Summary
Mahyar Abdeetedal is a Senior Applied Scientist and P.Eng. with a Ph.D. in Robotics and eight years of experience translating cutting-edge research into production robotic systems across Amazon, Epson, and Dematic. He blends strong theoretical foundations in machine learning and controls with hands-on expertise in C/C++, Python, embedded systems, and industrial robot languages to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions from prototypes to commercialization. Known for converting MATLAB/Python research code into optimized C++ implementations, he reduces development overhead and implementation drift between idea and product. His work spans deep reinforcement learning for multimodal grasping, real-time control of 7-DOF manipulators, and high-throughput logging and automation tools for warehouse robotics. Based in Boston, he pairs publication-grade research rigor with pragmatic software engineering practices, including unit-test frameworks and cross-timezone collaboration on global teams.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Electrical Engineering majored in Control Systems, B.Sc., Electrical Engineering majored in Control Systems at Shiraz University
PhD, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD, GPA: 4.0/4.0, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University
Amirkabir University of Technology