Dirk Reinhardt
Postdoctoral Researcher at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
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Top SchoolDirk Reinhardt is a postdoctoral researcher and control systems specialist based in Trondheim with eight years of experience translating advanced optimization and nonlinear control theory into real-world autonomy for fixed-wing UAVs. He completed a PhD focused on optimization-based control that outperforms standard autopilots and has a track record of applying sensor-driven methods to sports biomechanics and robotics. Dirk blends academic rigor with practical software development—authored the open-source leap-c framework integrating reinforcement learning with model predictive control during a visiting stint in Freiburg. Comfortable across MATLAB/optimization toolchains and embedded/autopilot contexts, he thrives on bridging theory and deployment to boost performance in safety-critical dynamic systems.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Reykjavik UniversityMaster's degree Computational Engineering Science, Master's degree Computational Engineering Science at Technische Universität BerlinBachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineering at Technische Universität BraunschweigUniversitat Politècnica de València
French, Spanish, Norwegian, English, German
Github Skills (10)
nonlinear10
solver10
embedded10
nonlinear-optimization10
constraint-programming10
optimization10
raspberry5
server3
modbus3
iot2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MPC-Based-Reinforcement-Learning/mpc4rl
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:11 PRs, 12 pushes, 13 branches in 1 year
dirkpr/acados
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Fast and embedded solvers for nonlinear optimal control
Contributions:8 pushes, 3 branches in 23 days
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