Mirko Ferrati
Robotics Engineering Manager at Canonical
Tuscany, Italy
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Top SchoolMirko Ferrati is a Robotics Engineering Manager with 12 years of experience designing and shipping industrial automation and multi-robot systems, currently leading robotics efforts at Canonical. He combines deep algorithmic expertise in C++, ROS, path planning and control systems with hands-on leadership gained at Aeolus Robotics and Magazino, where he progressed from navigation engineer to team lead. Mirko holds a PhD from Università di Pisa focused on localization, planning for humanoids and coordinated multi-robot systems, and a track record of top academic honors throughout his studies. He excels at turning research-grade autonomy into production-ready robot brains that operate reliably in warehouse and industrial settings. Based in Tuscany, he brings a pragmatic, systems-level view that couples rigorous modeling with pragmatic software engineering and team mentorship. An understated strength is his ability to bridge academic research and product delivery, accelerating commercialization of complex robotics capabilities.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Robotic Engineering, 110/110 cum laude, Master, Robotic Engineering, 110/110 cum laude at Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 110/110 cum laude, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 110/110 cum laude at Università di Pisa
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Github Skills (66)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
MirkoFerrati/mirkoferrati.github.io
Apr 2016 - Jan 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 10 months
CentroEPiaggio/irobotcreate2ros
Sep 2015 - Jun 2016
Ros node for iRobot Create 2
Contributions:14 commits, 3 PRs, 11 pushes in 9 months
ignitionirobotroboticswebotsros-node
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