Lou Amadio
Principal Software Engineering Lead - Mixed Reality at Microsoft
Cle Elum, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolLou Amadio is a Principal Software Engineering leader with over a decade of experience building mixed reality, robotics, and AI systems at Microsoft, currently driving UX for Windows Mixed Reality and advancing generative AI in the Office of the CTO. He blends deep systems-level expertise—from HID and driver work to ROS2 sensor integrations and Azure Kinect synchronization—with a strong focus on safety, reliability, and community-driven open source. Lou has a history of shipping developer tooling and IoT platforms, contributing to high-profile repos and standards bodies like the ROS2 Technical Steering Committee and ROS Industrial Consortium. Based in Cle Elum, WA, he pairs hands-on engineering (CMake, low-level device sync, localization of UIs) with strategic leadership across cloud, edge, and device stacks. An entrepreneurial side project, Ranch Hand Robotics, signals his ongoing commitment to practical robotics education and tooling beyond corporate R&D.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Computer Science, Bachelors, Computer Science at Penn State University
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Github Skills (34)
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azure-kinect10
css10
ui-design10
windows-iot10
sys10
dotnet-core10
html10
embedded10
web-development10
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/Azure_Kinect_ROS_Driver
Oct 2019 - Aug 2022
A ROS sensor driver for the Azure Kinect Developer Kit.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:33 reviews, 47 commits, 40 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Lou primarily contributed to modifying the Azure Kinect ROS Driver, focusing on integrating features and addressing specific configurations. They implemented wired sync mode settings and delay adjustments, enhancing the camera's synchronization capabilities. Additionally, the user made modifications related to the body tracking functionality, including frame ID corrections and adjustments to the transformation process. These changes involved modifications to both the core device and supporting CMake files, showing an understanding of the project's underlying architecture.
developer-kitkinectsensorrosazure
ms-iot/samples
Aug 2015 - Jan 2018
Windows 10 IoT Core Samples
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:37 commits, 23 PRs, 17 pushes in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Lou contributed to both the front-end and back-end aspects of the Windows 10 IoT Core Samples repository. They modified a command-line application, indicating work on system utilities and user interface components. Furthermore, they added and updated a HID (Human Interface Device) injection sample, involving driver-level code and application-level integration. This suggests a focus on low-level hardware interaction and potentially UI/UX improvements.
windowswindows-10-iotmqttwindows-10iot-core
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