Rey Pahlevan is a software engineer and technical lead based in London with about a decade of professional experience and 12 years of involvement in software engineering and AI. Currently at Meta, Rey brings deep robotics and AI expertise honed through long-term leadership roles in the RoboCup Federation, where he chaired technical committees and coordinated large international competitions. He has founded and led engineering teams in startups and product companies, bridging research-grade AI (SLAM, computer vision, sensor fusion) with production systems using Python, C++, ROS and modern ML frameworks. Rey’s academic background includes a master’s in AI and Robotics and visiting research stints at Cambridge and Waterloo, reflecting a strong research-to-production trajectory. Beyond code, he mentors and organizes communities—helping students reach international robotics competitions—and likes to “make sci‑fi movies come true,” signaling a playful, ambitious drive to push robotic capabilities.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, 17.8/20, Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, 17.8/20 at Sharif University of Technology
Amirkabir University of Technology
Diploma, Mathematics, 19.93/20, Diploma, Mathematics, 19.93/20 at Allame Tabatabayi High School
Visiting joint research, Artificial Intelligence, Visiting joint research, Artificial Intelligence at University of Waterloo
This repository is dedicated to the RoboCup Rescue simulation environment for RoboCupers and is aimed to be a bridge from Robocup Junior Rescue to Robocup Major Rescue competitions.
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Rey Pahlevan - Software Engineer at RoboCup Federation