Greta Brown

Bio

I am an M.S. in Computer Science student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a research focus on field robotics and multi-agent systems. I am advised by Maria Gini and conduct research in the Next Generation Robotics Laboratory. I am currently a planetary sampling automation intern at NASA Ames Research Center. I have worked as a teaching assistant for courses in Python, Java, algorithms and data structures, and artificial intelligence. I received my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2025.

Publications

Most recent publications on Google Scholar.

Model-Free Subsurface Anomaly Detection using Subspace Analysis Techniques for Sparse Telemetry for Extraterrestrial Drilling Robots

S. Boelter, G. Brown, E. Temesgen, L. Weber, T. Stucky, B. Glass, M. Gini

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2026.

Paper

Diagnostics for Drilling Fault Prediction in Planetary Drills

S. Boelter, G. Brown, T. Stucky, E. Forberger, G. Wilson, M. Gini, B. Glass

9th International Symposium on Ice Drilling Technology, 2025.

Paper

A Concept for Planetary Drilling Autonomy

S. Boelter, E. Temesgen, G. Brown, M. Jerez, E. Forberger, B. Glass, M. Gini

ICRA Workshop on Field Robotics, 2025

Paper

Geofenced Unmanned Aerial Robotic Defender for Deer Detection and Deterrence (GUARD)

E. Temesgen, M. Jerez, G. Brown, G. Wilson, S. Divakarla, S. Boelter, O. Nelson, R. McPherson, M. Gini

ICRA Workshop on Novel Approaches for Precision Agriculture and Forestry with Autonomous Robots, 2025.

Paper

Abstracts

Autonomous Fault and Anomaly Detection in Extraterrestrial Drilling

G. Brown, S. Boelter, R. Mai, T. Stucky, M. Gini, B. Glass

23rd International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW), 2026.

Projects

Selected
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Autonomous Drone 3D Mapping with Stereo SLAM

Object Grasping using Kinova Robot Arm

Distance Robot Arm

Autonomous Drone 3D Mapping with Stereo SLAM

Object Grasping using Kinova Robot Arm

ASL Computer Vision Translator

Drone Delivery Simulation

Distance Robot Arm

LED Launcher

Room Lux

Experience

My full resume is here

Farm Robotics Challenge | 2024-2026
Developed FarmGuard, an award-winning autonomous drone system to detect and deter deer in agricultural fields.
Along with contributing to drone behavior, path planning, and hardware/software integration, I led the efforts in creating the videos for our final project submission. This included writing, recording, and editing the following:
UMN FRC Video 2025 UMN FRC Video 2026
Additional informational video on our project: UMN student-led team uses drones to deter deer from crops

Awards

CRA Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award | Honorable Mention | 2025-2026
Research in autonomous planetary robotics, focusing on field-deployable drill perception and planning. Article

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Award | August 2024 - December 2024
Researched multi-agent real robot systems using reinforcement learning; developed a novel hardware-software integration method for the most current platforms available.
Abstract and Presentation

Miscellaneous

I was a member of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities marching band for two years, which taught me teamwork and collaboration, the most efficient way to break drumsticks, the limits of my mental and physical abilities, how to drum while eating an apple, and the value of serving something much larger than myself.

Thank you to Martin Saveski for the template.