Gwennael Gate
Principal Tech Lead Manager - Autonomy Simulation
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolGwennael Gate is a Principal Tech Lead Manager leading Aurora's Behavior Simulation team, bringing over a decade of hands-on autonomy and robotics experience augmented by a PhD in computer science. He has steered cross-functional programs and delivered first-of-a-kind vehicle autonomy products at Aurora, including integration work for the company’s initial self-driving truck. Prior to Aurora he co-founded and scaled Angus.ai, shipping computer-vision solutions to major French retailers and navigating fundraising and B2B commercialization. His background spans robotics perception, planning and control—having led teams that delivered humanoid robots at scale—and early academic work on pedestrian-aware collision avoidance and dynamic object tracking. Based in Pittsburgh, he blends deep research rigor with product-driven execution and a practiced ability to recruit and grow high-performing engineering teams. An uncommon detail: he has operational leadership experience from serving as a fire lieutenant, underscoring calm decision-making in high-stakes environments.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BS Applied Mathematics, BS Applied Mathematics at École PolytechniquePhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Mines Paris - PSLMSc Control Systems, MSc Control Systems at Imperial College London
English, French
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Github Skills (4)
api6
sdk6
python4
machine-learning4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ggate/ggate.github.io
Jan 2016 - May 2018
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
angus-ai/angus-getting-started
Aug 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:16 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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