Erfan Riazati

Robotics & Control Engineer · M.Sc. student, Automation and Control, RPTU

Kaiserslautern, Germany · erf.riazati@gmail.com

GitHub · LinkedIn · Portfolio

Education

RPTU · M.Sc. Automation and Control

Aug. 2026–present

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Iran University of Science and Technology · B.Sc. Electrical Engineering

Oct. 2020–Jul. 2025

Control Systems · Thesis: Safe Autonomous Navigation of a Wheeled Mobile Robot in Dynamic Environments.

Experience

ROS2 Course Instructor · IUST EE Scientific Society Association

Oct.–Nov. 2025

Taught a 16-hour online course covering ROS2 communication, URDF, Gazebo, SLAM, Nav2, and MoveIt.

Undergraduate Student Researcher · IUST

Jan. 2023–Sep. 2025

Safe navigation and collision-free control of a differential-drive mobile robot. Research in perception, localization, mapping, path planning, and ROS-based implementation. Supervised by Dr. Majid Esmaeilzadeh.

Robotics & Control Engineering Intern · Ege University

Jul.–Aug. 2024

Serial rigid-link robot modeling, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning, and control in MATLAB/Simulink. Supervised by Prof. Enver Tatlicioğlu.

Junior Electronics & Control Engineer · Digikala

Sep. 2021–Feb. 2023

Embedded systems and interfaces for warehouse automation and robotics. STM32-based motor control, Ethernet/CAN communication, and integration with back-end applications.

Teaching Assistant & Lab Instructor · IUST

2023–2025

Digital Control Systems Lab, Principles of Microcontrollers, Linear Algebra, and Special Topics in Control.

Selected work

Safe mobile robot navigation: CLF-based path tracking with a reference governor; QP-based CBF safety filter; Gazebo and physical-platform testing.
Lenna Mobile Robot ONE: Open-source modular ROS-based robot with hierarchical control, custom embedded hardware, and a differential-drive platform.
Manipulator simulation: DH-based forward/inverse kinematics, redundancy, dynamic modeling, and trajectory tracking.
Self-balancing robot: ESP32/C++, IMU filtering, PID control, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation in MATLAB/Simulink and Simscape.
Learning systems: MLP system identification and mobile robot control with RBF networks and SVM.

Publications

Adaptive RBFNN Control of Uncertain Bilateral Teleoperation Systems with Delay-Dependent LMI Stability Conditions. Preprint, Aug. 2026.

E. Riazati, A. Hajizadeh, and S. M. Esmaeilzadeh. Design and Implementation of a Modular ROS-Based Mobile Robot with Hierarchical Control. ICEE 2025, pp. 1038–1043.

Tools & technical skills

MATLAB · Simulink · C/C++ · Python · ROS/ROS2 · Gazebo · URDF/XACRO/SDF · NavStack/Nav2 · OpenCV · NumPy · Pandas · Scikit-learn · Altium Designer · SolidWorks/FreeCAD · STM32 · ESP32 · Arduino · Jetson · Raspberry Pi · Git · Docker.

Selected awards & community

Best Internship Report, IUST (2023). FIRACUP Mission Impossible Junior League, 2nd place (2019). RoboCup Asia-Pacific Rescue Maze Junior League, 3rd place (2018). FIRACUP Technical Challenge, 1st place (2018). Technical committee, FIRACup Smart Factory Junior League (2026); RoboCup @Work organizing committee (2022).

Languages & interests

Persian: native · English: C1, IELTS Academic 7.5 · German: A1, actively improving.
Literature, music, and photography.

Adapted from the CV dated 9 October 2026. Contact information is limited to professional email and public profiles.