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Hogan, M. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2025). DetDSHAP: Explainable Object Detection for Uncrewed and Autonomous Drones With Shapley Values. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 19(1), article number e70042. doi: 10.1049/rsn2.70042

Wang, Z., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Pizarro, J. & Honvault, C.view all authors (2025). Robust Adversarial Attacks Detection for Deep Learning based Relative Pose Estimation for Space Rendezvous. Advances in Space Research, 75(1), pp. 560-575. doi: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.11.054

Wang, C. ORCID: 0009-0007-8060-6326, Wang, Z. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2025). Robust Multi‐Agent Reinforcement Learning Against Adversarial Attacks for Cooperative Self‐Driving Vehicles. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 19(1), article number e70033. doi: 10.1049/rsn2.70033

Abdulsalam, M., Ahiska, K. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). A Transformer‐Based Network for Full Object Pose Estimation with Depth Refinement. Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6(10), article number 2400110. doi: 10.1002/aisy.202400110

Chekakta, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-6283 & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). CaDNET: An End-to-End Plenoptic Camera-Based Deep Learning Pose Estimation Approach for Space Orbital Rendezvous. IEEE Sensors Journal, 24(18), pp. 29441-29451. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2024.3435748

Wang, C. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). Depth-Enhanced Deep Learning Approach For Monocular Camera Based 3D Object Detection. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 110(3), article number 101. doi: 10.1007/s10846-024-02128-w

Rondao, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-9438-0267, He, L. ORCID: 0000-0003-3028-6305 & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). AI-based monocular pose estimation for autonomous space refuelling. Acta Astronautica, 220, pp. 126-140. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.003

Courtois, H., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Ahiska, K. & Cecotti, M.view all authors (2024). NDT RC: Normal Distribution Transform Occupancy 3D Mapping With Recentering. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 9(1), pp. 2999-3009. doi: 10.1109/tiv.2023.3250326

Abdulsalam, M., Ahiska, K. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2023). A novel UAV-integrated deep network detection and relative position estimation approach for weeds. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 237(10), pp. 2211-2227. doi: 10.1177/09544100221150284

Rondao, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-9438-0267, Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. A. (2023). ChiNet: Deep Recurrent Convolutional Learning for Multimodal Spacecraft Pose Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 59(2), pp. 937-949. doi: 10.1109/taes.2022.3193085

Chekakta, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-6283, Zenati, A., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Dubois-Matra, O.view all authors (2022). Robust deep learning LiDAR-based pose estimation for autonomous space landers. Acta Astronautica, 201, pp. 59-74. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.08.049

Song, J. ORCID: 0000-0003-0623-0395, Rondao, D. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2022). Deep learning-based spacecraft relative navigation methods: A survey. Acta Astronautica, 191, pp. 22-40. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.10.025

Kanchwala, H., Bezerra Viana, I. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2021). Cooperative path-planning and tracking controller evaluation using vehicle models of varying complexities. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 235(16), pp. 2877-2896. doi: 10.1177/0954406220945468

Viana, I. B., Kanchwala, H., Ahiska, K. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077view all authors (2021). A Comparison of Trajectory Planning and Control Frameworks for Cooperative Autonomous Driving. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 143(7), article number 071002. doi: 10.1115/1.4049554

Rondao, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-9438-0267, Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Richardson, M. A. & Dubanchet, V.view all authors (2021). Robust On-Manifold Optimization for Uncooperative Space Relative Navigation with a Single Camera. Journal Of Guidance Control And Dynamics, 44(6), pp. 1157-1182. doi: 10.2514/1.g004794

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Dubanchet, V. & Richardson, M. A.view all authors (2020). DeepLO: Multi-projection deep LIDAR odometry for space orbital robotics rendezvous relative navigation. Acta Astronautica, 177, pp. 270-285. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.034

Belloni, C., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Balleri, A. , Le Caillec, J-M. & Merlet, T.view all authors (2020). Pose-informed deep learning method for SAR ATR. IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 14(11), pp. 1649-1658. doi: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2019.0615

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. A. (2020). Performance evaluation of single and cross-dimensional feature detection and description. IET Image Processing, 14(10), pp. 2035-2051. doi: 10.1049/iet-ipr.2019.1523

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Dubanchet, V. (2020). Evaluating 3D local descriptors and recursive filtering schemes for LIDAR-based uncooperative relative space navigation. Journal of Field Robotics, 37(5), pp. 848-888. doi: 10.1002/rob.21904

Rondao, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-9438-0267, Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Richardson, M. A. & Dubois-Matra, O.view all authors (2020). Benchmarking of local feature detectors and descriptors for multispectral relative navigation in space. Acta Astronautica, 172, pp. 100-122. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.03.049

Chermak, L., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Richardson, M. & Visentin, G.view all authors (2019). Real-time smart and standalone vision/IMU navigation sensor. Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, 16(4), pp. 1189-1205. doi: 10.1007/s11554-016-0613-z

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. A. (2019). High-speed multi-dimensional relative navigation for uncooperative space objects. Acta Astronautica, 160, pp. 388-400. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.04.050

Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2019). Fusing Deep Learning and Sparse Coding for SAR ATR. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 55(2), pp. 785-797. doi: 10.1109/taes.2018.2864809

Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2019). H∞ LIDAR odometry for spacecraft relative navigation. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 13(5), pp. 771-775. doi: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2018.5354

Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2019). A New Passive 3-D Automatic Target Recognition Architecture for Aerial Platforms. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(1), pp. 406-415. doi: 10.1109/tgrs.2018.2855065

