Jonathan Cacace
I am an enthusiastic R&D developer of advanced robotic applications. Thanks to my participation in several robotic research projects, I have gained a wide experience in interfacing and programming industrial, aerial and ground mobile robots performing service tasks.
Check the BIO to read my short biography, and the skills section to learn about some of my technical skills.
In recent works you can view some results of my work as Robotics Developer through nice videoclips.
You can download my short cv here
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Biography
I was born in Naples, Italy, on December 13, 1987. I received my Master's degree in computer science from the University of Naples Federico II and completed the PhD degree in Information and Automation Engineering at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (DIETI) in the same institution.
After my PhD I spent two years at PRISMA Laboratory as Post-Doc and consultant at consultant at CREATE consortium. During my research activities I got the chance to be involved in several collaborative robotics research project who improve my knowledge of robotics and my skills as robotic developer.
In 2018 I have published my first book about robotics programming using ROS: Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming - Second Edition, edited by Packt Publishing.
Experience
Post-doc
Researcher and developer in Robotics. Topics: Human-Robot Interaction and Cooperation - Autonomous action execution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - High-level and Low-level action planning and execution.
Author
Author of Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming - Second Edition, published on Febrauary 2018.
Consultant
Application developer in Robotics. Topics: Human-Robot Interaction and Cooperation - Autonomous action execution of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - High-level and Low-level action planning and execution.
Phd Candidate
Researcher and developer in Robotics. Topics: Human-Robot interaction and control of mutliple UAVs performing Search & Rescue operations in mountains.
Minor activities
Consultant
Developer in Robotics. Topics: Topics: UAV for Search & Rescue.
Consultant
Developer in Robotics. Topics: Topics: Mobile navigation in cluttered environment of a steering mobile robot.
Technical reviewer
Technical reviewer for the book Robot operating system cookbook, by Kumar Bipin.
Consultant
Feasibility study for a visual inspection system suitable to be mounted on a VToL UAV.
Technical reviewer
Technical reviewer for the book Mastering ROS for Robotics Programming, by Joseph Lentin.
Education
University of Naples "Federico II"
University of Naples "Federico II"
Score: Magna cum laude
University of Naples "Federico II"
Score: 99/110
Skills
Some of my recent works described through videoclips, check the research page for more information on the video contents.
Making a pizza: A robotic approach:
This video took 2nd place in the First "Robotics Made in Italy" video contest. The aim of the work is to show how the complex creation of the real napolitan pizza in a natural way can be performed by a robot.
Shared admittance control for human-robot co-manipulation based on operator intention estimation:
In this work the autonomy of collaborative robot is regulated according to the operator intentions in ordert to proactively assist him during collaborative manipulation tasks.
A Robust Multimodal Fusion Framework for Command Interpretation in Human-Robot Cooperation:
In this work I developed a multimodal framework for robust human-multirobot interaction in outdoor environments under unreliable communication.
A control architecture for multiple drones operated via multimodal interaction:
In this work I developed a control suitable for human-UAVs interaction in search and rescue mission.
Hybrid visual servoing with hierarchical task composition for aerial manipulation:
In this work I developed the visual-based control system (both perception and navigation) to perform service industrial tasks with aerial manipulators.
Passivity-based control of UAVs with a momentum-based estimator of external wrench:
In this work I collaborate to develop a robust controller for UAVs to estimate and compensate external disturbances.
A mixed-initiative control system for an aerial service vehicle supported by force feedback:
In this work I developed a control system for Mobile robots where sliding autonomy is supported by mixed-initiative planning and haptic feedback.
Research
You can find the complete list of my publications on my Google Scholar page.
Teaching
Robotics Lab: spring semester 2019/2020.