Advanced Technology Engineer at Toyota Motor Europe
Brussels Area, Belgium
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- Advanced Technology Engineer at Toyota Motor Europe
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- Temporary Research Engineer at Toyota Motor Europe
- Short-term contract researcher at Vislab (c/o University of Parma)
- PhD Student at Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università di Parma
- Co-worker at Oshkosh Truck Corporation
- Co-worker at Rockwell Collins
- Education
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- Università degli Studi di Parma
- The Ohio State University
- Università degli Studi di Parma
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Claudio Caraffi’s Summary
Computer vision / image processing researcher, with strong experience in the field of intelligent vehicles. Available to travel and to move to other countries.
I have been working on problems related to sensor developing, system calibration, image stabilization, real-time obstacle detection, lane detection, and traffic-sign recognition.
Claudio Caraffi’s Specialties:
Computer vision, algorithm developing, sensor developing, automotive, image processing.
Claudio Caraffi’s Experience
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Advanced Technology Engineer
Toyota Motor Europe
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TM; Automotive industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
Purpose of my job is confidential.
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Temporary Research Engineer
Toyota Motor Europe
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TM; Automotive industry)
September 2008 — October 2008 (2 months)
Confidential.
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Short-term contract researcher
Vislab (c/o University of Parma)
(Research industry)
January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)
Computer vision applied on intelligent vehicles. Lane and traffic signs detection.
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PhD Student
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università di Parma
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Research industry)
January 2005 — March 2008 (3 years 3 months)
My work is about computer vision applied to intelligent vehicles.
As member of team TerraMax, I participated
in the DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 and 2005, and I am involved in the DARPA Urban Challenge 2007.
I have been working on problems relating to system calibration, image stabilization,
realtime obstacle detection, lane detection and traffic sign recognition. -
Co-worker
Oshkosh Truck Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; OSK; Automotive industry)
September 2003 — November 2007 (4 years 3 months)
In the period September 2003 - February 2006 I have collaborated as developer of the vision system (image stabilization and obstacle detection) of the TerraMax autonomous vehicle for 2004 (together with Ohio State University) and 2005 (together with Rockwell Collins) DARPA Grand Challenge and contributing mounting the same system in a second autonomous vehicle for a test which took place in Yuma, AZ.
In the period June 2006 - November 2007 I have collaborated as developer of the vision system (short and long range lane detection) of the TerraMax2 autonomous vehicle for 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Team members were also Teledyne Scientific and Auburn University. -
Co-worker
Rockwell Collins
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; COL; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
November 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 5 months)
In the period November 2004 - February 2006 I have collaborated with Rockwell Collins as developer of the vision system (image stabilization and obstacle detection) of the TerraMax autonomous vehicle that finished 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and contributing mounting the same system in a second autonomous vehicle for a test which took place in Yuma, AZ
Claudio Caraffi’s Education
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Università degli Studi di Parma
PhD , Computer Vision , 2005 — 2007
Title of thesis:
Study and production of front perception systems for vehicles using computer vision. -
The Ohio State University
Computer Vision 2003 — 2004
During my Master Thesis project I collaborated with Ohio State University in the development of autonomous vehicle TerraMax which partecipated in 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge, working at the vision system (image stabilization and stereo obstacle detection).
During this period, I spent 7 weeks in Columbus collaborating with professor Umit Ozguner and Senior Research Associate Keith Redmill and 3 weeks in California in the days of last tests and of the race. -
Università degli Studi di Parma
MSc , Computer Science , 1996 — 2004
During my Master Thesis I collaborated with Ohio State University and Oshkosh Truck Corporation at the development of autonomous vehicle TerraMax which partecipated in 2004 DARPA Urban Challenge, working at the vision system (image stabilization and stereo obstacle detection).
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Claudio Caraffi’s Interests:
skiing, (snowboading), theater, novice acting
Claudio Caraffi’s Groups:
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ADI - Italian Ph.D. Association -
Toyota Alumni Network -
University of Parma Alumni -
Unmanned Systems Network -
University of Parma
Claudio Caraffi’s Honors:
Marquis Who's Who in the World (2009)
Claudio Caraffi’s Contact Settings
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