Ardi Loot
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Estonia
Summary
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Top SchoolArdi Loot is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years of experience building perception systems for autonomous vehicles, currently focused on advanced sensor fusion and detection at Microsoft after a multi-year tenure leading perception work at Starship Technologies. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Tartu and brings a research-first mindset to production problems, having translated experimental optics and simulation expertise into practical ToF, stereo, radar and ultrasonic perception algorithms. His work spans classical methods (multi-level clustering, Random Forests, Kalman filters) and neural pointcloud/semantic segmentation models for detecting stairs, holes, snowpiles and unmapped drivable areas, plus sensor calibration and hardware-emulating testbeds to improve reliability. Known for rewriting critical subsystems (radar) and creating machine-learned range estimators, he pairs deep analytical skills with hands-on product engineering. Active on GitHub, he maintains a portfolio that reflects breadth across algorithms, simulation and embedded-aware perception solutions.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Hugo Treffner's High SchoolPhysics, Physics at University of TorontoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of Tartu
English, Estonian
Github Skills (41)
visualization10
qt10
solve10
esp826610
sum10
esp3210
calculation10
wifi10
nonlinear9
python9
harmonic9
analytical9
monte-carlo9
gaussian9
scientific-visualization9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ardiloot/ha-automatic-meter-reader
Feb 2021 - Aug 2025
Contributions:9 releases, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
ardiloot/SMolPhot
Jul 2016 - Aug 2017
Contributions:1 release, 8 commits, 5 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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