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Speaker

Francisco Lumbreras Arcos

Autonomous Driving Engineer, Altran Deutschland

Autonomous Driving Consultant at Altran Deutschland S.A.S. & Co. KG
junio de 2017 - Present

  • Development of simulation capabilities for automated driving.
  • Path planning and vehicle control for trajectory following.
  • Software integration and development in ROS (C++ / Python) and Simulink.
  • Machine Learning applied to the vehicle dynamics and perception.

Software, Vehicle Dynamics & Machine Learning Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
enero de 2016 - junio de 2017 (1 año 6 meses)

  • Machine Learning and Deep Learning applied to understanding driver behaviour, vehicle motion and shift quality. [Clustering, ARNN, NN, SVM, MDP, BN, DBN, Anomanly Detection...]
  • In vehicle state estimation via Particle Filter, Gaussian Processes Kalman Filter and Sensor Fusion
  • Proof of concept algorithms generation in Matlab / Python / C++
  • Automation of time-series feature extraction and selection (Wrapper and Embedded methods) using OOP principles.

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
noviembre de 2014 - enero de 2016 (1 año 3 meses)

  • Vehicle modelling using MBS and 1D differential equations and correlation against experimental data.
  • Code implementation for state estimation, optimisation, data fit and objective assessment of vehicle dynamics through metrics generation.
  • Development of advanced Applications using Object Oriented Programming in both Matlab and C++ environments to objectively assess vehicle performance and automate the analysis of extensive data.
  • In vehicle surface friction and terrain recognition state estimator development and validation.

Graduate Model Engineer at Nissan Motor Company
septiembre de 2013 - noviembre de 2014 (1 año 3 meses)
Complete vehicle quality Engineer in EV & LCV group. Responsible for the technical analysis and
investigation of customer concerns in order to ensure robust countermeasure actions.
MSc Thesis at Red Bull Racing
mayo de 2013 - septiembre de 2013 (5 meses)
Research project on Low Cycle Fatigue of High Strength Stainless Steel. To study the fatigue failure of a
metallic strut subjected to cyclic buckling through the comparison of traditional fatigue approaches and the
combination of finite elements simulation and FeSafe durability prediction software.

Education
Stanford University
Intensification Online Course - Coursera, Machine Learning, 2015 - 2016
Cranfield University
1st Class Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Automotive Product Engineering, 2012 - 2013
Activities and Societies: Course Representatives, German B2 Course
Universidad de Sevilla
1st Class Mechanical Engineering (Hons), Engineering Mechanics, 2008 - 2013
Activities and Societies: German A1, A2, B1 & B2 Courses

The Pop in your Job:
Cars and Mathematics are my biggest passions and in automated driving and vehicle dynamics I found the perfect recipe to mix them for hours of fun. I am an avid learner and a motorsport freak (although my racing skills are far from good).

Company

Altran Deutschland

As a global leader in Engineering and R&D services (ER&D), Altran offers its clients a new way to innovate by developing the products and services of tomorrow. Altran works alongside its clients on every link in the value chain of their project, from conception to industrialization. For over thirty years, the Group has provided its expertise to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, Railway, and Telecoms sectors, among others. In 2016, the Altran group generated revenues of €2.120 Bn. With a headcount of more than 30 000 employees, Altran is present in more than 20 countries.