This letter of application summarizes Shervin Emami's extensive experience and skills in robotics, computer vision, software development, and electronics over 17+ years. He has degrees in robotics, mechatronics engineering, and computer science. Notable projects include an obstacle-avoiding talking robot, a web-controlled mobile robot, and a humanoid robot that was the first Arabic-speaking robot. He has worked as a remote computer vision developer for NVIDIA for over 4 years optimizing computer vision libraries. He is highly skilled in C/C++, computer hardware, OpenCV, and various other technologies.
This letter of application summarizes Shervin Emami's extensive experience and skills in robotics, computer vision, software development, and electronics over 17+ years. He has degrees in robotics, mechatronics engineering, and computer science. Notable projects include an obstacle-avoiding talking robot, a web-controlled mobile robot, and a humanoid robot that was the first Arabic-speaking robot. He has worked as a remote computer vision developer for NVIDIA for over 4 years optimizing computer vision libraries. He is highly skilled in C/C++, computer hardware, OpenCV, and various other technologies.
This letter of application summarizes Shervin Emami's extensive experience and skills in robotics, computer vision, software development, and electronics over 17+ years. He has degrees in robotics, mechatronics engineering, and computer science. Notable projects include an obstacle-avoiding talking robot, a web-controlled mobile robot, and a humanoid robot that was the first Arabic-speaking robot. He has worked as a remote computer vision developer for NVIDIA for over 4 years optimizing computer vision libraries. He is highly skilled in C/C++, computer hardware, OpenCV, and various other technologies.
This letter of application summarizes Shervin Emami's extensive experience and skills in robotics, computer vision, software development, and electronics over 17+ years. He has degrees in robotics, mechatronics engineering, and computer science. Notable projects include an obstacle-avoiding talking robot, a web-controlled mobile robot, and a humanoid robot that was the first Arabic-speaking robot. He has worked as a remote computer vision developer for NVIDIA for over 4 years optimizing computer vision libraries. He is highly skilled in C/C++, computer hardware, OpenCV, and various other technologies.
Iamaveryhardworkerconstantlylookingtoapplysolutionstochallengingproblems,combiningstrong communication&marketingskillswithextensivedesign&problemsolvingskillsatboththeacademic andprofessionallevel,withaveryrapidabilitytogainexpertlevelunderstandingofnewtechnologies duetomyindepthknowledgeofmanytechnologies,specializinginthefieldsofRobotics,Computer Vision,EmbeddedSystemsandModernComputerArchitectureataworldclasslevel: Robotics for 18 years including a Masters Degree in Robotics and a Bachelors Degree in MechatronicsEngineering. Ihavesomeofthemosthandsonroboticsexperienceintheworld, sinceIbuiltanobstacleavoidingtalkingrobot(Sydney2004),awebcontrolledmobilerobotthat couldfind&rechargeitsownbatterieswhenlowthusrunning24hrsaday(Brisbane2005),anall terrain2wheeledbalancingUSmilitaryrobot(Florida2007),ahumanoidrobotwith62motorsthat wastheworldsfirstArabicspeakingrobot&~3millionviewsonYoutube(AbuDhabi2009),a socialrobotutilizingFacebookforfacerecognition&speechrecognition(AbuDhabi2009),anda smallrobotwith2legs+camerawithonboardGPUacceleratedfacedetectionthatwalkstowards thenearestpersonitsees(California2014). ComputerVision&OpenCVfor12years,includingbeingawellknownbookcoauthor&blogger on computer vision and helping create the Khronos OpenVX standard (hardwareaccelerated computervision)withIntel,ARM,Samsung,Qualcomm&TI.For4yearsIworkedalmostdaily withtheofficialOpenCVdevelopers,tooptimizeOpenCVforARMCPUs+CUDAGPUs. SoftwareDevelopmentfor17yearsincludinganotherBachelorsDegreeinComputerScience: LowlevelC&Assemblydevelopmentfor14yearswithx86&ARMCPUsincludingmulti coreNEONAssemblyoptimization(whichI'moneoftheworld'sgreatestexpertson),aswell asAVR&Arduino&ARMCortexMmicrocontrollerdevelopment&embeddedRTOS. Highlevelsoftwaredevelopmentfor~4yearssuchasJava,VisualBasic,MATLAB,OpenGL, Androidapps&drivers,iOSapps,Python,Perl,PHP,DOSscripts,BASHscriptsforLinux,etc. Git+Googletestframeworkfor3years. CUDAGPUaccelerationfor1yearwithbothdesktopandmobileGPUs. LinuxasmymainOSfor5yearsnow,usingWindowsfor21yearsandOSXfor1year. SomeexperiencewithGitHub,SVN,Perforce,opensourcedevelopmentandwebdevelopment. Electronics(bothanalog&digital)for21years,butonlyattheadvancedhobbyistlevel,notonany commercialprojects.Ihavecreatedthecircuitry&softwaretoprocesssensorssuchasLIDARs, Infrared,ultrasound,accelerometers,andbothcheap&expensiveIMUs.Ihavealsousedseveral large3Dprinters. Photos&videosofmyprojectsmaybefoundat http://www.shervinemami.info/ whereIalsohostmy OpenCV&roboticstutorialswith~2millionviews.Duringmysparetimeinhighschool&universityI spent5yearscreatinganopensource3DmodelerforWindowscomposedof30,000linesofmyownC& Assembly code, that rendered 3D graphics in software faster than most commercial packages (http://draw3d.shervinemami.info/). Note thatI ammuch more suited tohandson development ratherthan research projects with strong academiccomponents.Ihavebeenworkingremotelyfromhome(inAustralia)for6.5yearsasafulltime remotecomputervisiondeveloper.IhavealsobeenworkingpartlywithNVIDIA'sembeddedsystems technicalmarketingteamfor2ofthoseyears,gettingsomeexperiencewithfacetofacemarketing,online marketing,socialmediamarketing,technicalwriting,andcommunityengagementsupportforembedded systems. Yoursfaithfully, ShervinEmami,4thSeptember2015.
