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Research Interests: Mobile Robotics, Field Robotics, Localization, Mapping, SLAM, 3D Robot Perception, Computer Vision, Object Tracking, State Estimation, Sensor Fusion, Deep Learning, Automated DrivingSkills & AccomplishmentsPractical & Hands On- Main developer of a factor graph based object tracking module that has been used in Toyota Research Institute’s automated vehicles for multiple years- One of the main contributors to the perception and SLAM software of the European Project ROVINA- Main developer for NICP, a C++ open source library advancing the state of the art for 3D point cloud registration- Very good experience and daily use of C/C++- Some experience (no daily use) with Python (including Pytorch), OpenGL, Matlab and Bash- Good experience with standard robotics libraries/tools: LCM, ROS, OpenCV, PCL- Daily use of version control software such as GIT and SVN- Daily use of Unix/Linux operating systemManagement & Organization- Contributed to make successful demonstrations throughout the years at Toyota Research Institute at which high/top executive members were present, including the most recent 2021 Olympic Demonstration- Owner of several successful OKRs for the perception team at the Toyota Research Institute- Owner of multiple successful cross team initiatives at the Toyota Research Institute- Currently manager and coach of multiple people in the perception team at the Toyota Research Institute- Currently technical lead for the tracking scrum at the Toyota Research Institute, in this role for multiple years now- Contributed and coordinated important demonstrations for international projects for yearly reviews (i.e. ROVINA)Teamwork- Contributing member for multiple years of the object tracking team at the Toyota Research Institute- Contributing visiting researcher for several months at the APRIL Robotics Lab. at University of Michigan- Contributing member for several years to the European Project ROVINA, involving multiple Universities and other private companies- Contributing member for several years at the Ro.Co.Co. Laboratory at Sapienza University of RomeCommunication- Led every week for several years now the agile ceremonies for the tracking scrum- Presented several times deep dives, future road maps/results updates to Toyota Research Institute’s high management/executive stakeholders- Presented research and project results at worldwide conferences, and international events- Performed university teaching activities over multiple years (i.e. assistant) for robotics and base C programming classes