Cedric Pradalier

I. Earned Degrees ================= - 2015: HDR in Robotics (French diploma required to supervise PhD students, roughly translates as “Authorization to Supervise Research”): “Autonomous Mobile Systems for Long-Term Operations in Spatio-Temporal Environments”, HDR de l'Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, 2015, tel-01435879. - 2001-2004: PhD in Computer Science, specialization in Graphics, Computer Vision and Robotics. Title: “Intentional Navigation for a Mobile Robot”. Supervisor: Prof. Christian Laugier. Institution: National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble / INRIA (France). - 2000-2001: Master of Science in Computer Science, specialization in Graphics, Computer Vision and Robotics. Institution: National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble / INRIA (France). - 1998-2001: French Ingénieur Degree (very selective degree in the French educative system, usually considered equivalent to a master degree) at ENSIMAG, National School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics in Grenoble, France. Specialization in compilers and languages. II. Employment ============== - 2012-present: Associate Professor at GeorgiaTech Lorraine, Metz, France. Head of the DREAM lab: Data-driven Robotics for Environment Assessment and Monitoring. Permanent member of the UMI 2958 GT-CNRS, a joint research lab between the CNRS and the Georgia Institute of Technology. - 2007-2012: Deputy Director of the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL, Director: Prof. R. Siegwart), department of Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zürich (Federal Polytechnic Institute of Zürich), Switzerland. Responsibilities: daily operation of the ASL (approx. 40 people), supervision of the third party grant and budget, research project development and supervision. - 2009-present: Funding member of Skybotix AG, ETH spin-off specialized on the development of micro-air-vehicle for education and industrial application. Responsibilities: initially software development but purely advisorial role at this stage. - 2004-2007: Post-doctoral fellow at the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL), ICT Center, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Brisbane, Australia. Responsibilities: software development for robotics and automation of industrial vehicles, submarines, etc... III. Grants and Contracts (selection) ===================================== A. European funding (FP7/H2020): -------------------------------- - BugWright2: IA/H2020, 2020-2024, Coordinator, Robotics for Ship Hull Inspection - Flourish: RIA/H2020, 2015-2018, PI, Robotics for Agriculture. - Noptilus: IP/FP7, 2010-2014, PI, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. - V-Charge: IP/FP7, 2010-2014, Co-PI, Vision-based autonomous car navigation. B. Funding from the European Spacial Agency (ESA): -------------------------------------------------- - ExoMars, 2007-2011: PI, Proposals, development of various prototypes and tools for the ExoMars program. Prime contractor: RUAG Space (Switzerland). - Eurobot Rover Prototype, 2009: PI, proposal, design and development of a space rover for mobile manipulation experiments. Prime contractor: GMV (Spain). Heavy Duty Planetary Chassis, 2011: PI, proposal, design and development of a scalable space rover. Supervision of 1 engineer. Prime contractor: RUAG Space (Switzerland). C. Funding from national agencies: ---------------------------------- • French National Research Agency: “WoodSeer” project, 2020-2024: PI, Machine Learning for the prediction of the interior structure of trees. • Swiss National Fund: “Limnobotics” project, 2010-2013: Co-PI, Study of algae populations using an autonomous surface vessel. • Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation: “Autonomous Robotic Inspection using High-Precision Localisation”, 2011-2012, PI,