Nichola Abdo

Nichola Abdo has over a decade of experience in robotics and software engineering, notably serving as a Staff Robotics/Software Engineer at Waymo from June 2017 to June 2021, with prior roles as a Senior and Robotics/Software Engineer. Abdo's academic background includes a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, specializing in robotics, from the University of Freiburg, where studies were completed between January 2012 and June 2017. Additionally, a Master's degree in Computer Science with a focus on AI and Robotics was obtained from the same institution between January 2009 and January 2012. Practical experience includes a internship as a Software Engineering Intern at Google[x] in the perception team for a self-driving car project and a role as an R&D Engineer at KADDB from February 2006 to January 2009.