
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] [bib] [conf page] - # The Pluggable Distributed Resource Allocator (PDRA): a Middleware for Distributed Computing in Mobile Robotic Networks
F. Rossi, T. Stegun Vaquero, M. Sanchez-Net, M. Saboia, J. Vander Hook.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems pp 4337–4344. Las Vegas, NV, October 2020.
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] [bib] [github] - # Nebulae: A Proposed Concept of Operation for Deep Space Computing Clouds
Joshua Vander Hook, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Richard Doyle, Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Trent M. Hare, Randolf L. Kirk, Dmitriy Bekker, Alice Cocoros, Valerie Fox,
Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, MT 2020.
[pdf] [bib] [doi] - # Mars On-site Shared Analytics Information and Computing
J. Vander Hook, Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Federico Rossi, Martina Troesch, Marc Sanchez-Net, Joshua Schoolcraft, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Steve Chien
Proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. 29 (1), pp 707-715. Berkeley, CA 2019.
[pdf] [bib] [slides] [github] [doi] - # Autonomous Swarms of High Speed Maneuvering Surface Vessels for the Central Test Evaluation Improvement Program
J. Vander Hook, William Seto, Viet Nguyen, Zaki Hasnain, Liam Gallagher, Tyler Halpin-Chan, Varun Varahamurthy, Moises Angulo
Unmanned Systems Technology XXI, Proceedings of SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing vol. 11021, pp 140–149. Baltimore, MD, 2019.
[pdf] [bib] [slides] - # Dynamic Shared Computing Resources for Multi-Robot Mars Exploration
Joshua Vander Hook, Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Martina Troesch, Jean-Pierre de La Croix, Joshua Schoolcraft, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay and Steve Chien
Workshop on Planning and Robotics in 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. Delft, Netherlands, 2018.
[pdf] [jpl dataverse] [jpl repository] [bib] - # Mission modeling, planning, and execution module for teams of unmanned vehicles.
Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Grace Lim, Joshua Vander Hook, Amir Rahmani, Greg Droge, Alexander Xydes, and Chris Scrapper.
Unmanned Systems Technology XIX vol. 10195, p. 101950J. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2017.
[pdf] [bib] [doi] - # CARACaS multi-agent maritime autonomy for unmanned surface vehicles in the Swarm II harbor patrol demonstration
Wolf, Michael T., Amir Rahmani, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Gail Woodward, Joshua Vander Hook, David Brown, Steve Schaffer, Marc Pomerantz
In Unmanned Systems Technology XIX vol. 10195, p. 101950O. International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2017.
[pdf] [bib] [doi] - # Navigation Around an Unknown Obstacle for Autonomous Surface Vehicles Using a Forward-Facing Sonar
Patrick A. Plonski, Joshua Vander Hook, Cheng Peng, Narges Noori, Volkan Isler.
IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR) pp 1–7, 2015.
[preprint] [pdf] [doi] [bib] - # Sensor Planning for a Symbiotic UAV and UGV system for Precision Agriculture
P. Tokekar, J. Vander Hook, V. Isler.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Tokyo, Japan. pp 5321-5326, 2013.
[pdf] [bib] [Tech Report] [doi] - # Local-Search Strategy for Active Localization of Multiple Invasive Fish
J. Vander Hook, P. Tokekar, E. Branson, P. Bajer, P. Sorensen, V. Isler.
Experimental Robotics: The 13th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) 88: 859–873, 2013.
[pdf] [doi] [bib] - # Cautious Greedy Strategy for Bearing-based Active Localization: Experiments and Theoretical Analysis.
J. Vander Hook, P. Tokekar, V. Isler.
Proc IEEE Int. Conf. Robotics and Automation, 2012, pp 1787-1792.
[pdf] [bib] [Tech Report] [doi]
Journal #
- # In situ, Surface-deployed Distributed Instruments for Planetary Science: Scientific Opportunities and Technology Feasibility
Federico Rossi, Robert C. Anderson, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Erik J. Brandon, Ashish Goel, Joshua Vander Hook, Michael Mischna, Michaela Villarreal, Mark Wronkiewicz
The Planetary Science Journal 6(3):66, March 2025
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] - # Proximal Exploration of Venus Volcanism with Teams of Autonomous Buoyancy-Controlled Balloons
Federico Rossi, Maíra Saboia, Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, Joshua Vander Hook
Acta Astronautica 208: 389–406, July 2023.
