
Mr Georgios Tzoumas
BEng, MSc, PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
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Research interests
Georgios Tzoumas is a senior researcher associate whose work lies at the intersection of robotics, autonomous systems, and environmental sustainability. His research interests broadly encompass the use of distributed robotic systems and aerial platforms to address complex, large-scale environmental challenges, with particular emphasis on resilience, adaptability, and real-world deployment for wildfires.
A key aspect of his work is the investigation of multi-agent and swarm-based robotic systems, exploring how collective autonomy and decentralised coordination can enhance sensing, monitoring, and intervention capabilities in geographically extensive environments. His research engages with both the technical dimensions of autonomous systems, such as system architecture, coordination strategies, and robustness, as well as the broader implications of deploying such technologies in environmentally and socially sensitive contexts, exploring the acceptance of such systems from users.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Protecting environments with UAV swarms
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Windracers, Distributed Avionics, British Antarctic Survey, University of Bristol, The University of Sheffield, Helix Technologies and Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service are working together to develop a live demonstration for…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/07/2022 to 30/06/2024
Swarm technology and digital twinning to enable coordination and utilisation of high numbers of 100kg payload UAVs in aid delivery and firefighting applications
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have the potential to become a reality for civil applications such as the transport of goods, aid delivery, or firefighting.
The ULTRA unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/12/2020 to 31/08/2022
Publications
Recent publications
21/01/2026Scalable real-time multi-UAV coverage path planning for large geographical areas
2025 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)
Dynamic Space Partition Algorithm with an Archimedean Spiral for Wildfire Detection Using a Swarm of UAVs
2025 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)
First Responders’ Perceptions of Semantic Information for Situational Awareness in Robot-Assisted Emergency Response
Use case design for swarms of firefighting UAVs via mutual shaping
2024 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Its Social Impacts (ARSO)
Adoption of UAV Swarm Technology: Survey and Opinions of Firefighters
Thesis
Swarm-based wildfire monitoring and mitigation
Supervisors
Award date
13/05/2025