Isakhani, H., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Whidborne, J. F.view all authors (2018). A Furcated Visual Collision Avoidance System for an Autonomous Micro Robot. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 12(1), pp. 1-11. doi: 10.1109/tcds.2018.2858742

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Gray, G. , Chermak, L., Richardson, M. & Oudyi, F.view all authors (2018). Local feature based automatic target recognition for future 3D active homing seeker missiles. Aerospace Science and Technology, 73, pp. 309-317. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2017.12.011

Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2017). Evaluating 3D local descriptors for future LIDAR missiles with automatic target recognition capabilities. The Imaging Science Journal, 65(7), pp. 428-437. doi: 10.1080/13682199.2017.1361665

Chermak, L., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. (2017). Scale robust IMU-assisted KLT for stereo visual odometry solution. Robotica, 35(9), pp. 1864-1887. doi: 10.1017/s0263574716000552

Wieszok, Z., Aouf, N., Kechagias-Stamatis, O. & Chermak, L.view all authors (2017). Stixel Based Scene Understanding for Autonomous Vehicles. 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC), pp. 43-49. doi: 10.1109/ICNSC.2017.8000065

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Richardson, M. (2016). 3D Automatic Target Recognition for Future LIDAR Missiles. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 52(6), pp. 2662-2675. doi: 10.1109/taes.2016.150300

Nemra, A. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2010). Robust INS/GPS Sensor Fusion for UAV Localization Using SDRE Nonlinear Filtering. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(4), pp. 789-798. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2009.2034730

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Chekakta, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-6283, Zenati, A. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). Enhancing Cooperative Visual SLAM with a Self-Supervised Deep Learning Model for Efficient Keypoint-Based Inter-map Loop Closure Detection. In: 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2024, Bari, Italy. doi: 10.1109/case59546.2024.10711729

Zhu, Z., Chekakta, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-6283 & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2024). Collaborative SLAM with Convolutional Neural Network-based Descriptor for Inter-Map Loop Closure Detection. In: 2024 10th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA). 2024 10th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA), 22-24 Feb 2024, Athesn, Greece. doi: 10.1109/icara60736.2024.10553178

Abdulsalam, M., Chekakta, Z. ORCID: 0000-0002-4664-6283, Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Hogan, M.view all authors (2023). Fruity: A Multi-modal Dataset for Fruit Recognition and 6D-Pose Estimation in Precision Agriculture. In: 2023 31st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED). 2023 31st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 26-29 Jun 2023, Limassol, Cyprus. doi: 10.1109/med59994.2023.10185851

Bahraini, M. S., Zenati, A. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2021). Autonomous Cooperative Visual Navigation for Planetary Exploration Robots. In: 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 30 May - 5 Jun 2021, Xi'an, China. doi: 10.1109/ICRA48506.2021.9561767

Estebanez Camarena, M., Feetham, L., Scannapieco, A. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077view all authors (2018). FPGA-based multi-sensor relative navigation in space: Preliminary analysis in the framework of the I3DS H2020 project. Paper presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 1-5 Oct 2018, Bremen, Germany.

Ronado, D., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Dubois-Matra, O. (2018). Multispectral Image Processing for Navigation Using Low Performance Computing. Paper presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 1-5 Oct 2018, Bremen, Germany.

Scannapieco, A. F., Feetham, L., Camarena, M. E. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077view all authors (2018). Space-oriented navigation solutions with integrated sensor-suite: the I3DS H2020 project. Paper presented at the 69th International Astronautical Congress 2018, 01 May 2018, Bremen, Germany.

Belloni, C., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Merlet, T. & Le Caillec, J.view all authors (2017). SAR image segmentation with GMMs. In: International Conference on Radar Systems (Radar 2017). International Conference on Radar Systems (Radar 2017), 23-26 Oct 2017, Belfast, UK.

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Nam, D. & Belloni, C.view all authors (2017). Automatic X-ray Image Segmentation and Clustering for Threat Detection. In: Proceedings Volume 10432, Target and Background Signatures III. Target and Background Signatures III, 11-14 Sep 2017, Warsaw, Poland. doi: 10.1117/12.2277190

Kechagias-Stamatis, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 & Chermak, L. (2017). B-HoD: A Lightweight and Fast Binary Descriptor for 3D Object Recognition and Registration. In: 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC). 2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (ICNSC 2017), 16-18 May 2017, Calabria, Italy. doi: 10.1109/ICNSC.2017.8000064

Junoh, S. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2017). Person Classification Leveraging Convolutional Neural Network for Obstacle Avoidance via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In: 2017 WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (RED-UAS). 2017 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), 3-5 Oct 2017, Linkoping, Sweden.

Ruiz, J. A. D. & Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077 (2017). Real-Time Setup with PD and Backstepping Control for a Pelican Quadrotor. In: Gusikhin, O. & Madani, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 26-28 Jul 2017, Madrid, Spain.

Ruiz, J. A. D. & Aouf, N. (2017). Unscented Kalman Filter for Vision based Target Localisation with a Quadrotor. In: Gusikhin, O. & Madani, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics. 14th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, 26-28 Jul 2017, Madrid, Spain.

Yilmaz, O., Aouf, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-9291-4077, Majewski, L. , Sanchez-Gestido, M. & Ortega, G.view all authors (2017). Using infrared based relative navigation for active debris removal. Paper presented at the 10th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems, 29 May - 02 Jun 2017, Salzburg, Austria.