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Francisco Javier Calderón P. [email protected] +56 (99) 312 0816 http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/users/fcalder/ Research Interests Control systems, microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, spectroscopy, telecommunications, mobile robotics, intelligent instrumentation and industrial automation. Education M.S. in Robotics The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University August 2005- May 2007 Electrical Engineer Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile March 1999 – December 2003 Associate Degree Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile March 1997 – December 1998 (Graduated as certified electrical engineer in July 2005) Teaching Assistantships Automatic Control Theory, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 2004 (Prof. Andres Guesalaga). Automatic Control Laboratory, Pontificia Universidad Católica, 2003 (Prof.Andres Guesalaga). Research Assistantships Carnegie Mellon University, August 2005 – May 2007 (Advisor: David Wettergreen) Work and Research Experience Visiting Research Enginner for NASA-funded “Science on the Fly” Project. The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA June 2007 – December 2007 Support and development of technologies for a Mars prototype rover including controls, networking, telecommunications and spectroscopy for field experiments in the Mojave Desert. Research Assistant for NASA-funded “Science on the Fly” Project. The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, USA August 2005 – May 2007 Developed autonomous system to collect reflectance spectroscopic measurements from the distance for geologic mapping, using a Mars prototype rover. Visiting Engineer for NASA-funded “Life in the Atacama” Project. Carnegie Mellon University, representing P. Universidad Católica de Chile. February 2003 – July 2005 Developed hardware and software for an autonomous robot and a solar panel testing station. Member of the technical team in the Atacama Desert during three field expeditions, giving support, doing field experiments and organizing logistics and public relations. Integration testing of Control Systems for “Planta Valdivia” (Forestal Arauco). Dictuc S.A, Santiago, Chile December 2002 – February 2003 Integration tests of field instruments and software for a pulp mill plant. Analyzed performance under extreme noise conditions and evaluated plant control software compatibility. Web Page Design & Computing Support. Discover the World Marketing, Santiago, Chile March 1997-March 2002 Lead software developer of web applications and computing support to employees of subsidiaries of the company (Royal Caribbean, Hertz, Aeromexico and US Airways). Skills Engineering Design and programming of microcontrollers Visual Servoing, Spectroscopy Electrical Machines Digital & analog controllers Fieldbus / DeltaV Programming / Computing C, C++, Python, Java, Matlab, HTML, Perl, MySQL, Allegro Linux, Windows XP/ME/98/2000, DOS Networking, TCP/IP sockets Publications “Autonomous Rover Reflectance Spectroscopy with Dozens of Targets”, 9th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, February 2008. “Analysis of High-Efficiency Solar Cells in Mobile Robot Applications”, Journal of Solar Engineering (ASME), August 2007. “Second Experiments in the Robotic Investigation of Life in the Atacama Desert of Chile”, D. Wettergreen, N. Cabrol, V. Baskaran, F. Calderon, S. Heys, D. Jonak, R.A. Luders, D. Pane, T. Smith, J. Teza, P. Tompkins, D. Villa, C. Williams, and M.D. Wagner, 8th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Automation in Space, September 2008. Awards - Fulbright scholar 2005-2007 The Robotics Institute Graduate Fellowship 2005-2007 Represented P. Universidad Católica in CMU “Life in the Atacama” (2003 to 2005) Additional Information Citizenship: Chilean Date of Birth: July 30, 1978 Languages: native speaker of Spanish, advanced written and spoken skills in English References Available upon request.