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General Information

Full Name Dominic Maza
Date of Birth 4th April 2001
Languages English
Email dominicfmazza@gmail.com

Education

  • 2019 - 2023
    Bachelors of Engineering
    Michigan State University
    • Major
      • Computer Science
      • 3.67 GPA
    • Minor
      • Linguistics

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

  • General Robotics
    • ROS Development and Deployment
    • Image-based Computer Vision
    • LiDAR-based Computer Vision
  • Machine Learning
    • Pytorch
  • Programming Languages
    • Python
    • C++
    • YAML/JSON
    • Bash/Shell Scripting
  • 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