Dynamic Legged Systems, IIT
Guest Researcher, Nov 2024 - Dec 2025 · Genova, Italy
Worked on autonomous navigation and semantic object-goal navigation for Boston Dynamics Spot.
Background and Work
Robotics engineer focused on real-world autonomy, with experience across research labs, student robotics teams, and industry-facing engineering projects.
Core focus areas
- Autonomy on real robots: ROS 2 integration, Nav2 tuning, and deployment workflows.
- Semantic mapping: confirmed-only object memory for robust goal selection.
- Perception and navigation: RGB-D, LiDAR pipelines, TF alignment, localization, and planning.
- System engineering: launch tooling, bagging, debugging timing and QoS, and repeatable experiments.
Experience
Research & Robotics Experience
Hushmand Afzar Mayan-Orbi Startup
Robotics R&D Developer, Sep 2020 - Sep 2021 · Qazvin, Iran
Developed embedded control, sensing, interaction, and power behavior for a spherical smart-toy robot.
Mechatronics Research Laboratory (MRL)
Embedded Robotics Developer, Aug 2018 - Sep 2020 · Qazvin, Iran
Built and maintained embedded hardware and firmware for RoboCup holonomic robots.
Additional Engineering Experience
Widecons S.R.L.
Industrial & Edge Systems Engineer, Jan 2026 - Present · Genova, Italy
Develop industrial client and edge-gateway integrations across field systems, cloud services, and PLC layers.
DOPE Drone Project
Embedded & Electronics Developer, Feb 2024 - Aug 2024 · Genova, Italy
Designed drone flight-controller and wireless communication electronics with firmware integration.
Radmansys Co.
Electronics & Embedded Systems Technician, Oct 2021 - Oct 2022 · Tehran, Iran
Designed, tested, and optimized industrial electronic systems, PCBs, hardware, and firmware.
Education
MSc Robotics Engineering, University of Genoa (2023-2025)
Thesis: Semantic Object-Goal Navigation on a Quadruped Robot in Known Environments (IIT DLS)
BSc Electrical Engineering, Qazvin Azad University (2018-2023)
Thesis: Optimal PID Controller Tuning for Time-Delayed Systems Using Ant Colony Optimization
Selected projects
Spot Semantic Navigation
Built a two-stage object-goal navigation pipeline on Boston Dynamics Spot with ROS 2, Nav2, and a stable semantic object database.
Voice-to-Goal Interface
Implemented speech-driven target selection using Whisper and embedding matching, then generated safe standoff goals for Nav2 execution.
ACO-Based PID Tuning
Bachelor thesis work on metaheuristic PID tuning for time-delayed systems using ACO and ITAE minimization.
Autonomous Robots in Construction Sites
System design and development work for autonomous robotics use cases in construction environments.
Mars Rover MR1
Team project covering robotics integration, control, and mission-style operation workflows.
ARP 2nd TE
Additional practical robotics implementation project included in portfolio materials.
Construction Robotics Repo Mars Rover MR1 Repo ARP 2nd TE Repo ACO PID Repo
Publications and technical writing
- Online Object-Level Semantic Mapping for Quadrupeds in Real-World Environments (arXiv) Read paper
- RoboCup SSL Team Description Paper (MRL) Read paper
Talks, demos, and competitions
- Semantic mapping and navigation demo video Watch demo
- RoboCup 2019 results and participation history View results
- RoboCup Asia-Pacific participation context Past events
- IAS-19 related activity Conference site
Training and advanced coursework
Additional schools and specialized modules included in my background:
TFML School JDL School Course Module 1 Course Module 2 Course Module 3 Course Module 4