Summary
Joan Navarro is a robotics researcher and engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in mobile robotics, estimation algorithms, and control for high-performance robotic systems. Based at IRI (CSIC-UPC) in Barcelona, he progressed from doctoral student to postdoctoral researcher and now holds a Doctor position driving research and applied projects in robotics. He has concurrent teaching experience at UPC and a background that spans academic research, hands-on hardware development (including work on the Reactable project), and creative robotic applications. Joan blends deep theoretical skills in automatic control with practical system integration, often tackling real-world constraints in sensors and actuation. His career reflects a mix of rigorous academic output and interdisciplinary collaborations that bridge music technology, urban engagement, and industrial robotics.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctorado, Automática y robótica, Doctorado, Automática y robótica at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)