Yasir Latif
Chief Scientist at Space Protocol
Adelaide, South Australia
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Top SchoolYasir Latif is a Senior Research Associate and CTO with 13 years of expertise at the intersection of robotic vision, SLAM, and applied machine learning, currently based in Adelaide. He holds a PhD (cum laude) from Universidad de Zaragoza and has research experience at MIT, Imperial College London, and TUM, blending deep academic rigor with practical, industry-focused delivery. At the Australian Institute for Machine Learning he has driven advanced perception research since 2015 while leading SpaceProtocol’s technology strategy as CTO since 2023. Known for translating complex SLAM research into real-world systems, he brings both hands-on algorithm development and higher-level system architecture skills. An understated strength is his international collaboration background across Europe, the US and Australia, which enables rapid integration of cutting-edge research into commercial products.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science and Systems at Universidad de ZaragozaMSCE, Communication Systems, MSCE, Communication Systems at Technical University of MunichBS, Computer System Engineering, BS, Computer System Engineering at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
English, Urdu, Pashto, Spanish
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Github Skills (10)
rss9
blockchain3
merkle-tree3
security2
aws2
quantum-computing2
kubernetes1
rust1
ledger1
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ylatif/ylatif.github.io
Jul 2015 - Nov 2022
Contributions:18 commits, 79 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
ylatif/dataset-RobustSLAM
Jul 2013 - Nov 2018
Contributions:4 commits, 2 pushes in 5 years 5 months
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