Lotfi Hafi
Research Associate Professor
Nara Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolLotfi Hafi is a Research Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University and founder of Coarobo GK, blending academic leadership with hands-on robotics entrepreneurship over 11 years of experience. He holds a PhD in Robotics from NAIST and an MScEng in Mechatronics from UCLouvain, and his early work contributed to the JPEG XS video compression standard. His research bridges service robotics, AI, and multimodal interaction in extended reality, highlighted by a PhD thesis that used eye reflections to infer attention and behavior. A proven competition strategist, he has repeatedly led teams to top prizes in international robotics challenges and advised Panasonic and Toyota on competition robotics. He has a double-digit h-index, multiple best-paper and national awards, and serves active roles in RSJ and IEEE program leadership. Based in Nara with a track record of securing competitive funding (including JSPS KAKENHI), he combines rigorous research with practical system integration and product-minded innovation.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Engineering (DrEng), Robotics, Doctor of Engineering (DrEng), Robotics at Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyMaster of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (MScEng), Professional Focus in Mechatronics, Cum Laude, Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering (MScEng), Professional Focus in Mechatronics, Cum Laude at Université catholique de Louvain
English, French, Japanese
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Github Skills (46)
image-processing9
homebridge9
opencv8
computer-vision8
hardware8
nodejs7
convolutional-neural-networks7
homekit7
sdk7
deep-learning7
ros7
openapi6
robot6
object-detection5
darknet5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
coarobo/ai-robot-cloud
Apr 2023 - May 2026
Contributions:5 pushes, 8 branches in 3 years 1 month
coarobo/ai-robot-desktop
Apr 2023 - May 2026
Contributions:2 pushes, 6 branches in 3 years 1 month
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