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Expert at Chebyshev Research Center (Huawei) &
Adjunct Associate Professor
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<p><strong>Ilya M. Afanasyev, Ph.D.</strong>, is an Expert at the <strong>Chebyshev Research Center (Huawei)</strong> and an Adjunct Associate Professor at <strong>Innopolis University</strong> and <strong>Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"</strong>. He earned his Ph.D. in Optical and Optoelectronical Devices from Vavilov State Optical Institute (2006).</p>
<p>With over two decades of R&D experience, Dr. Afanasyev has worked in industry (Huawei, TGT, Giesecke & Devrient) and held academic positions at various institutions. He specializes in <strong>Autonomous Systems, Sensors, Computer Vision, and Mobile Robotics</strong>.</p>
<p>He is a <strong>Marie Curie Fellow alumnus</strong>, holder of 2 patents, and author of 50+ publications indexed in Scopus/WoS.</p>
<h2>📅 Experience Timeline</h2>
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<div class="timeline-caption">My academic and industrial career path (2000–2025). Click image to enlarge.</div>
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<h2>🔬 Research Interests</h2>
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<li><strong>Mobile Robotics:</strong> SLAM, Navigation, Path Planning</li>
<li><strong>Computer Vision:</strong> Object Detection, Tracking, Camera Calibration</li>
<li><strong>Sensors:</strong> Sensor Fusion, Optical Sensors, IMU</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Systems:</strong> UAV, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)</li>
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<h2>📚 Selected Publications & Patents</h2>
<p>Please visit my <a href="https://scholar.google.ru/citations?user=Ogv_bdYAAAAJ" target="_blank">Google Scholar Profile</a> for the full list.</p>
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<span class="pub-category">Most Cited (SLAM Benchmarking)</span><br>
1. <strong>Comparison of Various SLAM Systems for Mobile Robot in an Indoor Environment.</strong><br>
M. Filipenko, I. Afanasyev.
<em>9th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS)</em>, 2018.
[Cited by ~250+] <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/IS.2018.8710464" target="_blank">DOI</a>
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<span class="pub-category">Lidar SLAM & Ground Truth Analysis</span><br>
2. <strong>Map Comparison of Lidar-based 2D SLAM Algorithms Using Precise Ground Truth.</strong><br>
R. Yagfarov, M. Ivanou, I. Afanasyev.
<em>Int. Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV)</em>, Singapore, 2018.
[Cited by ~130+] <a href="https://doi.org/10.1109/ICARCV.2018.8581131" target="_blank">DOI</a>
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<span class="pub-category">Top Journal (UAV Efficiency)</span><br>
3. <strong>Game Theory-based Parameter Tuning for Energy-efficient Path Planning on Modern UAVs.</strong><br>
D. Moolchandani, I. Afanasyev, et al.
<em>ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems</em>, Vol. 6(4), 2022.
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3565270" target="_blank">DOI</a>
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<span class="pub-category">Intelligent Systems & IoT</span><br>
4. <strong>Towards the Internet of Robotic Things: Analysis, Architecture, Components and Challenges.</strong><br>
I. Afanasyev, et al.
<em>12th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE)</em>, 2019.
[Cited by ~80] <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.03817" target="_blank">arXiv</a>
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<span class="pub-category">Patents (Hardware & UAV)</span><br>
5. <strong>Modular multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle of vertical take-off and landing.</strong><br>
M. Galimov, I. Afanasyev, et al.
<em>Patent RU 2706765</em>, 2019.
<a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/RU2706765C1/en" target="_blank">Google Patents</a>
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<h2>🎓 Teaching (Highlights)</h2>
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<li><strong>Advanced Robotics</strong> (Master's level) – Innopolis University (2025-2026)</li>
<li><strong>Optoelectronic Detecting Technology</strong> – ITMO & CUST (China), Changchun, 2025</li>
<li><strong>Foundation of Robotics</strong> – Kazan Federal University, 2021-2022</li>
<li><strong>Computer Vision with OpenCV</strong> – Kazan Federal University, 2022</li>
<li><strong>Sensors & Sensing</strong> – Innopolis University (2018-2020), SPbPU (2021)</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Mobile Robotics</strong> – Innopolis University (2016-2020)</li>
<li><strong>Control Theory</strong> – Innopolis University (2016-2019)</li>
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<small>Last updated: January 2026</small>
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