Federico Bennasciutti

Building the eyes and brains of autonomous robots

I love robotics, computer vision, and the challenge of making machines truly understand their surroundings. Ultimately, I want to build technology that makes our life effortless.

Robotics Engineer @ Intermodalics

Aug 2022 - Now | Leuven, Belgium
  • Building perception and SLAM pipelines for autonomous mobile robots, integrating 2D/3D cameras, LiDAR, and GNSS.
  • Designing and optimizing AI detection and tracking stacks for NVIDIA Jetson edge platforms.
  • Built a near-realtime navigation stack for autonomous logistics robots.

R&D Researcher @ Ericsson

Jun 2021 - Jan 2022 | Lund & Stockholm, Sweden
  • Investigated object detection pipeline for AR/VR applications.
  • Explored Deep Learning representations and image analysis techniques for Semantic SLAM frameworks.

Machine Learning Intern @ Moseeker Inc

Sep 2019 - Jan 2020 | Shanghai, China
  • Built a machine learning model to predict candidate employability from audio signals extracted from large-scale interview datasets.
  • Designed data pipelines and audio feature extraction workflows to train and deploy the model end-to-end.

Master's in Systems, Control and Robotics

Aug 2020 - Jun 2022 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Multidisciplinary Master's program focused on modern robotics. Key coursework: Applied Estimation, Computer Vision, and Deep Learning.
  • Thesis in collaboration with Ericsson: Extended input modalities for deep feature extraction networks to enhance robustness in Visual SLAM systems.

AI Fellow | School of Artificial Intelligence

Jun 2020 - Jul 2020 | Pi School, Rome, Italy
  • Highly competitive, merit-based program aimed at top-tier engineering professionals.
  • Engineered an AI-powered voice interface to automate call center triage, streamlining real-time operations through Natural Language Understanding (NLU).

Double Bachelor's in Automation Engineering

Sep 2016 - Dec 2019 | Università di Bologna & Tongji University
  • Completed a rigorous dual-degree program across Bologna and Shanghai, gaining a global perspective on engineering and cross-cultural collaboration.
  • Graduated with two independent theses:
    • CNNs for proportional myocontrol — decoding muscle signals to control prosthetic limbs.
    • Audio signal classification for predicting candidate employability from interview recordings.

Skills

C++
Python
ROS
Nvidia Jetpack
SLAM
Machine Learning
OpenCV
Docker
Git