Mostafa Lotfy
Electrical and Computer Engineer | Roboticist | Perception and Control | Human-Robot Interaction
About Me
A computer engineer with experience in perception, control, and simulation. I love what I do and I never say never to a challenge. My expertise in perception and control ranges from SLAM, state estimation, sensor fusion, and computer vision to classical control and reinforcement learning. I am also interested in simulation engines and building my own. I am comfortable with C++, Python, and Rust.
Education
Northeastern University
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Robotics
Sep 2024 - Present
The American University in Cairo
BS in Computer Engineering; Minor in Mathematics
Sep 2019 - May 2024
The University of Edinburgh
Visiting Student - Informatics
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Miscellaneous Projects
Work Experience
Graduate Researcher
Silicon Synapse Lab - Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Nov 2024 - Present
Worked on a bio-inspired flapping robot project, focusing on the state estimation and control to allow for closed loop flying. Improved the robot's simulation model on MuJoCo and set up IsaacSim for a learning based approach to flying control.
Research Scientist
Human Centered Computing Lab - Technical University of Graz & Know Center GmbH | Graz, Austria (Seasonal) | Jun 2024 - Dec 2024
Developed telepresence systems that integrate VR with quadruped robots and drones, enabling immersive control and real-time feedback. Designed and implemented a cloud-based communication framework for low-latency multi-robot operation.
Senior Projects Mentor
The American University in Cairo | Cairo, Egypt | Sep 2024 - Present
Supervised senior robotics projects, including a LLM-guided ground-aerial coordination and swarm control framework. Provided technical and strategic guidance to optimize collaboration between autonomous robots for fleet management.
R&D Intern
Siemens EDA | Cairo, Egypt | Sep 2023 - May 2024
Worked closely with Siemens EDA to create tools for digital twin systems, automating communication for real-time simulation and deployment. Focused on integrating drones and autonomous vehicles in mission-critical environments.
AI Intern
Nethermind | London, UK | Jul 2023 - Oct 2023
Engineered solutions for Ethereum staking by refining secret-sharing algorithms. Optimized generative models for querying transaction databases and developed liquid neural networks for market trend analysis.
AI Intern
Benya Group | Cairo, Egypt | Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Built AI-driven systems for facial recognition in an office setting and applied machine learning to practical challenges in the automation and security of smart cities.
Skills
Python
C++
Rust
Verilog
MATLAB
Control Systems
ROS1/2
MuJoCo
Gazebo