André Potes
GNC Engineer at Technology Innovation Institute
Sintra, Portugal
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Top SchoolAndré Potes is a GNC engineer with nine years of experience blending research-grade control theory and production C++ development for autonomous systems. Trained at Instituto Superior Técnico and seasoned at ISR-Lisboa, he transitioned from developing ocean robotics and cooperative underwater systems to building embedded ECU software for BMW’s Neue Klasse before joining TII’s Autonomous Robotics Research Center in Abu Dhabi. He designs and implements guidance, navigation, and control algorithms while automating workflows to move research prototypes toward deployable systems. Comfortable in multicultural, interdisciplinary teams, he brings both hands-on firmware/embedded expertise and academic rigor in decision and control. Outside work he splits time between software development and outdoor pursuits, reflecting a pragmatic, field-minded approach to autonomy. Notably, his academic thesis on human-robot cooperation in underwater scenarios earned top marks, underscoring a track record of solving challenging real-world robotics problems.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Semester Electrical and Computer Engineering, Exchange Semester Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityMaster's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
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Github Skills (13)
control-systems6
malloc6
avl-tree6
marine4
cdr3
robotics3
isr3
simulation3
ros3
mavlink2
drones2
cockpit2
medusa2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
andrepotes/andrepotes
Jul 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
dsor-isr/bluerov
May 2022 - Jul 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes in 2 months
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