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Stefan B. Williams

Stefan B. Williams

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
48
Citations
9493
World Ranking
4540
National Ranking
246

Stefan B. Williams publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan B. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 172 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Stefan B. Williams D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stefan B. Williams sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stefan B. Williams is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans multiple areas within computer science and engineering, focusing on applications related to underwater systems and machine learning.

The main fields of study for their work include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of focus comprise:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Oceanography
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering

The core topics addressed in their research feature:

  • Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Machine Learning and Algorithms
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics

Stefan B. Williams has published their work in a range of venues. Frequent publication outlets are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Field Robotics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "A geometric basis for surface habitat complexity and biodiversity," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Spatial communication systems across languages reflect universal action constraints," 2023, Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Guiding Labelling Effort for Efficient Learning With Georeferenced Images," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
  • "Anisotropic Disturbance Rejection for Kinematically Redundant Systems With Applications on an UVMS," 2021, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • "Leveraging Metadata in Representation Learning With Georeferenced Seafloor Imagery," 2021, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

Frequent co-authors that Stefan B. Williams has collaborated with include:

  • Oscar Pizarro
  • Damaris Torres-Pulliza
  • María Dornelas
  • Nader Boutros
  • Viviana Brambilla

Best Publications

  • Decoding, Calibration and Rectification for Lenselet-Based Plenoptic Cameras

    Donald G. Dansereau;Oscar Pizarro;Stefan B. Williams

  • Information based adaptive robotic exploration

    F. Bourgault;A.A. Makarenko;S.B. Williams;B. Grocholsky

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • An experiment in integrated exploration

    A.A. Makarenko;S.B. Williams;F. Bourgault;H.F. Durrant-Whyte

  • Generation and visualization of large-scale three-dimensional reconstructions from underwater robotic surveys

    Matthew Johnson-Roberson;Oscar Pizarro;Stefan B. Williams;Ian Mahon

  • Towards component-based robotics

    A. Brooks;T. Kaupp;A. Makarenko;S. Williams

  • Efficient Solutions to Autonomous Mapping and Navigation Problems

    Stefan Bernard Williams

  • Monitoring of Benthic Reference Sites: Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

    S. B. Williams;O. R. Pizarro;M. V. Jakuba;C. R. Johnson

  • An efficient approach to the simultaneous localisation and mapping problem

    S.B. Williams;G. Dissanayake;H. Durrant-Whyte

  • Efficient View-Based SLAM Using Visual Loop Closures

    I. Mahon;S.B. Williams;O. Pizarro;M. Johnson-Roberson

  • Autonomous underwater simultaneous localisation and map building

    S.B. Williams;P. Newman;G. Dissanayake;H. Durrant-Whyte

  • Reduced SIFT Features For Image Retrieval And Indoor Localisation

    Luke Ledwich;Stefan Williams

  • Simultaneous localisation and mapping on the Great Barrier Reef

    S. Williams;I. Mahon

  • Towards multi-vehicle simultaneous localisation and mapping

    S.B. Williams;G. Dissanayake;H. Durrant-Whyte

  • Multi-scale measures of rugosity, slope and aspect from benthic stereo image reconstructions.

    Ariell Friedman;Oscar Pizarro;Stefan B. Williams;Matthew Johnson-Roberson

  • Linear Volumetric Focus for Light Field Cameras

    Donald G. Dansereau;Oscar Pizarro;Stefan B. Williams

  • Towards terrain-aided navigation for underwater robotics

    Stefan B. Williams;Gamini Dissanayake;Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte

  • True Color Correction of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Imagery

    Mitch Bryson;Matthew Johnson-Roberson;Oscar Pizarro;Stefan B. Williams

  • Orca: A Component Model and Repository

    Alex Brooks;Tobias Kaupp;Alexei Makarenko;Stefan Williams

  • Towards Geo-Referenced AUV Navigation Through Fusion of USBL and DVL Measurements

    P. Rigby;O. Pizarro;S.B. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Oscar Pizarro
Oscar Pizarro University of Sydney
Hugh Durrant-Whyte
Hugh Durrant-Whyte University of Sydney
Tom C. L. Bridge
Tom C. L. Bridge Queensland Museum
Maria Byrne
Maria Byrne University of Sydney
Gamini Dissanayake
Gamini Dissanayake University of Technology Sydney
Neville S. Barrett
Neville S. Barrett University of Tasmania
Jody M. Webster
Jody M. Webster University of Sydney
Will F. Figueira
Will F. Figueira University of Sydney
Russell C. Babcock
Russell C. Babcock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Joshua S. Madin
Joshua S. Madin University of Hawaii at Manoa

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