CV

Robotics Intern

NASA Ames Research Center (VIPER Mission)

Slip-aware localization R&D and nighttime field testing for VIPER.

• Developed a learning algorithm that reduced rover localization error by >41%.
• Ran nighttime test ops and data collection; delivered statistical ops guidance to rover drivers.
• Benchmarked VO/ICP pipelines in polar lighting and high-slip terrains.

Research Assistant

Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (EPFL)

VO-augmented GPS for UAVs (ROS integration + onboard camera hardware).

• Augmented GPS localization with Visual Odometry (VO).
• Designed camera mount HW and integrated VO software in ROS.

Licensed Tennis Instructor & Tournament Referee

Home Tennis Club

Coached kids and adults across leisure and competition levels.

• 6+ years of coaching and event staffing.
• Led interclubs team and supported 5+ events/year.

M.S. in Robotics (Minor: Space Technologies)

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

B.S. Mechatronics (1-year academic exchange)

University of Waterloo

B.S. Mechatronics

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

High School (Math & Physics specialization)

Lycée-Collège de l'Abbaye de St-Maurice

EPFL Interdisciplinary Robot Competition

Autonomous toy-collecting robot; 2nd place + design award.

• Led E-component selection & integration; C++ low-level control; perception-actuation loop.

Xplore Mars Rover Student Team

Manipulator control + synthetic 6D pose data generation.

• PID tuner in Matlab/Simulink for a 6-DOF arm.
• Blender-generated synthetic dataset with pose labels.

Rocket Recovery System Lead

On-board avionics for apogee detection + parachute deployment.

• C++ firmware for apogee detection.
• Validated by drone flights; successful field recoveries.