Hello, and welcome!
Hi, my name is Eyassu Shimelis (pronounced ee-ya-soo). I’m an Ethiopian-American who was born in Addis Ababa, grew up in Nairobi, and now live in Cambridge. I studied General Engineering at Harvey Mudd College in California, and now work in robotics. In my spare time I enjoy listening to Hip Hop and R&B; running; cooking; bouldering; and participating in educational outreach!
What I’ve been up to…
Oct 2021 to Present
Software Engineer
Writing perception and localization software for Stretch.
May 2018 to Oct 2021
Algorithms and Software Engineer
Developed distributed algorithms for performant network localization and navigation on low-cost devices.
May 2018
Graduated from Harvey Mudd College
Bachelor’s of Science in General Engineering with Departmental Honors
Aug 2016 to May 2018
Laspa Engineering Fellow in Autonomous Systems
Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Lab for Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics (LAIR) at HMC. Conducted research in shark tracking using multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (UAVs).