Ezio Malis (Inria)
Short bio
Ezio Malis is a highly educated professional with a strong background in robotics, computer science, and artificial intelligence. He graduated from SUPELEC and Politecnico di Milano in 1995 and earned his Ph.D. in Robotics and Automation from the University of Rennes in 1998.
His career includes significant academic and research positions:
- Research Associate at the University of Cambridge (1999-2000)
- Research Scientist at Inria in Sophia Antipolis (2001-2010)
- Led the EVOLUTION team at Inria (2009-2010)
- Leader of the ACENTAURI team at Inria (2021-present)
In 2010, Malis co-founded Robocortex S.A.S., a company focused on autonomous robotics and augmented reality software. He served as CEO and R&D director there for a decade (2010-2020). Since 2021, he is the leader of the ACENTAURI team at Inria.
Malis's research interests encompass optimization algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, and autonomous robotics. He has authored or co-authored around 100 scientific papers and received his Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches in Computer Science in 2008.
Research topic | Autonomous robotic systems in dynamic and complex environments, including collaboration between robots and interaction with humans
Ezio Malis' research program revolves around the themes of robust perception for the reliable interaction of autonomous robotic systems with complex dynamic environments. His objective is the design of a system composed of several robots, endowed with autonomy, which uses information from heterogeneous sensors in order to evolve in a complex dynamic environment for monitoring applications. His research is therefore in line with the 3IA institute's Axis 4 - AI for smart and secure territories and also connected with the emerging topics of interest AI for earth observation and AI for the environment.