Diego D'antonio
Assistant Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Oakland University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolDiego D'antonio is an assistant professor and roboticist with nearly a decade of hands-on experience applying aerial robotics to complex manipulation, autonomy, and swarm systems. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and has published in top-tier venues while driving measurable research impact—boosting his lab’s citations and co-authoring multiple peer-reviewed papers. Diego combines strong software skills in MATLAB, Python, and C++ with practical expertise in platforms like Crazyflie, Pixhawk, ESP32-based custom airframes, and ROS to deliver autonomous payload transport and cable-manipulation solutions. He has a track record of translating research into competition-winning and real-world outcomes, including leading a team to dominate a national robotics contest and developing low-cost prosthetics and 3D-printing innovations. An experienced mentor and outreach leader, he has guided numerous graduate and undergraduate researchers and inspired hundreds of students through STEM programs. Outside academia he channels creativity into drone photography, mountain biking, and classic car restoration—activities that feed both his design imagination and field-testing instincts.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Control Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Control Engineering at Universidad de IbaguéDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science and Engineering at Lehigh University
Spanish, English, PortugueseProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
diegosdantonio/diego-sdantonio
Jun 2019 - Oct 2023
Contributions:256 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
diegosdantonio/thruststand_test
Jun 2020 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 PR, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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