Summary
Dominic Baril is a robotics-focused mechanical engineer and PhD researcher with eight years of experience building robust autonomy for off-road and winter environments. As co-founder and CEO of Tessellate Robotics, he leads development of resilient localization and mapping technologies, while his doctoral work at Norlab advances path-following and motion models for mobile robots in harsh conditions. He bridges hands-on hardware experience—from designing haptic robotic arms and outfitting a scaled autonomous car—to rigorous research, enabling practical, field-ready solutions. Based in Quebec, Dominic combines startup leadership with deep academic grounding in robotics, often tackling the uncommon challenge of winter robustness that many autonomy teams overlook.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Université Laval
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering at Université de Sherbrooke
Student exchange, Mechanical Engineering, Student exchange, Mechanical Engineering at EPF Ecole d'Ingénieur-e-s
English, French, Spanish