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Surname(s) / First name(s) Picardi, GiacomoAddress(es) 60, via Accademia Labronica, 57127, Livorno, Italy

Telephone(s) (+39 0586 861138) Mobile: +39 334 1100629

Email(s) giacomo.picardi1991@gmail.com

Nationality(-ies) Italian

Date of birth 28th April 1991

Gender Male

Education and training

Dates September 2013 - April 2016Title of qualification awarded Master Degree in Automation and Robotic Engineering

Final Grade 110/110 cum laudeAverage Mark 28.76/30

Principal subjects/Occupationalskills covered

Mathematical skills such as System and Control theory, Optimization methods, Prob-ability theory.Mechanics applied to Robots and Vehicles.Theoretical and Practical skills in Process Control, Digital Control, Robust Control andDistributed Control.System Identification.Knowledge of some fields of application such as Industrial Automation, Robotics, Un-derwater system, Biological Cybernetics.

Name and type of organizationproviding education and training

University of Pisa

Level in national or internationalclassification1

2nd cycle degree - Master

Dates October 2010 - December 2013Title of qualification awarded Bachelor Degree in Computer Engineering

Final Grade 110/110 cum laudeAverage Mark 28.19/30

Principal subjects/Occupationalskills covered

Solid basis of Mathematics and Physics: Analysis, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Opti-mization methods, General Physics, Electronic and Electrotecnics.Several programming language, applied in real life problems: C, C++, C#, Java, Html,JavaScript, Python, MySQL.Knowledge of Operating Systems, Computer Architecture and Computer Networks.

Name and type of organizationproviding education and training

University of Pisa

Level in national or internationalclassification2

1st level degree - Degree/Bachelor

Personal skillsand competences

Mother tongue(s) ItalianOther language(s) English, German

1If appropriate.2If appropriate.

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Self-assessmentEuropean level (*)

Understanding Speaking Writing

Listening Reading Spokeninteraction

Spokenproduction

English C2 Proficientuser

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German B1 Independentuser

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(*)Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level

Social skills andcompetences

I have good communication skills and attitude to work in an international environment.I developed this competences during two major experiences abroad in London andTübingen.I strongly believe in teamwork and put effort to keep everybody involved. I am positiveand open to new ideas. I developed this attitude thanks to many team projects duringUniversity.

Organisational skills andcompetences

I am well organized and have a strong attitude to planning. However, I am flexible andopen to changes.

Driving licence(s) A, B

Experiences Abroad

Dates September 2015 - March 2016Name and type of organization

providing education and trainingMax Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Department of Human Perception,Cognition and Action.

Description I worked on my Master thesis.The project consisted in an application of Adaptive Control to an Identified HelicopterModel in Hover.The design and results are described in the publication reported in the relative sectionof this CV.

Dates September 2012 - June 2013Name and type of organization

providing education and trainingUniversity College of London, Computer Science.

Description I attended the third year of my Bachelor degree. I successfully completed the fol-lowing exams: Operating Systems, Networked Systems, Computer Graphics, NeuralNetworks and Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering. I was involved in a teamproject named Pasteur2. More details on Pasteur2 in the section Projects

.Projects

Pasteur2 The aim of the project was to design a low cost training platform for laparoscopicsurgery.The project was commissioned by Dr. Shabnam Parker from the Chelsea and West-minster Hospital of London and supervised by Prof. Dean Mohamedally from Univer-sity College of London.I designed an exercise that consisted in placing rings in specific positions using la-paroscopic tool. The exercise was implemented using .Net Gadgeteer platform fromMicrosoft which was a sponsor of the project.

Ball and Beam Real time System assignment. I developed a C application simulating a 2D beamthat stabilizes a ball rolling on it. Up to 8 ball and beam systems can be simulated atonce. External disturbances can be added clicking with the mouse. The applicationis organized in threads. The dynamics of the ball and beam systems and of thecontroller is simulated by a dedicated thread. Graphic rendering uses Allegro library.

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Control of DNS Antenna Robust control assignment. I developed an H∞ robust controller to regulate the az-imuth position of a DNS antenna model. The antenna must achieve high level ofpointing precision and reject wind disturbances. Flexible modes were not included inthe available antenna dynamics. The controller was tested with different wind gustsand performed adequately when applied to a higher order model of the antenna. Ro-bust analysis was performed. The controllers were designed using Matlab Robusttoolbox and Simulink.

Beer Holder Robot control assignment. The project consisted in the development with MatlabRobotic toolbox of different controllers for a serial manipulator. The arm is fixed tothe user waist. The arm must keep the end effector in a fixed position regardlessof waist movements. A non linear controllability and observability study on the im-plemented manipulator was performed and the problem was solved from a kinematicand dynamic point of view.

Slow wave sleep simulator Physiological cybernetics assignment. The project consisted in the C++ implementa-tion of a pre frontal cortex slice simulator as described in A. Compte et al. Cellularand Network Mechanisms of Slow Oscillatory Activity (<1Hz) and Wave Propagationsin a Cortical Network Model. The network is based on the Hodgkin-Huxley neuronmodel. The goal of the project was to reproduce the slow wave oscillation observedduring deep sleep in ferrets.

Navigation Filter Guidance and navigation systems assignment. The project consisted in the Mat-lab/Simulink implementation of an extended Kalman filter for navigation. The filtermerges data from inertial sensors, GPS and magnetometer. The filter was tested withwell known paths.

Publications

G. Picardi, S.Geluardi, M. Olivari, L. Pollini, M. Innocenti, H.H. Bülthoff, L1-basedModel Following Control of an Identified Helicopter Model in Hover, AHS 72st AnnualForum, Palm Beach, Florida, May 16–19, 2016.

Conferences

MTS/IEEE Oceans’15 Genova Conference, May 18-21,2015

Courses

3D reconstruction chain for underwater environments.Instructor: David Scaradozzi, ISME - Polytechnical University of Marche, ItalyRemote control of an ROV using a Force Feedback Joystick.Instructor: Edin Omerdic, University of Limerick, Ireland

Personal interests

I love the sea and I do spearfishing as hobbyI am running a small automatic garden with a friend. An arduino runs a control pro-gram that handles irrigation.I am a passionate traveller and love being outdoor in nature.I have been in AGESCI for over ten years. I participated in several volunteering activ-ities.

Annexes

Certificate of Advanced English, University of Cambridge.German Course, Certificate of Attendance B2.1 Niveau, Vivat Lingua!

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Vivat Lingua! Sprachtrainingsprogramme Adelheid Kumpf & Niels Stock GbR Schellingstr. 4/2 72072 Tübingen

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Giacomo PICARDI

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Teilnahmebestätigung / Zertifikat

Name: Institut: Kurs:

Die oben genannte Person hat am Deutschkurs regelmäßig und intensiv teilgenommen. Der

Kurs wurde auf dem Niveau B2-1 des gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)

unterrichtet.

Wir wünschen Giacomo Picardi für die Zukunft alles Gute!

Tübingen, den 16.03.2016 Adelheid Kumpf Niels Stock Vivat Lingua! Sprachtrainingsprogramme GbR

Giacomo PICARDI MPI, Biologische Kybernetik

Deutschkurs B2-1

Kursdauer: Januar – März 2016

Unterrichtseinheiten: 36 Ort: Hertie-Institut für Klinische Hirnforschung,

Otfried-Müller-Str. 27, Tübingen

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