Paul Furgale
Distinguished Research Scientist at NVIDIA
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolPaul Furgale is a distinguished research scientist and full-stack field roboticist with 14 years of experience delivering end-to-end perception, localization, mapping, and calibration systems from lab prototypes to deployed products. He has led and scaled high-performing research and engineering teams across academia and industry—most recently at NVIDIA on AI agents after senior leadership roles at Meta/Oculus and Apple—bridging cutting-edge research with practical software engineering. A PhD-trained roboticist who helped commercialize autonomous valet and rover navigation technologies, he combines deep sensor-fusion expertise with hands-on implementation of production systems and developer tooling. Based in Zurich, he is known for shipping robust, low-cost sensor solutions and for translating complex research into reliable fielded capabilities that enable real-world autonomy.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (Honours) Computer Science at University of ManitobaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Robotics at University of Toronto
Github Skills (11)
graph10
automatic-differentiation10
factors10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
robotics9
eigen9
linear-algebra8
template-metaprogramming7
boost7
unit-testing6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ethz-asl/aslam_sample_consensus
Feb 2013 - May 2014
Contributions:12 commits in 1 year 3 months
pclsacadaptation
ethz-asl/schweizer_messer
Dec 2011 - Jan 2015
Programming tools for robotics.
Contributions:263 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 3 years 1 month
roboticsrobot-frameworkrobotprogramming-toolsros
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