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Dr Fatemeh Rekabi Bana

Assistant Professor


Affiliations
Affiliation
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science

Biography

Fatemeh Rekabi Bana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University. She received her BSc (2009) and MSc (2011) in Aerospace Engineering, and a  PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics & Control) in 2020. Her PhD research was focused on the distributed robust planning and control of aerial robotic teams for area coverage missions

BackgroundBefore joining the faculty at Durham University in 2025, Fatemeh was a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) at Durham University's Department of Computer Science (2022–Present) and at the University of Manchester’s Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department (2021–2022). During her time as a PDRA at Durham, she led Work Package (WP-1) in the EU-H2020 RoboRoyale project, which resulted in a publication in  Science Robotics. Her work on the robotic system developed at Durham was highlighted by the Former Vice-President of the European Parliament, and the RoboRoyale robotic system was announced as the winner of the 6th Edge of Government Award at the World Government Summit 2024.

ExperienceHer research expertise is focused on:- Distributed Systems, Multi-Agent Robotics, and Swarm Intelligence. Her specific interests include:- Swarm Intelligence and Multi-Agent Robotic Systems for a Green Future- Distributed Robust Planning and Control for Autonomous Systems in Harsh Environments- Risk-Aware Robot Coordination She has a strong publication record, including papers in Science Robotics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and Swarm and Evolutionary Computation. She also actively contributes to the academic community as an Associate Editor for IEEE IROS 2025 and a reviewer for several high-ranked journals.

Publications

Conference Paper

  • A Leader-Follower Collective Motion in Robotic Swarms
    Bahaidarah, M., Marjanovic, O., Rekabi-bana, F., & Arvin, F. (2024). A Leader-Follower Collective Motion in Robotic Swarms. In Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems: 25th Annual Conference, TAROS 2024, London, UK, August 21–23, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (pp. 281-293). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72062-8_25

Journal Article