Lotfi Hafi
Research Associate Professor
Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolLotfi Hafi is a Research Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University and founder of Coarobo GK, blending academic leadership with hands-on robotics entrepreneurship over 11 years of experience. He holds a PhD in Robotics from NAIST and an MScEng in Mechatronics from UCLouvain, and his early work contributed to the JPEG XS video compression standard. His research bridges service robotics, AI, and multimodal interaction in extended reality, highlighted by a PhD thesis that used eye reflections to infer attention and behavior. A proven competition strategist, he has repeatedly led teams to top prizes in international robotics challenges and advised Panasonic and Toyota on competition robotics. He has a double-digit h-index, multiple best-paper and national awards, and serves active roles in RSJ and IEEE program leadership. Based in Nara with a track record of securing competitive funding (including JSPS KAKENHI), he combines rigorous research with practical system integration and product-minded innovation.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Engineering (DrEng), Robotics, Doctor of Engineering (DrEng), Robotics at Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyMaster of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (MScEng), Professional Focus in Mechatronics, Cum Laude, Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (MScEng), Professional Focus in Mechatronics, Cum Laude at Université catholique de Louvain
English, French, Japanese
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Github Skills (55)
homebridge10
image-processing9
sdk9
computer-vision9
opencv8
deep-learning8
homekit8
hardware8
intel7
nodejs7
payment-methods7
in-app-purchase7
robot7
python7
openapi6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
FCSC/wrs_gazebo_worlds
Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
The 'wrs_gazebo_worlds' ROS package provides a collection of Gazebo worlds and models created using the official CAD data of the World Robot Summit.
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 2 months
gazeborobotics-simulationroboticsros-packagecad
lotfielhafi/latex-robomech-template
Jan 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
templatepreparationimprovedlatex-templatelatex
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