Dennis Rotondi

Dennis Rotondi

Ph.D. Student in A.I. & Robotics

University of Stuttgart

About me

I am an enthusiastic Ph.D. Research Scholar in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Stuttgart and at the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems in Germany. Prior to this, I obtained my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Sapienza University of Rome in Italy.

As the inaugural Ph.D. student of the Socially Intelligent Robotics Lab within the recently funded Institute of Artificial Intelligence (Institut für Künstliche Intelligenz, July 2023), we are in the process of starting up the research team; please feel free to contact me for possible collaboration.

My work primarily focuses on “Semantic 3D Reconstruction for Mobile Robots”, under the supervision of Professor Kai Arras (University of Stuttgart) and Professor Giorgio Grisetti (Sapienza University of Rome).

Interests
  • 3D Reconstruction
  • Depth Estimation
  • Neural Rendering
  • Novel View Synthesis
  • Semantic SLAM
Education

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems
Ph.D. Research Scholar
International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems
March 2024 – Present Stuttgart, Germany
  • Selected among 797 Ph.D. and master’s student applicants.
 
 
 
 
 
Stuttgart University
Assistant Lecturer
Stuttgart University
September 2023 – Present Stuttgart, Germany
  • AS Research Topics for Intelligent Interactive Robots (024000300), SS 2024 (2ECTS).
  • AS on Foundations of Mobile Robotics (024000200), SS 2024 (2ECTS).
  • Mobile Robotics (024000100 + 024000105), WS 2023/24 (4ECTS).
 
 
 
 
 
Tohoku University
TESP-Robotics Participant
Tohoku University
July 2023 – August 2023 Sendai, Japan
  • Lecture series on space-, disaster-, neuro- and molecular- robotics.
  • Built and developed a robotic moon rover supervised by Prof. Kazuya Yoshida.
 
 
 
 
 
Sapienza University of Rome
Teaching Assistant
Sapienza University of Rome
June 2022 – July 2023 Rome, Italy
  • Principles of Informatics II (1018704), SS 2023 (12ECTS).
  • Advanced programming (10606848), WS 2022/23 (9ECTS).
 
 
 
 
 
Pi School, School of Artificial Intelligence
Research Engineer
Pi School, School of Artificial Intelligence
September 2022 – November 2022 Rome, Italy
  • Tackled a challenge for an EU B2C fashion startup, using deep learning based algorithms to enhance the personalized shopping experience.
 
 
 
 
 
20th Century Studios (Cattleya)
Robotics Engineer
20th Century Studios (Cattleya)
July 2021 – October 2021 Rome, Italy
  • Programmed ESP32 LoRa microcontrollers to control the lighting and the Kuka KR-6 robotic platform, creating unique special effects for the Rosaline film.
 
 
 
 
 
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Research Intern
University of Rome Tor Vergata
June 2017 – February 2018 Rome, Italy
  • Research projects on probabilistically explaining traffic congestion in Rome and on mathematical modeling of tides supervised by Prof. Benedetto Scoppola.

Achievements

Best student in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Sapienza University of Rome Jul 2023
Best student of the Master’s degree according to Sapienza Exam Bonus Award (~200 students).
Runner-up world finals RoboCup ARM Challenge 2023
RoboCup23 Jul 2023
As part of the italian team, we achieved second place in the world finals of the RoboCup Autonomous Robot Manipulation Challenge 2023 earning a prize of 5000 USD.
Honours Programme in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Sapienza University of Rome Feb 2022 – Jul 2023
Tailored projects for the top 10 Master’s students. I researched the use of nonlinear iterative least squares of factor graphs optimization in locally Euclidean domains.
Best student in Computer and System Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome Jul 2021
Best student of the Bachelor’s degree according to Sapienza Exam Bonus Award (~400 students).
Honours Programme in Computer and System Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome Jan 2020 – Jul 2021
Tailored projects for the top 15 Bachelor’s students. I contributed to the development of the MARRtino research robotics platform, focusing on navigation modules and interfaces for the Rosita Rover project.
Outstanding student
Sapienza University of Rome Sep 2018 – Jul 2023
I earned the title of outstanding student by meeting the merit requirements; for that, the university covered all my tuition fees (~14620 EUR).
First place MIUR PiGreco Day 2018 math competition
Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito Mar 2018
As leader of my high school team, we won the PiGreco Day 2018 math competition, which was organized by the italian government and involved more than 8500 students (national television appearance).

Contact

  • Universitätsstraße 32, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg 70569