Eric Wolff Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

I help develop state-of-the-art algorithms for motion prediction, planning, and agent simulation.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Lead team working on data-driven trajectory prediction (aka motion forecasting) for self-driving cars. Our goal is to understand how cars, pedestrians, and bicyclists interact on the road. We use and improve upon state-of-the-art deep learning techniques for this task, and apply the results to planning, simulation, and behavior evaluation.

Boston, Ma, Us

- Initiated and led transition to optimization-based trajectory tracking control (MPC). Resulted in 2x better lateral and 3x better longitudinal ride comfort. - Primary developer (design, software implementation, test) of optimization-based lateral tracking controller. (C++, Python, Matlab/Octave)- Advised team on projects related to actuator control, system ID, and nonlinear MPC.

Boston, Ma, Us

- First full-time employee (non-founder).- Developed planning and control software for an autonomous parking valet system. Car could navigate around a parking lot, and do head-in, back-in, and parallel parking. (C++, ROS) - Primary developer responsible for testing software on client vehicles at remote sites. (Linux, networks, CAN, sensor calibration, software deployment)- Developed planning and control software for an autonomous taxi prototype in Singapore. Taxi drove autonomously on public roads carrying members of the public. (C++, Python, Octave)

Pasadena, Ca, Us

- Developed algorithms to design controllers that guarantee correct and efficient execution of complex tasks by robots, autonomous vehicles, and other cyberphysical systems.- Published papers describing new algorithms for optimal control of nonlinear systems and robust control of stochastic systems with complex tasks.

Created software to assist human operators by performing automated verification and synthesis of UAV mission plans using temporal logic specifications.

- Developed algorithms (based off D*Lite and LPA*) and software for incremental path planning and control of small autonomous ground vehicles.- Implemented algorithms on hardware and built prototype camera localization system.

- Led development of an attitude determination and control simulation in Simulink.- Designed the spacecraft’s attitude control system architecture with teammates.

Ithaca, Ny, Us

- Optimized design of piezoelectric energy harvesting devices for wireless sensor networks.- Built prototypes and test fixtures using 3D printer, mill, lathe, and diamond saw.

Designed test fixtures for reaction wheels and CMGs using SolidWorks.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Control And Dynamical Systems

Bs, Mechanical Engineering