Mostafa Lotfy
Electrical and Computer Engineer · Roboticist · Perception & Control · HRI
About Me
A computer engineer specializing in robot perception, state estimation, and control. My work spans SLAM, visual-inertial odometry, sensor fusion, and computer vision through to classical control and reinforcement learning.
Education
Northeastern University
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering — Robotics
Sep 2024 — Dec 2026
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
Research
Perception, estimation, control, and human-robot interaction
Apps & Platforms
Apps and platforms built outside the lab
Publications
Cyberscape: A Novel Generative AI-Based Framework for Multi-Robot Mission Planning
Y. Abuzied, Z. Noureddin, M. Abdelkhalik, A. Sayed, I. Gohar, F. Mossaad, M. El-Leithy, M. Ibrahim, T. Elbatt, M. Abdelsalam
IEEE SAMI 2026 · 2026
A Coupled-Body EKF for Visual Inertial State Estimation Enabling Closed Loop Control of Morphing Wing Aerial Robots
M. Ibrahim, B. Gupta, T. Liu, A. Salagame, M. Ramezani, A. Ramezani
RA-L · 2026
Immersive Platform for VR-Driven Robotics with a Novel Cloud Framework for Remote Teleoperation and Telepresence
M. Ibrahim, A. Zaman, M. Mahmoudi, M. ElLeithy, N. ElSayed, M. Abdelsalam, E. Veas
TVCG · 2026
Experience
Currently
Northeastern University
Nov 2024 — PresentBoston, MA
Researcher
May 2026 — PresentHutchinson Group
Working under Prof. Seth Hutchinson and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Riddhi Laha to develop a smarter perception system for articulation manipulation and control. This work is in collaboration with Prof. Hanumant Singh
Researcher
Nov 2024 — May 2026Silicon Synapse Lab (lab relocated to UIUC)
Worked under Prof. Alireza Ramezani on a bio-inspired flapping robot project, focusing on state estimation and control to enable closed-loop flight. Improved the robot's simulation model in MuJoCo.
Teaching Assistant
Sep 2026 — PresentEECE5554 — Robotics Sensing & Navigation
Lead lab sessions and office hours for Prof. Hanumant Singh's graduate course on sensing for navigation, covering IMU and magnetometer calibration, GNSS positioning and dead reckoning, and LiDAR-based SLAM. Guide students through hardware data collection on the course sensor rigs and review their lab reports.
Graduate Student Ambassador
Sep 2026 — PresentCollege of Engineering
Represent the College of Engineering to prospective and admitted graduate students. Lead information sessions and admitted-student panels, and advise applicants one-on-one on research fit, funding, and life in the program.
Previously
Senior Projects Mentor
Sep 2024 — Jun 2026The American University in Cairo · Cairo, Egypt
Supervised senior robotics projects, including an LLM-guided ground-aerial coordination framework and a swarm control system. Provided technical and strategic guidance to optimize collaboration between autonomous robots for fleet management.
Research Scientist
Jun 2024 — Dec 2024TU Graz & Know Center GmbH · Human Centered Computing Lab · Graz, Austria (Seasonal)
Developed telepresence systems integrating 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.
R&D Intern
Sep 2023 — May 2024Siemens EDA · Cairo, Egypt
Created 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
Jul 2023 — Oct 2023Nethermind · London, UK
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
Jun 2022 — Aug 2022Benya Group · Cairo, Egypt
Built AI-driven systems for facial recognition in an office setting and applied machine learning to automation and security challenges in smart cities.
Skills
Estimation & Control
EKF / UKF
Impedance Control
MuJoCo
IsaacSim
ROS2
Gazebo
MATLAB
Perception
SLAM
Visual-Inertial Odometry
Computer Vision
Sensor Fusion
ORBSLAM3
Languages
Python
C++
Rust
Verilog
Development
React Native
Next.js
Expo
Supabase
Docker
Beyond the Lab
Multilingual in Arabic, English, and French. I grew up in Egypt, did research in Graz (Austria), studied briefly in Edinburgh, and now pursue my MS at Northeastern in Boston. Outside research I build apps, follow AI governance closely, and spend time with communities working at the intersection of robotics and policy.