Roberto Valenti
Principal Research Scientist at MathWorks
Natick, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRoberto Valenti is a Principal Research Scientist with 13 years of experience advancing robotics, autonomous navigation, and micro aerial vehicles, currently leading research at MathWorks. He blends deep academic training (PhD in Robotics) with industry experience at NVIDIA and Baidu, specializing in state estimation, sensor fusion, IMU orientation, control and computer vision for autonomous systems. Roberto has a track record of turning low-cost MEMS sensor data into robust navigation solutions—including EKF and advanced orientation estimation—bridging theory and deployable algorithms. He is comfortable across the stack from control and estimation to deep learning-based perception, with hands-on work on MAVs and autonomous driving R&D. Based in Natick, MA, he brings both academic rigor and practical engineering judgment to complex sensing and autonomy problems. An understated strength is his ability to teach and document intricate embedded topics, evidenced by prior adjunct lecturing and reproducible research in the field.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Robotics at The City University of New YorkSummer School Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles, Summer School Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicles at ETHZ Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichMaster of Science Electronics Engineering, Master of Science Electronics Engineering at Università di Catania
Italian, English
Github Skills (26)
robotics10
directions10
lists10
simulink10
drones10
energy10
matlab10
capstone10
deep-learning10
ai10
electrical-engineering10
computer-vision10
unicorns9
imu8
classification7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
robertogl/MathWorks-Excellence-in-Innovation
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
Capstone and senior design project ideas for undergraduate and graduate students to gain practical experience and insight into technology trends and industry directions.
Contributions:17 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
undergraduatecapstonegraduateseniorindustry
robertogl/robertogl.github.io
May 2018 - May 2022
Contributions:80 pushes in 4 years
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