John Folkesson
Professor Of Robotics And Autonomous Systems at KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
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Top SchoolJohn Folkesson is a professor of robotics and autonomous systems at KTH, Sweden, whose work centers on modeling sensor data to enable mobile autonomy, with a particular emphasis on SLAM, semantic mapping, and decision-aware planning. His research spans indoor service robots, outdoor rescue robots, autonomous underwater vehicles, UAVs, and autonomous trucks, with a current focus on maritime robotics and self-driving trucks. He leads the department's research and teaching efforts as director of studies, supervises a large cohort of PhD students, and teaches courses on Applied Estimation and Probabilistic Graphical Models. His career includes influential collaborations with MIT on robust AUV autonomy and industry partnerships within STRANDS and autonomous driving projects involving Scania, Saab, Autoliv, and others. Folkesson has contributed to estimation theory beyond traditional EKF and particle filters, exploring posterior-based approaches and probabilistic models for challenging perception and planning problems. Based in Sweden, he combines rigorous theory with hands-on ocean testing and field deployments to advance underwater place recognition, semantic mapping, and situational awareness for autonomous systems.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtBachelor of Arts - BA, Physics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics at Queens CollegePhD, Robotics, PhD, Robotics at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyPhysics, Physics at Stony Brook UniversityCivilInjinör (Masters), Computer Science, CivilInjinör (Masters), Computer Science at Kungliga tekniska högskolan / KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Swedish, English
Github Skills (2)
mutable5
firmware3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
johnfolkesson/Mutated-Mutables
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
mutableenhancementsfirmware
timchurches/Mutated-Mutables
Mar 2017 - Apr 2017
Various enhancements, experiments and outright hacks of Mutable instruments firmware code
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 4 days
mutableenhancementsfirmware
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