Guillermo Arana
Sr. Software Engineer at Zoox
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolGuillermo Arana is a senior software engineer in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building localization and SLAM systems for autonomous robots and self-driving vehicles. He holds a PhD in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation from Illinois Institute of Technology, where his research focused on integrity monitoring of robot localization—bringing rigorous, safety-critical thinking to production autonomy stacks. At Zoox he progressed from systems engineer to senior software engineer, applying research-backed algorithms to real-world vehicle platforms. Known for tackling the hardest parts of autonomy, he blends deep algorithmic expertise with practical systems engineering to deliver robust, auditable localization solutions.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at Illinois Institute of TechnologyLicentiate degree, mechanical & electrical engineering, 1st out of 233, Licentiate degree, mechanical & electrical engineering, 1st out of 233 at Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Spanish, English
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Github contributions (5)
gduenas001/INS-GPS
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:148 commits, 183 pushes, 14 branches in 1 year
gduenas001/gtsam_examples
Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:100 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
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