Summary
Avelino Forechi is a Senior Perception Engineer with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and over 15 years focused on computer vision, autonomous vehicles, and applied robotics within a 25-year software engineering career. He designs and ships production-grade multimodal SLAM and sensor-fusion pipelines (LiDAR, visual odometry, IMU) for GPS-denied, subterranean, and hazardous environments, currently enabling UAVs at Good Friday Robotics to create sub-centimeter volumetric maps. Skilled in C++, Python, CUDA, ROS and embedded Linux, he bridges cutting-edge research with pragmatic SWaP-constrained system integration and rigorous field validation. His background spans agricultural perception, AMR fleet platforms, and Level 4 vehicle localisation, with publications and competitive benchmark placements (e.g., DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge) evidencing both research impact and hands-on performance. Based in Lisbon, he is driven to replace hazardous man-entry inspections with AI-guided aerial analytics, combining deep academic rigour with end-to-end delivery experience.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Project Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Project Management at Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
English, Portuguese