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Congratulations to Linus Nwankwo for winning the best student paper award at the RAAD2023 conference for his paper on why SLAM algorithms fail in mode
Nwankwo Linus, PhD
Nwankwo Linus, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher - Robotics and Machine Learning
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), University of Leoben, Austria, where I also completed my PhD in Robotics and Machine Learning in April 2026. My research focuses on environment-aware spatial perception, robust SLAM, 2D/3D scene understanding, and grounding large-scale language and vision-language models for embodied robots. I aim to bridge the gap between abstract model knowledge and physical reality to enable autonomous agents to perform long-horizon tasks in a manner akin to human-like reasoning.
Prior to joining CPS, I worked as a research intern at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany. In 2020, I earned an M.Sc. degree in Automation and Robotics, a speciality in control for Green Mechatronics (GreeM) from the UBFC, France. In 2012, I bagged a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering/ Telecommunication Engineering from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Following my bachelor's graduation, I completed a one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program before joining the Cifman Institute of Technology and Management in Lagos, Nigeria, as an instructor for Computer Hardware Engineering Technology in early 2014. From 2015 to 2018, I worked as a Mechatronics Instructor and Field Service Engineer at Skill "G" Nigeria Limited, where I participated in the training of over 300 Engineers, Lecturers, and Technologists across 73 Federal & State Universities and 51 Polytechnics in Nigeria on the use of Skill "G" Science, Engineering Technology, and Vocational Education Training Equipment.
I am a registered Engineer by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), a Corporate Member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), and a student member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). I am also a member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG).
Over the past 10 years of my career, I have gained extensive research and technical experience in robotics, human-robot interaction, and grounding of large-scale language- and vision-language models (LLMs, VLMs). I have received a couple of trainings on AI, ML, and robotics from experts in the field. For more details or specific information about my skills and experience, please refer to my CV or my respective media handles.
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