Davide De Benedittis - Robotics Engineer
I am a postdoctoral researcher in Robotics Engineering at the University of Pisa.
I have experience with robotics, control techniques, and sensor fusion.
My research focuses on planning and control of legged robots and multi-robot systems.
💼 Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
July to October 2026 at University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyTopic: motion planning and control of multi-robot systems.
Research Stay
June to November 2025 at TUD, Delft, Netherlands Topic: differentiable convex optimization layers for motion planning.
Supervisor: Javier Alonso-Mora.
Legged Robots Research
April 2023 at CSIC, Madrid, SpainTopic: control and benchmarking of quadrupedal robots.
Intern - Digital Academy
May to July 2020 at Siemens, Milan, ItalyTopic: system design using SIMIt and PLC programming.
🎓 Education
Ph.D. in Robotics Engineering
2022 to 2026 at University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy Topic: motion planning and control of multi-robot systems.
Other activities: students supervision, dissemination activities, guest lecturer.
Supervisors: Lucia Pallottino, Manolo Garabini.
Master's Degree in Robotics and Automation Engineering
2018 to 2022 at University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyFinal grade: 110/110 cum laude.
Engineering Student
2014 to 2017 at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, ItalyFull scholarship winner.
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
2014 to 2018 at University of Pisa, Pisa, ItalyFinal grade: 110/110.
🤹 Skills
- Programming languages:
Python,
C++,
MATLAB & Simulink
- Robotics:
ROS 1 & 2
Gazebo Classic & Ignition,
NVIDIA Omniverse
- Libraries:
CasADi,
PyTorch,
JAX
- Tools:
Docker,
Git