Kizito Masaba
Applied Scientist at Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics
Westborough, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolKizito Masaba is an Applied Scientist and robotics/AI specialist with a PhD in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and a decade of experience building multi-robot systems and scalable autonomy. Currently at Amazon Robotics, he develops production-ready algorithms for multi-agent pathfinding, anomaly detection, and reachability oracles that enable large autonomous fleets in warehouse settings. His graduate work—supported by substantial NSF and IARPA grants—focused on making affordable robot teams efficient in communication-limited and resource-constrained environments, with applications from environmental monitoring to precision agriculture. He combines rigorous research with hands-on engineering, having moved core systems into production during co-op and industry roles. Early work building mobile banking apps and upgrading utility token systems shows a long-standing ability to apply advanced algorithms to practical, high-impact problems. Based in Cambridge, MA, he brings a rare blend of theoretical depth and operational focus that accelerates real-world robotic deployments.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bukoyo Secondary SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Dartmouth CollegeMaster's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Engineering at Makerere University
gishu, luganda, lusoga, EnglishGithub contributions (5)
dartmouthrobotics/gvgexploration
Nov 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:219 commits, 163 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 3 months
dartmouthrobotics/continuous_connectivity
Feb 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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