| * **//Journal Papers //** (<sup>* </sup>indicates undergraduate student co-author) \\ \\ //R. Ingram<sup>*</sup>, T. Radeva, P. Shields<sup>*</sup>, S. Viqar, J. Walter, and J. Welch//, __A Leader Election Algorithm for Dynamic Networks with Causal Clocks__,// Springer-Verlag Journal on Distributed Computing//, Vol. 26, No. 2, pages 75-97, 2013.\\ \\ //J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato//, __Algorithms for Fast Concurrent Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, //IEEE Transactions on Robotics//, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 621-631, 2005. \\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato//, __ Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains__, //Springer-Verlag Journal on Distributed Computing//, 17:171-189, 2004. \\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato//, __Concurrent metamorphosis of hexagonal robot chains into simple connected configurations__, //IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation//, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 945-956, 2002.\\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya//, __A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks__, //Wireless Networks//, Vol. 9, No. 6, November 2001, pages 585-600. \\ \\ \\ | * **//Journal Papers //** (<sup>* </sup>indicates undergraduate student co-author) \\ \\ //R. Ingram<sup>*</sup>, T. Radeva, P. Shields<sup>*</sup>, S. Viqar, J. Walter, and J. Welch//, __A Leader Election Algorithm for Dynamic Networks with Causal Clocks__,// Springer-Verlag Journal on Distributed Computing//, Vol. 26, No. 2, pages 75-97, 2013.\\ \\ //J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato//, __Algorithms for Fast Concurrent Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, //IEEE Transactions on Robotics//, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 621-631, 2005. \\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato//, __ Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains__, //Springer-Verlag Journal on Distributed Computing//, 17:171-189, 2004. \\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato//, __Concurrent metamorphosis of hexagonal robot chains into simple connected configurations__, //IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation//, Vol. 18, No. 6, pp. 945-956, 2002.\\ \\ //J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya//, __A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks__, //Wireless Networks//, Vol. 9, No. 6, November 2001, pages 585-600. \\ \\ \\ |
| * **//Papers in refereed conferences and workshops //** (<sup>*</sup>indicates undergraduate student co-author)**//://** \\ \\ J.Walter, __Sensor-Driven Algorithm for Self-Reconfiguration of Modular Robots__, accepted to //the 2018 IEEE/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots //, 20-22 June 2018, Delft, The Netherlands. \\ \\ //S. Wong<sup>*</sup>, S. Zhu<sup>*</sup>, and J.Walter, __Unpacking a Cluster of Modular Robots__, accepted to //the 2015 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, July 2015 (acceptance rate 28%). \\ \\ S. Wong<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Deterministic Distributed Algorithm for Self-Reconfiguration of Modular Robots from Arbitrary to Straight Chain Configurations__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation//, May 2013, Kongresszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, pages: 537 - 543 (acceptance rate 39%). \\ \\ J. Bateau<sup>*</sup>, A. Clark<sup>*</sup>, K. McEachern<sup>*</sup>, E. Schutze<sup>*</sup>, and J. Walter, __Increasing the Efficiency of Distributed Goal-Filling Algorithms for Self-Reconfigurable Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, //Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, July 2012, Las Vegas, NV (acceptance rate 28%).\\ \\ P. Ivanov<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Layering Algorithm for Collision-Free Traversal Using Hexagonal Self-Reconfigurable Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotic Systems//, Oct. 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 521-528 (acceptance rate 58%).\\ \\ S. Matysik<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Using a Pocket-Filling Strategy for Distributed | * **//Papers in refereed conferences and workshops //** (<sup>*</sup>indicates undergraduate student co-author)**//://** \\ \\ J.Walter, __Sensor-Driven Algorithm for Self-Reconfiguration of Modular Robots__, in proceedings of //the 2018 IEEE/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR 2018) //, 20-22 June 2018, Delft, The Netherlands. \\ \\ //S. Wong<sup>*</sup>, S. Zhu<sup>*</sup>, and J.Walter, __Unpacking a Cluster of Modular Robots__, accepted to //the 2015 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, July 2015 (acceptance rate 28%). \\ \\ S. Wong<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Deterministic Distributed Algorithm for Self-Reconfiguration of Modular Robots from Arbitrary to Straight Chain Configurations__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation//, May 2013, Kongresszentrum Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, pages: 537 - 543 (acceptance rate 39%). \\ \\ J. Bateau<sup>*</sup>, A. Clark<sup>*</sup>, K. McEachern<sup>*</sup>, E. Schutze<sup>*</sup>, and J. Walter, __Increasing the Efficiency of Distributed Goal-Filling Algorithms for Self-Reconfigurable Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, //Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, July 2012, Las Vegas, NV (acceptance rate 28%).\\ \\ P. Ivanov<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Layering Algorithm for Collision-Free Traversal Using Hexagonal Self-Reconfigurable Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotic Systems//, Oct. 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 521-528 (acceptance rate 58%).\\ \\ S. Matysik<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Using a Pocket-Filling Strategy for Distributed |
| Robots in an Obstacle-Cluttered Environment__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation//, May 2009, Kobe, Japan, Page(s):4265 - 4272 (acceptance rate 43%). \\ \\ R. Ingram<sup>*</sup>, P. Shields<sup>*</sup>, J. Walter, and J. Welch, __An Asynchronous Leader Election Algorithm for Dynamic Networks__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium//, May 2009, Rome, Italy (acceptance rate 23%), 12 pages in un-numbered volume.\\ \\ D. Little<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Using Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots to Form Temporary Bridges__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotic Systems//, Aug. 2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pages 2652-2657 (acceptance rate 55%).\\ \\ J. Kamunyori<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Enveloping Multiple Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, __ in //Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, June 2005, Las Vegas, NV, pages 3097-3103 (acceptance rate 26%).