I'm a robotics engineer and graduate of Polytech Sorbonne (Diplôme d'ingénieur en robotique) and ÉTS Montréal, focused on building robots that work alongside people, not instead of them. My interests run across space, automotive, and medical robotics. Check out my CV and bio at vskarleas.com.
- Robotics engineering intern at Renault Group (XR Simulations), using collaborative robots to bring haptic feedback and real-object manipulation into VR driving simulators
- Working with ROS2 on robot control, autonomous navigation, and digital twins
- Computer vision with OpenCV and applied AI for image processing
- Hands-on with 3D printing, CAD, and prototyping for robotics components
- Building depth in robot kinematics, sensor integration, and control systems
- DRYVbot: a ROS2-based digital twin that offloads path planning and obstacle avoidance to a predictive AI model for crowded environments
- LineaScribe: an omnidirectional parallel robot that draws in 2D with real-time trajectory visualization · Wiki · Demo
- Lane & vehicle detection: real-time lane and vehicle tracking through image processing in C++/OpenCV · Demo
- ImagePulser: webcam image vectorization using dynamic segment simplification and Bézier curves · Demo
- Baxter robot: background removal and object-size estimation for virtual-spring servoing · Demo
- Path planning in unstructured environments: industrial suction-cup manipulation and trajectory planning · Demo
- Nonogram Solver: a 2D nonogram-solving algorithm with complexity analysis · Demo
- ModuVib: an ergonomic ESP32/Flutter vibrotactile device for pruritus relief in burn patients · Demo
- CardioSense AI: sleep apnea detection and blood pressure estimation using hybrid CNN-LSTM-MLP models
- Patients DB 2.0: a HIPAA-compliant medical records system
- Former CTO & Co-Founder of Lekitable, France's pioneering green-network of products 🌱, where I built the full technical infrastructure (billing, e-commerce, analytics, APIs)
- VScloud Connect: a client and project management solution
- JOJ 2025 App: networking app for the JOJ 2025 conference in Paris
- ChangemakerZ App: technology for social change
- Robotics & Control: ROS2, OpenCV, robot kinematics, OOP, CAD/CAM
- Development: C, C++, Python, MATLAB, Git, LDAP & network architecture (DNS, DHCP, proxy, UDP, TCP)
- Hardware: 3D printing, sensor integration, prototyping, UR/Universal Robots, Fanuc, Arduino
- Creative: video production, digital art, aerial photography
Always up for collaborating on robotics projects or talking shop about STEM. Reach me at hi@vskarleas.com or find me as @vskarleas.
Building the future through robotics, one project at a time 🚀