publications

2026

  1. LunarLoc: Robust Global Localization for Autonomous Surface Operations on the Moon
    Annika Thomas, Aleksander Garbuz, Trevor Johst, Keerthana Srinivasan, Dami Thomas, Cormac ONeill, Robaire Galliath, George Lordos, and Jonathan P How
    IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2026
  2. CU-Multi: A Dataset for Multi-Robot Collaborative Perception
    Doncey Albin, Daniel McGann, Miles Mena, Annika Thomas, Harel Biggie, Xuefei Sun, Dusty Woods, Steve McGuire, Jonathan P How, and Christopher Heckman
    2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026
  3. Terrain-Aware Low-Altitude Path Planning
    Yixuan Jia, Andrea Tagliabue, Annika Thomas, Navid D Tehrani, and Jonathan P How
    IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2026
  4. VISTA: Monocular Segmentation-Based Mapping for Appearance and View-Invariant Global Localization
    Hannah Shafferman, Annika Thomas, Jouko Kinnari, Michael Ricard, Jose Nino, and Jonathan How
    Robotics and Automation Letters, 2026

2025

  1. LunarLoc: Segment-Based Global Localization on the Moon
    Annika Thomas, Robaire Galliath, Aleksander Garbuz, Luke Anger, Cormac O’Neill, Trevor Johst, Dami Thomas, George Lordos, and Jonathan P How
    Robotics: Science and Systems Workshop on Resilient Off-road Autonomous Robotics, 2025
  2. ROMAN: Open-Set Object Map Alignment for Robust View-Invariant Global Localization
    Mason B Peterson, Yixuan Jia, Yulun Tian, Annika Thomas, and Jonathan P How
    2025
  3. Moon BRICCSS: Moon Blocks Using Regolith ISRU for Corbelled Construction of Sustainable Shielding
    Lanie McKinney, Palak Patel, Daniel Massimino, Annika Thomas, Juan Salazar, Mikita Klimenka, George Lordos, Cody Paige, Skylar Tibbits, and Dava Newman
    In 2025 IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2025
  4. GRAND-SLAM: Local Optimization for Globally Consistent Large-Scale Multi-Agent Gaussian SLAM
    Annika Thomas, Aneesa Sonawalla, Alex Rose, and Jonathan P How
    Robotics and Automation Letters, 2025
  5. CU-Multi: A Dataset for Multi-Robot Data Association
    Doncey Albin, Miles Mena, Annika Thomas, Harel Biggie, Xuefei Sun, Dusty Woods, Steve McGuire, and Christoffer Heckman
    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) Field Robotics Workshop, 2025

2024

  1. MARTEMIS: Mars Architecture Research Using Taguchi Experiments on the Moon with International Solidarity
    Lanie Mckinney, Palak B Patel, Mollie Johnson, Michal Delkowski, Lorenzo Nardi, Evan King, Shaan Jagani, Alisa Webb, Annika Thomas, Léonie Gasteiner, and  others
    In Proceedings of the 75th International Astronautical Congress, 2024
  2. ROMAN: Robust Object Map Alignment Anywhere
    Mason Peterson, Yi Xuan Jia, Yulun Tian, Annika Thomas, and Jonathan How
    In 2024 IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems (IROS) Workshop on Long-Term Perception, 2024
  3. Moon Blocks Using Regolith ISRU for Construction of Sustainable Settlements
    Annika Thomas, Daniel Massimino, Juan Hurtado Salazar, Lanie McKinney, Mikita Klimenka, Palak Patel, Cody Paige, Skylar Tibbets, Nicholar De Monchaux, Jeffrey Hoffman, and Ed Crawley
    In 2024 International Atronautical Congress (IAC) 6th Space Architecture Symposium, 2024
  4. SOS-Match: Segmentation for Open-Set Robust Correspondence Search and Robot Localization in Unstructured Environments
    Annika Thomas, Jouko Kinnari, Parker Lusk, Kota Konda, and Jonathan How
    In 2024 IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems (IROS), 2024
  5. PUMA: Fully Decentralized Uncertainty-Aware Multiagent Trajectory Planner with Real-Time Image Segmentation-Based Frame Alignment
    Kota Kondo, Claudius T Tewari, Mason B Peterson, Annika Thomas, Jouko Kinnari, Andrea Tagliabue, and Jonathan P How
    In 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2024

2023

  1. Innovative Structural and Mechanical Satellite Systems
    Annika Thomas
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023
  2. The AEROS Mission: Characterizing Multi-Spectral Ocean Measurements through Small Satellite Connectivity
    Cadence Payne, Pedro Miguel da Silva Pinto, Madeline Loui, and Annika Thomas
    In MIT Portugal Program Conference, 2023
  3. Global Localization in Unstructured Environments Using Semantic Object Maps Built from Various Viewpoints
    Jacqueline Ankenbauer, Parker C Lusk, Annika Thomas, and Jonathan P How
    In 2023 IEEE/RSJ international conference on intelligent robots and systems (IROS), 2023
  4. Protecting Satellites in Low Earth Orbit: An Overview of Hazards and Policy Solutions
    Annika Thomas, Danisl Ammons, Kristen Green, Laman Jalil, Joe Kusters, and Kerri Cahoy
    MIT Science Policy Review, 2023

2022

  1. Introducing Experimental Design to Promote Active Learning
    Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy, Annika Thomas, Jessica Oehrlein, Melissa Wright, and Michael Tarnow
    In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022

2020

  1. Real-Time Estimation of Electron Dynamics in Hall Effect Thrusters Using an Extended Kalman Filter
    Christine Greve, Annika Thomas, Manoranjan Majji, and Kentaro Hara
    In AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum, 2020