Alysson Silva
Technical Lead & Robotics Engineer Autonomous Mining Vehicles R&D at Departamento de Ciência da Computação - UFMG
Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Top SchoolAlysson Silva is a technical lead and robotics engineer with 11 years of experience, currently leading R&D for autonomous mining vehicles at UFMG while pursuing a PhD in Computer Science. He specializes in multi-robot exploration under communication constraints and has conducted high-impact research at UPenn’s GRASP Lab under Vijay Kumar and Ani Hsieh. He brings hands-on expertise in ROS 1/2, perception, planning and control, and has integrated AGI-related tools and generative models in cross-continental teams. Notably, he has worked with unconventional platforms—collaborating on projects involving Sophia the robot and research coordinated by Ben Goertzel—blending robotics, neuroscience tools, and blockchain AI initiatives. Based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, he pairs academic rigor with practical system integration and technical leadership.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas GeraisDoctor's Degree, Computer Science, Doctor's Degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisSandwich Doctorate, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Sandwich Doctorate, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (44)
kovan10
robot-controller9
unsupervised-machine-learning9
unsupervised-learning9
natural-language-understanding8
robotics8
google-play-games7
google-play7
blockchain6
ros5
ethereum5
pong5
machine-learning5
solidity5
artificial-intelligence5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Ophien/FAL-ANN
Aug 2018 - Jun 2024
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 10 months
Ophien/H-GM-Humanoid-Robot-Real-Time-Trajectory-Manipulator
Sep 2018 - Jun 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
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