Samuel Laurila
Computer Vision Sensor Lead at Astroscale
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSamuel Laurila is a computer vision and flight dynamics leader with 11 years of aerospace experience, currently heading sensor and CV efforts at Astroscale from Denver. He combines hands-on algorithm and embedded flight software development with systems-level leadership—tuning Kalman filters, building onboard pixel-registration algorithms, and defining pointing/knowledge requirements for space-based infrared sensors. His background includes leading LOS teams and launch/LEOT campaigns at Northrop Grumman and running anomaly investigations involving industry and government partners, demonstrating strong diagnostic and cross-organizational coordination skills. Samuel holds aerospace degrees from the University of Michigan and Purdue and brings practical lab-to-orbit experience dating back to JPL and NASA internships. Notably, he applies software-first approaches to classical GNC problems, optimizing what to process onboard versus downlink to meet tight real-time and bandwidth constraints.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at University of MichiganMaster of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Purdue UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Rufus King High School
Github Skills (10)
earthquake7
signal-processing7
seismology7
science6
python5
toolbox5
obspy5
heterogeneous4
retrieval3
data-center2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
samhaug/seispy
Feb 2017 - Jun 2019
Contributions:62 commits, 89 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
samhaug/tomography_tools
Sep 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:97 commits, 88 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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