Joan Solà
Científic Titular CSIC at IRI - Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolJoan Solà is a multidisciplinary research scientist with 17 years of experience spanning computer vision, robotics, control systems, power electronics and deep-water submarine technology. Based in Barcelona, he leads research at IRI/CSIC-UPC after a competitive Ramon y Cajal tenure and contributes teaching expertise in graph-SLAM and visual-inertial navigation at EDSYS and ISAE. He combines rigorous engineering and mathematics with a taste for hard, high-impact problems and deliberately pivots his research focus every few years to broaden his skills—from designing pressure-tolerant lithium batteries for a 1200m manned submersible to exploring satellite radar altimetry for planetary observation. Joan is also a hands-on developer and contributor to low-level C++ libraries for Lie groups (manif), demonstrating attention to numerical correctness and cross-compiler robustness. Entrepreneurial and collaborative, he co-founded a startup on underwater localization and regularly consults on system-level integration across robotics and renewable-energy projects. Ambitious toward planetary exploration and humanoid robotics, he prioritizes knowledge-driven civil projects that push technological boundaries.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Robotics and computer vision, PhD, Robotics and computer vision at Institut national polytechnique de ToulouseEngineer's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineer's Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of BathUPC Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaDEA, Automatic and Control Systems, DEA, Automatic and Control Systems at EDSYS - École Doctorale Systèmes
Catalan, English, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (10)
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c-language10
eigen10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
geometry9
robotics9
yaml-cpp6
clang-format6
gcc6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
artivis/manif
May 2018 - Feb 2020
A small C++11 header-only library for Lie theory.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:86 reviews, 54 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Joan implemented and tested core functionalities related to the `SO3` Lie group within the `manif` library. Their contributions include implementing the `skew()` method, adding a `retract()` method with Jacobian calculation, and introducing unit tests to verify the correctness of these implementations. The user also refactored code for readability and addressed compiler-specific issues.
lie-theorylie-groupsc-plus-plus2dheader-only-library
joansola/slamtb
Feb 2009 - Jun 2022
SLAM Toolbox
Contributions:766 commits, 2 PRs, 130 pushes in 13 years 6 months
toolboxrobotics
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