John Folkesson received the B.A. degree in physics from Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA, in 1983, and the M.Sc. degree in computer science, and the Ph.D. degree in robotics from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of robotics with the Robotics, Perception and Learning Lab, Center for Autonomous Systems, KTH. His research interests include navigation, mapping, perception, and situation awareness for autonomous robots.