François Pomerleau
Visiting Professor at Canadian Robotics Council
Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolFrançois Pomerleau is a field robotics researcher and engineer with 15 years of experience building outdoor-capable mobile robot systems, currently a Visiting Professor at Oxford Robotics Institute and a Canada Research Chair in Field Robotics at Université Laval. His work bridges academic research and practical deployments, with deep expertise in 3D mapping, localization and point-cloud processing—contributions to the widely used ethzasl_icp_mapping repo show hands-on improvements to core mapping algorithms and data handling. He directs the Northern Robotics Laboratory and co-chairs research and training for the Canadian Robotics Council, demonstrating leadership in both lab-scale innovation and national research coordination. Trained at ETH Zürich and experienced across top robotics labs (ETH, U of Toronto, Oxford), he brings a rare combination of real-time mapping know-how and field-tested system integration in GPS-denied and harsh environments.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master Robotics, Master Robotics at Université de SherbrookeExchange Student Robotics, Exchange Student Robotics at EPFLPhD Robotics, PhD Robotics at ETH Zürich
French, English, German
Github Skills (9)
pcl10
point-cloud-library10
c-language10
3d-mapping10
cprogramming-language10
point-cloud10
ros10
data-filtering9
yaml8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ethz-asl/ethzasl_icp_mapping
Jan 2011 - May 2019
3D mapping tools for robotic applications
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:151 commits, 12 PRs, 42 pushes in 8 years 5 months
Contributions summary:François primarily focused on improving the 3D mapping tools within the repository. They addressed issues related to point cloud processing, including handling partial images and ensuring enough points are available. Additionally, they added functionality to convert and save parameter files. These changes indicate a focus on enhancing the core algorithms and data processing within the 3D mapping pipeline.
robotics3d-mappingmappingmapping-toolsrobotic-applications
ethz-asl/libpointmatcher_vtk
Nov 2013 - Sep 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 1 push in 2 years 11 months
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