Paolo Forte
Paolo Forte Position: Postdoctoral Researcher School/office: School of Science and TechnologyEmail: cGFvbG8uZm9ydGU7b3J1LnNl
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About Paolo Forte
Bio
I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computer Science at the AI, Robotics and Cybersecurity Center (ARC).
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Università della Calabria (UNICAL), Rende, Italy, where my thesis focused on the analysis of innovative engines for aerospace vehicles. After completing my bachelor’s degree, I moved to Pisa to pursue a master’s degree in Robotics and Automation Engineering at the Università di Pisa. My master’s thesis addressed optimal task assignment for fleets of mobile robots and investigated the integration of symbolic AI search methods with continuous robot planning and coordination. This work was carried out at Örebro University during an exchange period.
I completed a PhD in Computer Science at Örebro University. My doctoral research focused on autonomous robotic systems operating in complex and dynamic environments, with particular emphasis on task and motion planning, multi-robot coordination, and the integration of symbolic AI planning with perception and control.
Throughout my studies, I developed a strong interest in robotics, building skills in mechanics and software design during my bachelor’s degree and in control and development of robotic systems during my master’s and PhD studies. I have experience with tools such as MATLAB and ROS. I also gained collaborative experience through several team projects, including the design and control of a 3-DOF robotic arm from scratch, the development of a neural network for detecting masses and calcifications in mammography images, and the implementation of a control system for a UAV.
Research projects
Active projects
Publications
Articles in journals
- Forte, P. , Gupta, H. , Andreasson, H. , Köckemann, U. & Lilienthal, A. J. (2025). On Robust Context-Aware Navigation for Autonomous Ground Vehicles. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 10 (2), 1449-1456. [BibTeX]
- Forte, P. , Mannucci, A. , Andreasson, H. & Pecora, F. (2021). Online Task Assignment and Coordination in Multi-Robot Fleets. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 6 (3), 4584-4591. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Aregbede, V. , Forte, P. , Gupta, H. , Andreasson, H. , Köckemann, U. & Lilienthal, A. J. (2025). Here's your PDDL Problem File! On Using VLMs for Generating Symbolic PDDL Problem Files. In: Ott, C, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation Proceedings. Paper presented at 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2025), Atlanta, USA, May 19-23, 2025. (pp. 4455-4461). IEEE. [BibTeX]
- Adamik, M. & Forte, P. (2025). PlanOwl: Automated PDDL Files Generation from OWLOntologies and Visual Language Models. In: Ron Petrick; Christopher Geib, Proceedings of the 2025 AAAI Fall Symposium Series. Paper presented at 2025 AAAI Fall Symposium Series, Arlington, Virginia, USA, November 6-8, 2025. (pp. 634-643). AAAI Press. [BibTeX]
- Machado, T. , Fassbender, D. , Taheri, A. , Eriksson, D. , Gupta, H. , Molaei, A. , Forte, P. , Rai, P. & et al. (2021). Autonomous Heavy-Duty Mobile Machinery: A Multidisciplinary Collaborative Challenge. In: Proceedings of the IEEE ICTE Leading Digital Transformation in Business and Society Conference. Paper presented at 2021 IEEE International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship (ICTE 2021), Kaunas, Lithuania, August 24-27, 2021. IEEE. [BibTeX]
- Forte, P. , Mannucci, A. , Andreasson, H. & Pecora, F. (2021). Construction Site Automation: Open Challenges for Planning and Robotics. In: Proceedings of the 9th ICAPS Workshop on Planning and Robotics (PlanRob). Paper presented at 9th ICAPS Workshop on Planning and Robotics (PlanRob), (Online Workshop), August 4-5, 2021. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, monographs
- Forte, P. (2025). Online Planning and Optimization of Material Flow for Autonomous Robots. (Doctoral dissertation). Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]