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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OPENLOCOMOTION — ON THE DEPOT RAILS
Case File2024
NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR with Etihad Rail
Connected CAIR research with Etihad Rail through stakeholder engagement, laboratory visits, and hands-on Spot inspection trials at the depot.
Case File2021
NYU Abu Dhabi · RTA Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport
Designed and integrated the delivery drone’s mechatronics and supported the NYUAD team’s deployment at the RTA competition.
Case File2024
NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR with Etihad Rail
Designed the train-mounted LiDAR and camera system and ran the field experiment with Nikolaos Evangeliou.
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.
Case File2020–2022
NYU Abu Dhabi · CAIR
Integrated sensing and arena instrumentation and supported flight validation across six papers on UAV perception and cooperative localization.
OPENDATE PLANTATION — FIELD CORRIDOR
Case File2020
Imperial College London / Royal College of Art IDE · robotics support from NYU Abu Dhabi
Supported Khulood Alawadi’s PalmSpector project on the robotics side, including Clearpath Husky integration, plantation navigation, SLAM, and Gazebo/RViz simulation.
Case File2010–2012
ΤΕΙ Piraeus · Department of Automation (BSc thesis)
Independently designed, built, and demonstrated the sensing payload, firmware interfaces, and LabVIEW ground station for my BSc thesis on autonomous UAV navigation.