David Thompson
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Torc Robotics
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Thompson is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 9 years of experience specializing in perception for autonomous systems, currently leading ML efforts at Torc Robotics. He blends academic rigor—pursuing a PhD and holding an MS (4.0) in Mechanical Engineering from Embry-Riddle—with hands-on expertise in LiDAR-camera fusion developed through research, internships at Aptiv and Leidos, and co-leading an award-contending maritime autonomous vehicle team. His work focuses on robust sensor fusion and object identification in challenging environments, translating research prototypes into production perception stacks. Based in Blacksburg, VA, he has a track record of moving multi-sensor perception from naval research projects to commercial autonomous vehicle deployments. An understated strength is his cross-domain background in aerodynamics and CFD from early internships, which informs his systems-level thinking about sensing and vehicle behavior.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Github Skills (18)
in-place8
gstreamer7
gobject7
multiplayer-game7
camera6
glib6
rpg6
gobject-introspection6
dedicated-server5
android-ndk5
monogame5
freedesktop5
multiplayer5
genicam5
image-processing4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
thompd27/gst-plugin-spinnaker
Aug 2019 - Jul 2021
Contributions:15 commits, 13 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 11 months
thompd27/gst-plugin-dalsa
Sep 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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