Jonathan Kelly
Professor at University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Kelly is a professor and Canada Research Chair in Collaborative Robotics at the University of Toronto with nine years of formal experience labeled here but a research career stretching back through postdocs at MIT and USC. He leads the STARS Laboratory and holds multiple affiliated roles—including at the Vector Institute, the Centre for Analytics and AI Engineering, CARRE, and the Electric Vehicle Research Centre—bridging aerial and ground robotics, autonomous systems, and AI. His background spans academia and applied research with visiting appointments at Stanford, JPL and NUS, reflecting a track record of translating foundational robotics research into real-world collaborations and tech transfer. Jonathan combines deep technical training (PhD in Robotics) with leadership in lab-to-industry programs like Creative Destruction Lab, mentoring teams that tackle autonomy, multi-robot coordination, and AI-enabled mobility. Not obvious from titles alone: he has consistently held concurrent roles across research centres, signaling a talent for interdisciplinary program building and institutional partnership. Based in Toronto, he is positioned at the nexus of Canadian AI research, industry engagement, and graduate training.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Science (Robotics), PhD Computer Science (Robotics) at University of Southern CaliforniaMSc Computing Science (Robotics), MSc Computing Science (Robotics) at University of Alberta
Github Skills (24)
kitti-dataset10
kitti8
matlab8
robotics8
windows7
linux7
inverse-kinematics7
jetson7
python7
computer-vision6
macos6
bayesian6
javascript6
math5
graphical-models5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
utiasSTARS/ROB498-flight
Oct 2021 - Feb 2023
ROB498 flight software repository (for Jetson, etc.).
Contributions:18 commits, 20 pushes in 1 year 4 months
jetson
utiasSTARS/ROB498-support
Dec 2022 - Jan 2026
Materials for ROB498 Capstone Design Course.
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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