Federico Boniardi

Federico Boniardi is a researcher at the Autonomous Intelligent Systems group in the Department of Computer Science at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Faculty of Engineering. He holds advanced degrees in Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence and has been actively contributing to robotics research since 2014.

• Bachelor’s in Mathematics, University of Milano (2006–2010)
• Master’s in Mathematics, University of Milano (2010–2012)
• MSc in Artificial Intelligence, University of Edinburgh (2013–2014)
• PhD Research Assistant, University of Freiburg (2014–2019)

His research centers on mobile robot navigation, focusing on robust localization and mapping in indoor environments using LiDAR and architectural or hand-drawn floor plans. He explores long-term autonomy and human-robot interfaces, particularly in sketch-based map interpretation and shared control systems. His work integrates sensor calibration, topometric mapping, and deep learning for room layout extraction.

The most recent publications reflect a strong trend in leveraging CAD and sketched maps for robot localization, combining probabilistic filtering, graph-based optimization, and semantic understanding. His contributions span key robotics venues such as IEEE/RSJ IROS, IEEE ICRA, and Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Scientific Contributions:

• Developed pose graph-based localization for long-term navigation
• Advanced LiDAR-based localization in architectural plans
• Explored Bayes filters for shared autonomy
• Enabled robot navigation using hand-drawn sketch interfaces

Federico has served as a Teaching Assistant for Theoretical Computer Science and supervised student seminars on robot navigation. He has contributed to EU-funded research projects including RobDREAM and SQUIRREL, focusing on robot performance optimization and clutter management. He is based in Freiburg, Germany, and continues active research in autonomous intelligent systems.