\\ \\ J. Walter, M. Brooks<sup>*</sup>, D. Little<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Enveloping Multi-Pocket Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation//, Apr. 2004, New Orleans, LA, pages 2204-2209 (acceptance rate 58.8%).\\ \\ J. Walter, M. Brooks<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Filling an Obstacle Pocket with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the 8th Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems//, 10-13 March 2004, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (invited paper for special session), pages 703-711.\\ \\ J. Walter and D. Little<sup>*</sup>, __Bridging Gaps in Traversal Surfaces with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the American Nuclear Society 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments//, 28-31 March, 2004, Gainesville, FL, pages 438-444 (invited paper for special session).\\ \\ J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Enveloping Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, // May 2003, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 741-748 (acceptance rate 60.5%).\\ \\ J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Choosing Good Paths for Fast Distributed Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, // May 2002, Washington, DC, pages 102-109 (acceptance rate 59.8%).\\ \\ J. Walter, G. Cao, and M. Mohanty,[[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/pomc.pdf| A K-Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks]] (pdf format), in //Proceedings of the first annual Workshop on Principles of Mobile Computing (POMC 2001)//, August 2001, pages 29-39 (acceptance rate 42%).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/acmSub.ps.gz| Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains]], in // Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC 2000)//, Portland, Oregon, 2000, pages 171-180 (acceptance rate 27%).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/spie.ps.gz| Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions]], in //Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III//, Gerard T. McKee and Paul S. Schenker, eds., //Proceedings of SPIE//, Vol. 4196, pages 441-453, 2000 (invited paper for special session).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/hd.ps.gz|A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks]], //1998 Dial M for Mobility workshop//, Dallas TX, Oct. 1998, 15 pgs (acceptance rate 45%).\\ \\ J. Walter and J. L. Welch, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/submission.ps.gz|Hazard-Free Connection Release]], //1997 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications (PDPTA '97)//, Las Vegas, NV, July 1997, pp. 1668-1672. The original version of this paper is available in my [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/keeper.ps.gz| Master's Thesis]], Texas A&M University, 1997.\\ \\ | Robots in an Obstacle-Cluttered Environment__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation//, May 2009, Kobe, Japan, Page(s):4265 - 4272 (acceptance rate 43%). \\ \\ R. Ingram<sup>*</sup>, P. Shields<sup>*</sup>, J. Walter, and J. Welch, __An Asynchronous Leader Election Algorithm for Dynamic Networks__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium//, May 2009, Rome, Italy (acceptance rate 23%), 12 pages in un-numbered volume.\\ \\ D. Little<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Using Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots to Form Temporary Bridges__, in //Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robotic Systems//, Aug. 2005, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, pages 2652-2657 (acceptance rate 55%).\\ \\ J. Kamunyori<sup>*</sup> and J. Walter, __Enveloping Multiple Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots, __ in //Proc. of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications//, June 2005, Las Vegas, NV, pages 3097-3103 (acceptance rate 26%).\\ \\ J. Walter, M. Brooks<sup>*</sup>, D. Little<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Enveloping Multi-Pocket Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation//, Apr. 2004, New Orleans, LA, pages 2204-2209 (acceptance rate 58.8%).\\ \\ J. Walter, M. Brooks<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Filling an Obstacle Pocket with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the 8th Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems//, 10-13 March 2004, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (invited paper for special session), pages 703-711.\\ \\ J. Walter and D. Little<sup>*</sup>, __Bridging Gaps in Traversal Surfaces with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proc. of the American Nuclear Society 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments//, 28-31 March, 2004, Gainesville, FL, pages 438-444 (invited paper for special session).\\ \\ J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Enveloping Obstacles with Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, // May 2003, Taipei, Taiwan, pages 741-748 (acceptance rate 60.5%).\\ \\ J. Walter, E. Tsai<sup>*</sup>, and N. Amato, __Choosing Good Paths for Fast Distributed Reconfiguration of Hexagonal Metamorphic Robots__, in //Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, // May 2002, Washington, DC, pages 102-109 (acceptance rate 59.8%).\\ \\ J. Walter, G. Cao, and M. Mohanty,[[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/pomc.pdf| A K-Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks]] (pdf format), in //Proceedings of the first annual Workshop on Principles of Mobile Computing (POMC 2001)//, August 2001, pages 29-39 (acceptance rate 42%).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/acmSub.ps.gz| Distributed Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Robot Chains]], in // Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC 2000)//, Portland, Oregon, 2000, pages 171-180 (acceptance rate 27%).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Amato, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/spie.ps.gz| Distributed reconfiguration of hexagonal metamorphic robots in two dimensions]], in //Sensor Fusion and Decentralized Control in Robotic Systems III//, Gerard T. McKee and Paul S. Schenker, eds., //Proceedings of SPIE//, Vol. 4196, pages 441-453, 2000 (invited paper for special session).\\ \\ J. Walter, J. Welch, and N. Vaidya, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/hd.ps.gz|A Mutual Exclusion Algorithm for Ad Hoc Mobile Networks]], //1998 Dial M for Mobility workshop//, Dallas TX, Oct. 1998, 15 pgs (acceptance rate 45%).\\ \\ J. Walter and J. L. Welch, [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/submission.ps.gz|Hazard-Free Connection Release]], //1997 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Techniques and Applications (PDPTA '97)//, Las Vegas, NV, July 1997, pp. 1668-1672. The original version of this paper is available in my [[http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~walter/keeper.ps.gz| Master's Thesis]], Texas A&M University, 1997.\\ \\ |