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General Information
| Full Name | Dominic Maza |
| Date of Birth | 4th April 2001 |
| Languages | English |
| dominicfmazza@gmail.com |
Education
- 2019 - 2023
Bachelors of Engineering
Michigan State University
- Major
- Computer Science
- 3.67 GPA
- Minor
- Linguistics
- Major
Experience
- 2021 - Present
Project Lead
Michigan State University CANVAS - Autonomous Vehicle Club
- Leading multiple sub-teams of undergraduate researchers using CI/CD,, Kanban boards, and communication platforms to ensure rapid development of software
- Responsible for maintaining software for an autonomous system, using knowledge of ROS, C++, and Python for process improvement and to minimize technical debt accrued over the past years of the program
- Facilitating workshops and developed tutorials in efforts to educate new organization members and kickstart their development in ROS on the autonomous vehicle
- Migrated MSU AutoDrive Challenge Team to a standalone organization focused on undergraduate education in autonomous vehicles and robotics
- 2021 - Present
Student Researcher
Michigan State University - WAVES Lab
- Working on an active research project utilizing skills in Pytorch and Python to assist in the development of the CLOCs sensor fusion technique between LiDAR and Camera computer vision networks
- Extracting sensor fusion technique by isolating project specific code from a larger repository to develop a modular deployment of the technique
- Developing skills in dependency analysis, compilation troubleshooting, and computer vision techniques by learning from PhD candidates to aid in a personal understanding of their academic research
- 2020 - 2021
Perception Team Lead
Michigan State University AutoDrive Challenge Team
- Devising a CPU-based computer vision pipeline by using model optimizations and CPU libraries to facilitate 2D object detection in the AutoDrive challenge
- Leading a team of undergraduate engineers in their efforts to develop the above pipeline by effectively dividing our labor into manageable deliverables
- 2020
EnSURE Student Researcher
Michigan State University - WAVES Lab
- Developing a working model of vehicle geometry, sensors, and transforms to simulate vehicle systems in the CARLA open-source simulator
- Testing vehicle model and path-planning systems by integrating vehicle’s ROS system with the CARLA simulator
- 2019 - 2020
Professorial Assistant
Michigan State University AutoDrive Challenge Team
- Developing skills for vehicle path planning, mapping, and object avoidance by learning in an active development environment to aid in performance in the Auto Drive competition
Honors and Awards
- 2022
MSU Federal Credit Union Praxis Award
- 2020, 2021, 2022
College of Engineering Dean's List
- 2019 - 2021
MSU Professorial Assistantship
- 2020
MSU EnSURE Scholar
- 2019 - 2023
MSU Honors College Scholarship
Skills
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General Robotics
- ROS Development and Deployment
- Image-based Computer Vision
- LiDAR-based Computer Vision
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Machine Learning
- Pytorch
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Programming Languages
- Python
- C++
- YAML/JSON
- Bash/Shell Scripting
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Leadership
- Project Management
- Documentation generation and maintenance
- Tutorial creation
- Workshop management
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Film Photography, Music, Hiking
- Software: Rust, UNIX System Customization, Workflow Optimization