Mike Degany with robot

Mike Degany

Robotics Software Engineer | Mechatronics Engineer

Computer Science and Engineering PhD Candidate

Autonomous Vehicles | SLAM & 3D Perception

Modern C++ | Python

ABOUT ME

Profile

I am a Robotics Engineer specializing in autonomous systems, from perception to planning and control. My Ph.D. work focuses on building scalable 3D mapping and robust navigation solutions for autonomous vehicles.

My research philosophy is built on one core principle: theoretical concepts must be proven with hands-on application. I've been fortunate to work in advanced labs where I moved my ideas from theory to reality.

I have hands-on experience deploying code on full-scale autonomous vehicles, developing novel sensor fusion algorithms that reduced odometry error by 72%, and architecting a multi-robot mapping system that won a Best Paper Award.

I am a Mechatronics engineer with wide knowledge about different fields such as Electronics, Robotics, Control engineering, Computer science, Mechanics, and System engineering graduated from Amirkabir University of Technology.

I am a roboticist with a keen interest in Mobile Robots. Worked in the Mapping and Motion Planning area for mobile robots applications and introduced a novel approach for real-time motion planning in dynamic environments.

I am an Electronic Engineer with specialization in Embedded Real-Time Systems, highly experienced with computer coding for different types of microcontrollers in multiple languages including Assembly, C/C++.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Control
SLAM
ROS2
Motion Planning
Modern C++
CMake
Perception
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Python
Linux
Docker
Git

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Electronics Engineering

Yazd University (2012 - 2016)

Master of Science: Mechatronics Engineering

Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT) (2016 - 2019) - Distinguished Graduate Award (Ranked 3rd of Class)

Doctor of Philosophy: Computer Science and Engineering

University of North Texas (UNT) Texas, USA (2022 - 2026)

INTERESTS

Robotics

Robotics

Design, simulate, build robotic systems

Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Connected Autonomous Vehicles

Perception, Planning and Control for self-driving cars

Electronics

Electronics

Electronic circuits, Embedded systems, SCBs, etc.

CONTACT

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