PUBLISHEDPAPERS: FrameworkforaLongTermMobileRobotontheWeb,Australasian ConferenceonRobotics&Automation,Australia2005(author). TheBenefitsofBoredom:anExplorationinDevelopmental Robotics, IEEESymposiumonArtificialLife,Hawaii2007(coauthor). FaceBots: Social Robots Utilizing Facebook, IEEE Conference on HumanRobotInteraction,California2009(coauthor). FaceBots: Steps Towards Enhanced LongTerm HumanRobot Interaction by Utilizing and Publishing Online Social Information, PaladynJournalofBehavioralRobotics,vol1issue3,2010(coauthor).
AFrameworkfortheLongTermOperationofaMobileRobotviathe Internet (2009).Allowedamobilerobottobecontrollableontheweb 24hrs per day by letting it recharge its own batteries (https://openslam.org/openratslam.html).
PERSONALITY: Veryhardworkingwhilealsoaveryrelaxedperson.Goodasagroupworkerandatworkingonmy own. In my spare time I track & discuss new embedded technologies (http://plus.google.com/ +ShervinEmami),attendlocalhackerspacemeetups,andhavesideprojectssuchasasmarthat,new humancomputerinterfaces,andlowcostwearabledevicesforblindpeople(http://handysense.org/).
EMPLOYMENTHISTORY:
Aug20112015: NVIDIACorporation,USA(http://www.nvidia.com) SeniorSystemsSoftwareEngineer(MobileComputerVision): IworkedremotelyfrommyhomeinAustralia,mostlytooptimizecomputervisionlibraries&cameradrivers forTegraARMCPUs&GPUonLinux&Android: *AsNVIDIA'sresidentexpertonARMCPUoptimization,Igavetalks&expertadvicetovariousteams withinthecompany&importantcustomers,onoptimizingforeachofthelatestmobileCPUs(CortexA9, CortexA15andCortexA57includingforthenew64bitmodeofARMv8AARCH64). * I worked on ARM NEON SIMD & multicore CPU optimized versions of: automatic image & video stabilization, 2D FFTs & DCTs, image registration, 3D Structure from Motion, Optical Flow, and SoftCascadeObjectDetectorforcar,face&pedestriandetection.SomeincludedCUDAGPUacceleration. *IworkedonOpenCV4Tegra(anoptimizedimplementationofOpenCV,developedverycloselywiththe officialOpenCVdevelopmentteaminRussia). * I'm part of the official Khronos OpenVX standard committee for hardwareaccelerated computer vision (http://www.khronos.org/openvx/). *I'minchargeofthecommunityengagement&socialmediamarketingfortheJetsonTK1ARMdevboard (http://developer.nvidia.com/jetsontk1)andLinux4TegraOS. *IbuilttheSCOL(SuperComputerOnLegs)facedetectingrobot(http://youtu.be/Ne7ByU8FSCo)todemo theJetsonTK1ARMdevboardinUSA&Japan. *I'mcurrentlyworkingontheVisionWorks&DriveWorksGPUacceleratedlibrariesforselfdrivingcars& nextgenerationmulticameraautonomousdrones(http://youtu.be/WS3FqHoWFCI). *WhileatNVIDIA,mypreviousemployerofferedmetheopportunityifIleftNVIDIAtobefundedbyNASA tocreateGPUacceleratedsimulationsofnewlegdesignsforthefirstrobottoeventuallystepfootonthe planet Mars around 2030. (Researching NASA's next robot after the R2 robot currently on ISS https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasasrobonautlegsheadedforinternationalspacestation/). I turned the offerdowntostayinAustraliaandsinceIfarpreferrealdesignovertheoreticalsimulation.
Feb2011Aug2011: YouEye,USA(http://
y oueye.com/
) FreelanceComputerVisionDeveloper: I worked remotely on webcambased eye detection & eye gaze estimation that tracks where on a screen users are looking at, to generate reports for advertisers & designers about which parts of webpages are actually seen by users and which parts are usually ignored.
) FreelanceComputerVisionDeveloper: Iworked ondetection offace,eyes, nose & mouth (shown on the right), with face preprocessing, skin detection, 3D pose estimation and GUI, using OpenCV & OpenGL. My software normalized faces to have even lighting from multiple directions, detectthe3Dposition&rotationofaperson's facefromasinglephoto,andallowedrotating the person's face in 3D just from a single photo(shownbelow).
During these 2 years as a freelance computer vision
Jun2008Mar2009: InteractiveRobots&MediaLab,UAE(http://irml.uaeu.ac.ae/ ) EmbeddedEngineerandMachineVisionProgrammer: Icreated aFace Recognition & Detection system for asocial robot. Ialso createdthedriversoftwareandanimationsfora62DOFhumanoidrobotusing ahighlyrealisticface,incollaborationwithHansonRobotics,USA. (http://www.hansonrobotics.com/)
Jul2006Sep2007: InstituteforHuman&MachineCognition,Florida EmbeddedSystemsEngineer: WebuiltaselfbalancingDARPAfundedallterrain300lb10DOF militaryrobot.Iwasinchargeofthesoftware,embeddedcomputer, some electronics, and all testing of the robot to automatically transformbetween4wheeledor2wheeledbalancingmodes,andto automatically climb a staircase while balancing on 2wheels (http://www.ihmc.us/).In2015thislabscored2ndplaceinthe3year highlyregardedDRCrobotcompetition.
