Scholar
Marcel Kaufmann
Google Scholar ID: L0YXPuwAAAAJ
PhD Computer Engineering, Robotics Researcher at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech
Citations & Impact
Citations
474
H-index
9
i10-index
9
Publications
20
Co-authors
12
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Publications available on Google Scholar; Participated in significant projects like the DARPA SubT Challenge
Research Experience
- Works as a Robotics Technologist at NASA JPL's Future Technology and Infusion Group; Contributed to the DARPA SubT Challenge as part of Team CoSTAR, pushing the boundaries of what robotic teams can achieve in extreme conditions; Research at MIST Lab centers on developing multi-robot systems for exploring underground environments
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, with a focus on Symbiotic Human and Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration Systems; Master of Science in Photonics and Computer Vision
Background
- Robotics Technologist (Matrixed as Data Scientist III) at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Future Technology and Infusion Group. Research interests include Robotics, Mission Autonomy, Human-Robot Interaction, Photonics, and Computer Vision. His dissertation focuses on 'Symbiotic Human and Multi-Robot Planetary Exploration Systems'.
Miscellany
- Full-stack roboticist with a background in photonics, computer vision, multi-robot mission autonomy, and human-robot interaction; Proficient in programming languages such as Python, C/C++, Matlab, IDL, Java, JavaScript, and libraries like OpenCV, PCL; Passionate about solving challenging problems
