#Me
Hello I’m Francesco Vigni, robotic scientist and a licensed engineer in computer and automation based in Munich, DE.
I’m an energetic person, with a particular focus on formality, who loves to understand the problems and to change approach in order to get to the solution.
I started my career when I was 8, placing a little magnet on a toy car and binding the car with a rope. At that time the problem I was solving was the fall of clothespins from the balcony where my mum hanged the clothes.
At 15 I mounted a micro camera on a remote controlled car, receiving the video stream on an old tv, using mid frequencies for communication.
At 24 I received my Degree in Ingegneria Gestionale (Management Engineering) at Università degli studi di Siena.
At 27 I received my Master Degree in Computer and Automation Engineering in the track Robotics and Automation Engineering with the highest score possible. 110/110 con Lode at Università degli studi di Siena.
At 28, my very first published article was awarded as Finalist for the award Best Paper in Human-Robot Interaction at ICRA2019. https://francescovigni.com/2019/04/14/nomination-icra-2019/
I was fortunate to spend my years studying in the amazing city of Siena, at 28 I started my position as Research Assistant under the supervision of Prof. Haddadin in the Munich School of Robotics and Machine Intelligence – TUM in Munich.
#Values
I value trust and responsibility within a Team, together with a well-oiled feedback culture. It’s normal to adjust behaviors and to avoid mistakes but it’s even more important to accept critics in a constructive way, provide satisfaction whenever is possible and enable a great work-life balance. I believe that these values are the ground for long-term growth.
I believe that the most important skill a scientist can have is to be curious.
Nowadays we are facing an abrupt change in society, and Robots and Artificial Intelligence will have an increasing impact on our daily life. Therefore, the humans behind the definitions of these machines must be aware of their actions.
Note:
Senza lilleri ‘un si lallera
old tuscan quote
This old tuscan quote literally translate to: ‘can’t go far without money’. Therefore, this message remembers me about the risk of focusing too much on the technicality, forgetting about the funds. In other words, remember that your technical skills have an economic impact.
Some hints:
Set your goal as soon as possible and split it mini goals. The latters are easier to achieve, easy to work on and likely to happen more often -> satisfaction!
Dream!
No dream is too big for you. >> bullshit sentence? It’s proven that our time available on this planet is limited (there are proper theories about the sequel) therefore you should challenge yourself with something big, hard, difficult. if you fail there will be plenty of room for easier things.
