Carlos Gonzalez
R&D Project Manager R&D Computer Vision Engineer (Chief Technician) at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
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Top SchoolCarlos Gonzalez is a versatile R&D project manager and computer vision engineer with nearly two decades of hands-on experience bridging academia and industry, currently leading a 25‑person lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Electronics and brings deep expertise in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, intelligent transportation and video-surveillance, coupled with program and asset management for multi‑€M research infrastructures. Carlos combines technical leadership—contributing QA and serial communication tests to the well-known YARP robotics platform—with practical systems engineering for camera integration, OCR, and sensor fusion in real-world deployments. He has a proven track record securing and coordinating EU research projects (FP7/Horizon2020), driving technology transfer, and managing computational and storage estates. Equally at home writing device drivers and negotiating international collaborations, he also serves in civic roles and holds multiple safety, emergency and ISO14001 certifications that reflect his operational rigor.
19 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Msc, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Msc, Computer Science and Software Engineering at University of ValenciaPh.D., Computer Science and Electronics, Ph.D., Computer Science and Electronics at University of GenoaUniversitat Politècnica de València
English, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, French
Github Skills (8)
robotics10
serial-communication10
yarp10
testing10
cprogramming-language9
c-language9
robot7
artificial-intelligence5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
robotology/yarp
May 2007 - Jul 2007
YARP - Yet Another Robot Platform
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:16 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Carlos primarily focused on creating and testing serial communication functionality within the YARP robotics framework. Their work involved developing unit tests, specifically for serial port loopback communication. They used CppUnit for testing and modified several files related to testing serial communication, including test applications and header files. The user's contributions aimed to ensure the reliability of serial communication within the robot platform.
roboticscommunicationhumanoidsrobotyet-another
carlosbeltran/EyeLib
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:43 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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