Nikolaos Giakoumidis — robotics, AI, and autonomous systems portfolio. Contact: giakoumidis.nikolaos@gmail.com. Full briefing: /llms.txt
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Robotic systems, sensing platforms, and custom automation developed through research and industry collaboration. Each project explains the challenge, my contribution, and what the work demonstrated.
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OPENFIELD TEST — CONTINUOUS TETHERED FLIGHT
Case File2026–
NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR with University of Patras
Built the UAV, designed the optical communications architecture, consulted on the overall system design, co-authored the manuscript, and designed the monitoring software that synchronizes multi-source logging and supervised power-supply control.
Case File2024
NYU Abu Dhabi · SMART Lab
Contributed to the cooperative exploration system and co-authored the Journal of Field Robotics paper on construction-site data collection.
Case File2013–2016
NYU Abu Dhabi · with University of Ottawa
Designed, integrated, and field-tested the wheelchair navigation stack, combining gaze tracking, obstacle sensing, and shared autonomy.
OPENRCS SETUP — TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER
Case File2025–2026
NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR · NYU WIRELESS · Nokia
Co-authored the RF electronics study and supported the 25–28 GHz measurement campaign in Kinesis, including the arena and the robotic targets.
Case File2023
NYU Abu Dhabi · Kinesis Lab / CTP · RISC Lab · ACCESS
Co-built the original hybrid platform, supported its technical integration through Kinesis, and co-authored both IEEE papers on its design and validation.
Case File2012
NYU Abu Dhabi · Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML)
Developed the UAV–UGV pilot linking aerial mapping to ground-robot path planning and served as first author of the FIT 2012 paper.
Case File2010–2012
Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML)
Built the complete teleoperation pipeline from optical motion capture through kinematic retargeting to live industrial-arm control.