Mostafa Lotfy
Electrical and Computer Engineer | Roboticist | Perception and Control | Human-Robot Interaction
About Me
A computer engineer with strong interest and experience in robotics, AI and Immersive technologies. I am fascinated by the design and building of life-inspired robots and their possible use cases. While we do not have flying cars yet, having decent human-robot interaction and collaboration is on the horizon.
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
My Projects
Immersive Multi-Robot Telepresence
Immersive Multi-Robot Control and Interaction
Drone Digital Twin SDK
Seamless Simulation and Deployment of Digital Twins
ORBSLAM3 Integration on BD Spot
Localization and Mapping Using Robot's Visual Sensors
Dead Reckoning for Autonomous Vehicles
Position and Trajectory Estimation Using Sensor Fusion
Monocular SLAM Using Ground Textures
Using Ground Features for Localization and Mapping
Alef: LLM Powered Education Platform
Using LLMs for Accessible and Personalized Learning
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.
Industrial Bachelor Thesis
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.
Publications
BA: Blended Apparatus, for Robot Embodiment for an Immersive Remote Experience
A. Zaman, M. Lotfy, M. ElLeithy, M. ElSebae, N. ElSayed
In Preparation, 2025
View Publication (Coming Soon!)A Novel Architecture for Multi-agent Control Enhancing Human-Robot Interaction for Remote Exploration and Rescue Missions
M. Lotfy, A. Zaman, M. ElLeithy, M. ElSebae, N. ElSayed
In Preparation, 2025
View Publication (Coming Soon!)Khet-Shut: SDK for Creating Digital Twins for Autonomous Vehicles Based on a Dockerized Cloud Architecture
M. Lotfy, M. Farag, T. Osman, A. Hany, M. ElAwadly, S. Zaghloul
In Preparation, 2024
View Publication (Coming Soon!)Skills
Python
ROS
SLAM
Computer Vision
C++
MATLAB
Control Systems
Sensor Fusion