LinkedIn · 6 February 2026

Matteo Bettini wins the 2025 IEEE RAS Best Dissertation Award

🎉 Huge congratulations to Matteo Bettini🎉

We’re thrilled to celebrate Matteo winning the 2025 Best Dissertation Award on Multi-Robot Systems, presented by the IEEE RAS TC for Multi-Robot Systems for his thesis: “Neural diversity in multi-agent learning.” 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dfp9yG2g

Matteo’s thesis provides a comprehensive and impactful study of neural diversity in multi-agent systems, demonstrating that diversity is a previously under-explored yet fundamental factor for effective collective learning in multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL).

After a rigorous review process, his dissertation stood out for its exceptional quality, originality, and impact on the field of multi-robot systems. Within the Prorok Lab, Matteo has made several key contributions through his publications:

An incredibly well-deserved recognition of years of hard work and research excellence — congrats, Matteo! 👏🚀

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