Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
GYA Roles
Institution
Constructor University
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Constructor University
Bremen gGmbH
Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen, Germany
Research Interests
robotics
autonomous systems
machine intelligence
navigation
SLAM
fault management
knowledge representation
planning
Topics to speak on:
robotics, autonomous systems, machine intelligence, navigation, SLAM, fault management, knowledge representation, planning, youth entrepreneurship, youth participation, UN Agenda 2030, SDGs, international collaboration, industry 4.0, smart cities, future of work
“Amikoj, ne timu konstante pri tio, kion diros la sensence kritikanta kaj grimacanta rutina mondo, sed agu ĉiam tiel, kiel diktas al vi via konscienco kaj koro.”, L.L. Zamenhof
“Friends, don’t be constantly in fear of the unthinkingly critical, grimacing conventional world, but always act as your conscience and heart dictate.”, L.L. Zamenhof
Biography
Dr. Francesco Maurelli is a Professor in Marine Systems and Robotics at Constructor University, in Bremen (Germany, EU), where he also serves as Program Chair for the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Program. He has obtained his PhD at the Oceans Sytems Lab, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland) with a thesis on intelligent AUV localisation. He has been Scientific Manager at Technical University of Munich (Germany, EU) where he lead European-wide initiatives to support moving robotics technology from the lab to the market. After a research stay at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA, USA), as a Marie Curie Fellow, he has accepted a faculty position in Jacobs University Bremen, currently Constructor University. Dr. Maurelli’s research interests are focused on persistent autonomy for marine robotics, perception, autonomous navigation, intelligent decision making, sensor data processing and fault management. When not busy with robots or students, he likes to speak the international language Esperanto and play the piano.
Awards
Best Scientific Paper Award, at the 10th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Robots and Competitions, Leira, Portugal, March 2010
New and Future AI Educator Award, 31st AAAI Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, San Francisco, CA, USA, January 2017
1st Place, Underwater Robotics Competition – Europe, Team Leader, 2009
IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, Young Professional Laureate 2023-2024
Accenture MSc thesis prize
Engineering Faculty MSc thesis prize
Activities
