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General

Name Franco Coltraro
Location Barcelona, Spain
e-mail franco.coltraro@upc.edu
URL https://fcoltraro.github.io/

Experience

  • 2023-NOW
    Post-doctoral Researcher
    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
  • 2023
    Technology Transference
    Real Federación Española de Fútbol (Spanish Football Federation)
  • 2018-2023
    PhD student in Applied Mathematics
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
  • 2017 - 2018
    Data-science Analyst
    Minsait (by Indra)
  • 2016 - 2017
    Research Intern
    Grupo de Comunicaciones Ópticas y Arquitectura Computadores (UPC)
  • 2016
    Research internship (JAE Intro 2016)
    Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC)

Education

  • 2023
    PhD in Applied Mathematics
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
    • Robotic manipulation of cloth. Mechanical modeling and perception (see publications).
  • 2017
    Master in Advanced Mathematics and Mathematical Engineering (MAMME)
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
    • A logistic queue model for network traffic modelling and simulation (see publications).
  • 2016
    Bachelor degree in Pure Mathematics
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)

Awards

  • 2024
    • Premi IEC de la Secció de Ciències i Tecnologia de Ciències de l’Enginyeria. Best PhD thesis on Science applied to Engineering defended in Catalan territory during the last 5 years prior to 2023.
  • 2013/2014/2016
    • Beca de Excelencia de la Comunidad de Madrid. Monetary award for great university grades.

Publications

Languages

  • Spanish (native), English (C1-C2), German (B2), Catalan (B1) and Italian (oral).

Programing skills

  • Python, MATLAB, R, SQL, Neo4j and LaTeX.

Participation in financed projects

  • 2018-2013
    CLOTH manIpulation Learning from DEmonstrations (CLOTHILDE)
    • European Research Council (ERC). Grant number H2020-741930- CLOTHILDE.

Teaching

  • 2022-NOW
    Profesor Asociado at UPC
    • 4 courses taught at ETSEIB. Geometry (twice), Linear Algebra and Calculus II.

Academic interests

  • Geometry
    • Applied differential geometry, (topological) study of point-clouds, discrete differential geometry.
  • Mathematical modeling and simulation
    • Modeling with ODE's and PDE's, constrained dynamics, Lagrangian simulation.
  • Machine Learning
    • Application of topological and geometrical methods for developing classification and regression algorithms.

Other interests

  • In my free time I enjoy playing the jazz/classical guitar, doing handstands and wild-camping in the mountains.