CV

Elias Marks

marks.eliasariel@gmail.com
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

Summary

PhD Student and Research Assistant at the Center for Robotics, University of Bonn. Research in computer vision for agricultural robotics: 3D reconstruction, point cloud processing, semantic scene understanding and neural rendering.

Education

  • PhD in Computer Vision and Robotics for Agriculture
    now
    University of Bonn
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
    2021
    ”La Sapienza” University of Rome
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Automation and Robotics
    2017
    Hochschule Heilbronn

Work Experience

  • Researcher — Computer Vision for Agricultural Robotics
    2021 -
    University of Bonn
    Research and development on 3D reconstruction, point cloud processing and perception methods for agricultural robotics.
  • MSc Thesis Supervisor
    2022 - 2023
    University of Bonn
    Supervised MSc theses on target-aware implicit mapping and fruit tracking using high-precision point clouds.
  • Student Trainee — Localization, Mapping and Navigation for Service Robots
    2016 - 2017
    Fraunhofer IPA
  • Intern — Localization, Mapping and Navigation on Single Board Computers
    2015 - 2016
    Fraunhofer IPA
  • Intern — Basic Engineering Training
    2013 - 2013
    BMW

Skills

Computer Vision

  • 3D reconstruction
  • 3D segmentation
  • 3D point cloud processing
  • Structure from motion
  • Neural rendering
  • NeRF

Robotics

  • 3D scan registration
  • 3D mapping
  • Motion planning
  • Embedded systems
  • Arduino

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • C++
  • Bash

Tools & Frameworks

  • PyTorch
  • Open3D
  • OpenCV
  • ROS
  • Git
  • Docker
  • LaTeX
  • CloudCompare
  • Blender
  • Fusion360
  • CATIA

Other

  • Technical writing in LaTeX
  • CAD
  • UAV piloting (A1,A2,A3)
  • soldering
  • welding

Teaching

  • Mobile Sensing and Robotics Project
    2024
    University of Bonn
    Role: Full year project supervision
  • Sensors and State Estimation
    2021
    University of Bonn
    Role: Tutorial
  • Advanced Techniques for Mobile Sensing and Robotics
    sinc
    University of Bonn
    Role: Tutorial

Languages

  • Italian
    Native
  • German
    Native
  • English
    Advanced
  • Spanish
    Intermediate