Thiago de Freitas is a robotics and autonomous systems expert who has founded multiple companies, including Brisa Robótica, which serves innovative clients worldwide from Brazil's sunny coast. With experience in developing autonomous vehicles and service robots, he has a passion for blending cutting-edge research with real-world application. He holds a masters in Computer Science with an emphasis on computational perception and robotics from Georgia Tech, among other qualifications.

Thiago's professional experience includes working as a Lead Autonomous Systems Engineer at Synapticon GmbH and conducting research on service robotics at Fraunhofer IPA. He was also a student developer at Google and worked on Unix and embedded systems at Apel - Aplicações Eletrônicas Indústria e Comércio LTDA. Thiago's interests span a variety of topics, including self-driving cars, robotics, computer vision, and control and automation.