Resume | Iacopo Catalano

Iacopo Catalano

Doctoral Researcher

Professional Experience

Robotics Engineer

DAAV
8/2024 - Present

• Develop autonomous ground robotic software (from mapping to on-device state estimation).
• Adapt and integrate proprietary/open source software (C++/Python).
• Participate in design, code reviews, and other software processes.

Research Associate

University of Turku
9/2022 - 7/2024

• Researched UAVs LiDAR-based accurate positioning for ground-aided sense-and-avoid.
• Supervised and mentored students during master’s students

Research Intern

KU Leuven
2/2022 - 8/2022

• Master thesis: Researched a 3D mapping framework for a SLAM pipeline using RGB-D images in C++.

Research Intern

Laboratoire Hubert Curien
4/2021 - 7/2021

• Explored the use of Siamese CNNs based Multi-Object tracking algorithms to find the set of features that best distinguish between similar small electronic parts in real-time.

Junior Data Scientist

Accenture
1/2020 - 8/2020

• Researched and adapted existing algorithms in Computer Vision.
• Conducted exploratory data analysis.
• Supported Senior Data Scientists in algorithm design.

Front-end Web Developer

Accenture
2/2019 - 1/2020

• Developed new web applications using Angular, Bootstrap, Angular Material and JavaScript.
• Redesigned existing web applications to improve browser compatibility.
• Oversaw new interns on project milestones.

Front-end Web Developer (Intern)

Accenture
9/2018 - 2/2019

• Worked with Senior Developers to manage large, complex design projects.
• Assisted team with testing code on multiple browsers.

Teaching Experience

Instructor

University of Turku

Introduction to Mobile Robotics Fall 2023

Teaching Assistant

University of Turku

Aerial Robotics and Multi-Robot Systems Spring 2023
Hardware Acceleration for AI Spring 2023

Education

Master of Engineering

Toyohashi University of Technology
2020 - 2022

M.Sc. Optics, Image, Vision, Multimedia

University Jean Monnet
2020 - 2022

M.Sc. Computer Science in XR

University of Eastern Finland
2020 - 2022

B.Sc. Physics

Sapienza University of Rome
2010 - 2018

Skills

Programming

  • C++
  • Python
  • ROS
  • MATLAB

ML/DL

  • OpenCV
  • Tensorflow
  • Scikit-Learn

Others

  • Code Review
  • Git
  • Unit Testing

Awards

  • EMJMD Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
    Two-year full scholarship awarded by the European Commission to best students from different countries to study in Top Universities across Europe. Program selected: IMLEX.

Language

  • Italian (Native)
  • English (Proficient)
  • Spanish (Intermediate)
  • French (Elementary)

Volunteering

Team Coordinator (AGESCI)
2001 - 2015
Coordinated, mentored, and trained several scout groups of different ages.