Hi, I'm Paul

Robotics Engineer

Experienced robotics engineer specializing in computer vision, simulation, and human-robot interaction. Passionate about building systems that bridge the gap between research and real-world applications.

Paul Prevel

About Me

With a background in robotics and computer vision, I've worked on projects ranging from simulation environments for visually impaired assistance devices to human-robot interaction systems. My expertise includes ROS, depth sensing, bio-inspired locomotion, and multi-robot systems.

Experience

From robotics studies at EPFL to 3.5 years building an assistive navigation platform for blind and visually impaired users at Biped.

EPFL
2015 - 2021
EPFL
BSc + MSc in Robotics. Bio-inspired locomotion, human-robot interaction, brain-computer interfaces, 3D vision
Biped
2021
Foundation
Multiprocessing architecture, YOLOv5 obstacle detection, 3D audio feedback, benchmarking system
2022
Pre-production
Debian packaging, first device deployment, camera calibration tooling
2023
3D Perception + Launch
Kalman tracking, hole detection, multi-platform support (Edge 2, VIM3). First user deployments
2024 Q1
AI Scene Description
OpenAI-powered environment descriptions with text-to-speech
2024 Q3
NOA Device
New hardware platform with button-driven AI menu system
2025
Video Description + Navigation
Real-time video analysis, 12+ languages, structured AI output, rich navigation

Publications

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