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] - # Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization for the Solar System Pony Express
Alex Pascarella, Robyn Woollands, Etienne Pellegrini, Marc Sanchez Net, Hua Xie, Joshua Vander Hook
Acta Astronautica 203: 280–290, February 2023. Journal version of the AAS GN&C paper.
[doi] - # Maximizing Dust Devil Follow-Up Observations on Mars Using Cubesats and On-Board Scheduling
Robyn Woollands, Federico Rossi, Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Marc Sanchez-Net, Sandra Bae, Valentin Bickel, Joshua Vander Hook
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences 69(3): 918–940, June 2022. Journal version of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics paper.
[pdf] [bib] [doi] - # Multi-Robot On-site Shared Analytics Information and Computing
Joshua Vander Hook, Federico Rossi, Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Martina Troesch, Marc Sanchez-Net, Joshua Schoolcraft, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Steve Chien,
IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems 10(1): 169–181, March 2023.
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] [bib] [github] - # Swarms of Pirates: Red Team Exercises using Autonomous High-Speed Maneuvering Surface Vessels
Joshua Vander Hook, William Seto, Viet Nguyen, Zaki Hasnain, Carlyn-Ann Lee, Liam Gallagher, Tyler Halpin-Chan, Varun Varahamurthy, Moises Angulo,
Field Robotics, Special Issue: Unmanned Marine Systems 2(1): 872–909, May 2022.
[pdf] [doi] [bib] - # Lamb Wave-Based Mapping of Plate Structures via Frontier Exploration
Alvin Miranda, Joshua Vander Hook, Christoph Schaal.
Ultrasonics 2021, (110) 106282
[pdf] [bib] [open access url] [doi] - # Gathering Bearing Data for Target Localization
H. Bayram, J. Vander Hook, and V. Isler.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1(1): 369-374, 2016
[preprint] [pdf] [bib] [doi] - # Environment and Solar Map Construction for Solar-Powered Mobile Systems
Patrick A. Plonski, J. Vander Hook, V. Isler.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 32(1): 70-82, 2016.
[preprint] [pdf] [bib] [doi] - # Constrained Probabilistic Search for a One-Dimensional Random Walker
N. Noori, P. Plonski, A. Renzaglia, P. Tokekar, J. Vander Hook, V. Isler.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics 32(2): 261–274, April 2016.
[preprint] [pdf] [doi] [bib] - # Algorithms for Cooperative Active Localization of Static Targets with Mobile Bearing Sensors under Communication Constraints
J. Vander Hook, P. Tokekar, V. Isler.
IEEE Transactions on Robotics 31(4): 864–876, August 2015.
[pdf] [doi] [bib] [tech report]
Patents #
- # Mission Modeling, Planning, and Execution Module (M2PEM) Systems and Methods
Chris Scrapper, Greg N. Droge, Alexander L. Xydes, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Amir Rahmani, Joshua Vander Hook, Grace Lim
US Patent 11,599,109 B2, granted March 2023. Assigned to the California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Department of the Navy.
[pdf] [patent] - # Autonomous Robotic Airship Inspection System for Large-Scale Tank Interiors
Matthew Gildner, Donald F. Ruffatto, Sophia Mitchell, Oktay Arslan, Joshua Vander Hook, Jolly James, Robert Kwan Meng Seah, Nick Markov
US Patent Application 2018/0088592 A1, filed September 2017. Assigned to the California Institute of Technology and Chevron USA. From the JPL RIOT task: an intrinsically-safe aerobot for inspecting flammable tank interiors.
[pdf] [status] - # Symbiotic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Unmanned Surface Vehicle System
Volkan Isler, David Mulla, Pratap Tokekar, Joshua Vander Hook
US Patent 9,464,902 B2, filed September 2014, granted October 2016. Assigned to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. Covers the precision agriculture UAV/UGV sensor planning work.
[pdf] [patent]
Reports and Theses #
- # Nebulae: Deep-Space Computing Clouds
Joshua Vander Hook, Richard Doyle, Valerie Fox, David English, Ashish A. Mahabal (study leads), and 34 others
Study Report prepared for the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS). California Institute of Technology, November 2021. Study held August 2019 – September 2020. Related: the IEEE Aerospace concept-of-operation paper.
