Nikolaos Giakoumidis — robotics, AI, and autonomous systems portfolio. Contact: giakoumidis@nyu.edu. Full briefing: /llms.txt
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Case File2021
NYU Abu Dhabi · RTA Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport
Designed and integrated the delivery octarotor mechatronics and supported competition deployment that won First Prize at the RTA Dubai World Challenge.
Case File2013–2016
NYU Abu Dhabi · with University of Ottawa
Designed and field-validated a gaze-driven wheelchair navigation stack with shared autonomy — the most-cited work in the publication record (170+ citations).
Case File2016–2017
NYU Abu Dhabi · Panče Naumov research group / Design Studio
Designed and integrated the hardware, controller software, and automation for the ribbon-curling apparatus — motion-stage trade study, mechanical integration, fixture-alignment debugging, Newmark motion-control configuration, and operational handover so the group could run structured experiments and publication media.
Case File2012
NYU Abu Dhabi · Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML)
First-author development of the UAV–UGV hybrid pilot: aerial mapping into ground-robot path planning, published at FIT 2012.
Case File2010–2012
ΤΕΙ Piraeus · Department of Automation (BSc thesis)
Sole author of the BSc Automation Engineering thesis — designed, built, and demonstrated the AR.Drone sensing payload, ArduPilot firmware interfaces, and LabVIEW GCS for GPS path planning and automatic navigation.
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