Summary
Diego D'antonio is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Oakland University, focusing on robotics, autonomous aerial platforms, and machine learning. With nearly a decade of experience, he has led Lehigh University teams to design ESP32-based aerial platforms for national competitions and published six papers in top-tier robotics venues. He has advanced aerial manipulation by integrating cable-based payload mechanisms and ML-driven control, achieving a 100% reduction in human intervention for drone delivery and notable gains in navigation and object identification (e.g., 18% detection accuracy improvement, 12% faster computation in swarm systems). He earned a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Lehigh University (2020), an MS in Control Engineering from Universidad de Ibagué (2018), and a BE in Computer Engineering from Universidad de Ibagué (2009). Based in Bethlehem, PA, he mentors students, leads cross-functional research teams, and balances academic work with hobbies like mountain biking, drone photography, and classic car restoration.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Lehigh University
Spanish, English, Portuguese