Michał Antkiewicz
Research Engineer at University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolMichał Antkiewicz is a research engineer and program leader with 14 years of experience translating academic research into practical tooling and industry-ready systems, currently driving the WISE Simulator for autonomous vehicle testing at the University of Waterloo. He combines deep expertise in software engineering, formal methods, and product-line engineering with hands-on work in perception, mapping, planning, and real-time system integration for self-driving cars. Michał has a long track record of building and sustaining open-source tools (notably Clafer Tools), mentoring students and startups, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver simulation, mixed-reality, and real-world validation workflows. His publications and a distinguished conference paper reflect an ability to push both theory and practice, evidenced by over 2,600 citations. Colleagues value his constructive feedback, perseverance, and knack for turning complex system concerns into actionable solutions. He is passionate about optimizing systems of all kinds and shepherding technology transfer from university research to industry impact.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MASc, Computer Science, MASc, Computer Science at University of WroclawPh.D., Software Engineering, Ph.D., Software Engineering at University of Waterloo
Polish, English, German, French
Github Skills (145)
instantiation10
sublime-text10
tla10
sublime10
modeling10
splines10
robotics9
stack9
nurbs9
sensor-fusion9
compiler9
simulator9
programming-language9
3d-object-detection9
3d9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
gsdlab/claferwiki
May 2012 - Jan 2019
A collaborative IDE for developing Clafer models.
Contributions:1 review, 187 commits, 21 PRs in 6 years 9 months
ide
wiselabuw/Lanelet2
Dec 2021 - Jan 2026
Map handling framework for automated driving
Contributions:5 PRs, 61 pushes, 15 branches in 4 years 1 month
handlingdrivingmapautomated-driving
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