Stephen Smith
Professor at University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolStephen Smith is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Systems at the University of Waterloo, leading the Autonomous Systems Lab where he advances control, learning, and optimization for robotics and transportation. With a decade of academic experience building on a postdoc at MIT CSAIL and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara, he bridges rigorous research with real-world technology transfer into urban mobility, underwater monitoring, and industrial robotics. He co-directs Waterloo’s Data & AI Institute and has collaborated closely with industry partners, helping move lab prototypes into deployed systems. A licensed Professional Engineer and Senior IEEE member, he combines systems-level thinking with hands-on expertise in autonomy and optimization. Beyond publications, his group’s work emphasizes practical efficiency gains in complex, safety-critical environments.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering at UC Santa BarbaraMaster’s Degree Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of TorontoBachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics, Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Physics at Queen's University
Github Skills (1)
julia5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
stephenlsmith/GLNS.jl
May 2017 - Dec 2020
Contributions:14 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
JuliaRegistries/General
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
The official registry of general Julia packages
Contributions:2 comments in 7 days
julia-packagesjulia
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