[pdf] [doi] [caltechauthors] - # Observing Mars from Areostationary Orbit: Benefits and Applications
L. Montabone, N. Heavens, J. L. Alvarellos, M. Aye, A. Babuscia, N. Barba, et al., including J. Vander Hook
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 53(4), 2021. White paper #281 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032.
[pdf] [doi] [ntrs] [bib] - # Distributed Instruments for Planetary Surface Science
Ashish Goel, Robert Anderson, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Erik Brandon, Joshua Vander Hook, Michael Mischna, and Federico Rossi
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 53(4), pg 156, March 2021. White paper #156 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023–2032. Later expanded into the PSJ article.
[doi] [white paper] [ads] [bib] - # MOSAIC: Mars Orbiters for Surface Atmospheric and Ionospheric Connections
Robert Lillis, David Mitchell, Steve Matousek, et al.
NASA Planetary Science Decadal Survey, National Academies of Science August 2020.
[pdf] [bib] [National Academies Slides (archived)] [journal version (PSJ 2021)] - # Active Target Localization and Tracking with Application to Robotic Environmental Monitoring
J. Vander Hook. University of Minnesota 2015.
[permalink] [pdf] [bib] - # Bearing-Only Active Target Localization Strategies for a System of Two Communicating Mobile Robots: 2013 Full Technical Report.
J. Vander Hook, P. Tokekar, V. Isler.
[pdf] [Tech Report] [bib] - # Sensor Planning for a Symbiotic UAV and UGV system for Precision Agriculture.
P. Tokekar, J. Vander Hook, V. Isler. 2013
[pdf] [Tech Report] - # Long-Term Search Through Energy Efficiency and Harvesting.
N. Noori, P. Plonski, A. Renzaglia, P. Tokekar, J. Vander Hook, V. Isler. 2013
[pdf] [Tech Report] - # Cautious Greedy Strategy for Bearing-based Active Localization: Technical Report (2012)
. J. Vander Hook, P. Tokekar, V. Isler.
[pdf] [Tech Report] - # Experimental Verification of Costless-Merge Pairing Heaps
J. Vander Hook, D. Kelley.
MNSU Journal of Undergraduate Research. Bachelors Thesis, 2010, Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Posters Workshops and Other #
- # Distributed Instruments for Mars Surface Science: Opportunities and Technology Feasibility
Michael A. Mischna, Robert C. Anderson, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Erik J. Brandon, Ashish Goel, Joshua Vander Hook, et al.
Tenth International Conference on Mars. Pasadena, CA, July 2024. Abstract #3212.
[pdf] [usra] - # Lunar Leader: Persistent, Optimal Leader Election for Multi-Agent Exploration Teams
Keenan Albee, Sriramya Bhamidipati, Federico Rossi, Joshua Vander Hook, Jean-Pierre de la Croix
MASSpace'24: International Workshop on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems for Space Applications, at AAMAS 2024. Auckland, New Zealand, May 2024.
[pdf] [mirror] - # Enabling Technologies for Planetary Exploration
Manuel Grande, Linli Guo, Michel Blanc, and 23 others, including Joshua Vander Hook
Planetary Exploration Horizon 2061 (book), Chapter 5, pp. 249–329. Elsevier, 2023.
[pdf] [pdf(arxiv)] [doi] - # Toward Economically Addressing Surface Science Questions on Mars with Distributed Instruments
M. Wronkiewicz, R. C. Anderson, S. Bandyopadhyay, E. J. Brandon, A. Goel, J. Vander Hook, M. Mischna, M. Villarreal, F. Rossi
Low-Cost Science Mission Concepts for Mars Exploration. Pasadena, CA, 2022. Abstract #5049.
[pdf] [usra] - # A Simulation Framework for Computation Sharing in Mars Spacecraft Network
Tiago Stegun Vaquero, Joshua Vander Hook, Martina Troesch, Steve Chien
System Demonstrations and Exhibits, International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS). Delft, Netherlands, June 2018.
[pdf] [conference copy] - # Stereo System for Real-Time Pose Tracking
B. Dischinger, R. Edge, J. Vander Hook.
Minnesota State University, Mankato. Undergraduate research project.
Talks #
Invited and non-conference
- # Bounds on multi-agent map exploration(and a game called exapunks) JPL Section 347 Multi-Agent Reading Group. April 2020
[slides] [Yann Disser, 2019, Journal of ACM] [Exapunks site]