Francesco Bidoia

Francesco Bidoia has a diverse work experience spanning several roles and companies. Francesco began their career as a Data Mining Analyst at StudiaBo srl in 2013, where they developed software for data preprocessing and contributed to automating data visualization. In 2015, they joined the University of Groningen and held various positions, including Teacher Assistant and Research Assistant. Francesco also completed a Master's Final Project focused on developing an autonomous navigation system using computer vision and machine learning algorithms.

In 2017, Francesco transitioned to the field of robotics, starting as a Robotics Engineer at Ascent Robotics, Inc. Over the years, they progressed to roles such as Senior Robotics Engineer, Lead Robotics Engineer, and Senior Lead Robotics Engineer. Francesco'swork at Ascent Robotics involved designing and implementing intelligent systems, working on autonomous perceptive systems, cognitive robotics, and multi-agent systems. Francesco contributed to projects that aimed to create a scalable and reliable mapping procedure and focused on challenging research questions driven by practical business needs.

Francesco Bidoia completed their Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna between the years 2009 and 2014. Francesco then pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Groningen from 2014 to 2017. In 2007 and 2008, Francesco attended Melba Copland Secondary School, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this period. In July 2014, Francesco obtained a Toefl certification with a score of 103 from ETS Toefl.