Summary
Carlo La Viola is a robotics engineer with 11 years of experience bridging applied research and engineering, currently driving R&D at CO-ROBOTICS in the Greater Rome area. He completed a PhD in Biorobotics at the University of Florence, bringing deep expertise in robot planning and execution from projects like a ROS timeline-based planner developed during his master's thesis. His background blends hands-on software engineering—Java, SQL and ETCS automation—with academic research roles at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and ISTC-CNR, giving him fluency across system design, prototyping and validation. Carlo has interned at ATR and consulted internationally, demonstrating adaptability to both industry and lab environments. He tends to favor pragmatic, auditable solutions that translate complex requirements into working systems and enjoys pushing robotics from concept toward real-world deployment. Unexpectedly, his pathway through transport automation and biorobotics gives him a unique perspective on safety-critical system integration in autonomous platforms.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biorobotics and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biorobotics and Engineering at Università degli Studi di Firenze
Master's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
Italian, English, French