Andrea Ricciardi
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Education:
- 2022 - 2025 M.Sc.
Automation and Control Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
Thesis: MPC of Robotic Fleets for Automated Warehouses (in collaboration with Fives Group).
- 2019 - 2022 B.Sc.
Computer Science and Automation Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Italy.
Thesis: Study and Analysis of applications based on Blockchain Technologies for Energy Network Management.
Projects:
- MPC for Robotic Fleet Coordination:
Master's thesis project focused on optimizing warehouse logistics using Model Predictive Control and the Hungarian Algorithm for a fleet of autonomous mobile robots.
- Quadcopter Trajectory Control
Controlled the attitude and position of a quadcopter using dynamic modeling, PID, and Feedback Linearization in MATLAB/Simulink.
- Time Series Forecasting with AI
Developed a ResNet-based model with an attention mechanism for multivariate forecasting and explored Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for data augmentation.
- Plant Diagnosis with CNNs
Performed binary classification of plant health using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and SimSiam.
- Room Temperature Control with LMIs
Achieved robust environmental regulation using LMI-based synthesis for networked control.
- CAM-Based Milling Workflow
Developed a multi-setup milling process in Fusion 360, including tool selection, machining strategy, and process validation.
- IoT Sensor Network
Designed a topic-based IoT system in TinyOS with MQTT data streaming to ThingSpeak.
- FEM-Based System Modeling
Conducted dynamic simulation using finite element analysis.
Research Interest:
Model Predictive Control (MPC), Robotic Fleet Coordination, Motion Control, Autonomous Drones, Deep Learning for Control, ROS-based Development, Localization Algorithms.