Jeremy Nicola
Executive Director - Marine Robotics at Technology Innovation Institute
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolJeremy Nicola is an executive leader and underwater robotics engineer with 13 years of experience building autonomous marine systems and leading teams from hands-on SLAM research to operational AUV/ROV products. Currently Executive Director of Marine Robotics at the Technology Innovation Institute in Abu Dhabi, he has progressed through technical and leadership roles driving sensor fusion, interval-analysis–augmented SLAM, and autonomy for industry-focused platforms like ATOLL, ARGOS and Seasam. He holds a PhD in robotics specializing in SLAM, Kalman filtering and interval analysis, and has a track record of turning advanced academic algorithms into fielded systems for oil & gas and research applications. Equally comfortable in C++ research prototypes and program leadership, he blends deep technical authorship with product-minded delivery across multi-disciplinary teams. A less obvious strength is his repeated pattern of scaling solutions—from novel hybrid SLAM methods in PhD work to production autonomy features on commercial hybrid ROV/AUV vehicles.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Robotics Signal processing Dynamic systems, Master’s Degree Robotics Signal processing Dynamic systems at Université d'AngersDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics Simultaneous Localization and Mapping SLAM Interval Analysis Kalman Filtering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics Simultaneous Localization and Mapping SLAM Interval Analysis Kalman Filtering at ENSTABachelor's degree Fundamental Physics, Bachelor's degree Fundamental Physics at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)Bachelor's degree Physics Biology, Bachelor's degree Physics Biology at Aix-Marseille University
English, French, German, Portuguese
Github Skills (117)
python10
testing10
test-framework10
cpp10
ignition10
bdd10
science10
pure-python10
tdd10
stem10
simulation10
gazebosim10
algebra10
visualizer10
robotics-simulation10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
nicolaje/reliable-slam
Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:218 commits in 4 months
nicolaje/morse
Feb 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:10 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 10 months
simulatorsimulationmodularsimulation-engine
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