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Education

• B.S. in Mechatronics & Robotics, UAS Technikum Vienna, 2016
• M.S. in Mechatronics & Robotics with focus on Mobile Robotics, UAS Technikum Vienna, 2018
• Ph.D in System Identification & Parameter Estimation for Autonomous , GitHub University, 2024 (expected)

Work experience

• Sep 2018 - Current: Researcher / Lecturer - UAS Technikum Vienna
  • Collaboration on projects:
    • Autonomous Land Systems
      • Implementing/developing software modules for a Search and Rescue robot
      • Containerization of software modules
      • System maintenance
    • Engineering Goes International (ENGINE)
      • Software development
    • IoCESST (Internationalization of the Curricula in Engineering, Environmental, Smart Cities and Sport Technologies)
      • Development of the curriculum of the Mobile Robotics Lecture
      • Lectures in Mobile Robotics
• Oct 2022 - Mai 2023: Software Engineer - Ebe Mobility & Green Energy GmbH
  • Implementation Self-Hosted Gitlab Instance
    • Gitlab CI/CD based on self-hosted Docker container
    • Gitlab - Openproject implementation
  • Server monitoring and management
  • Development of applications and solutions in the field of e-mobility, charging controllers and charging station control
• Dec 2019 - Sep 2022: University Assistant - Johannes Kepler University
  • Lead on Last Mile Delivery Robot project
    • 2D and 3D SLAM
    • ROI Detection
    • Path Planner
  • Collaboration on Intelligent Car project
    • Communication Layer car CAN-PC implementation
    • Sensor mount design for various exteroceptive/proprioceptive sensors
  • Course Exercises
    • Python Programming for Economic and Business Analytics
    • Introduction to software development with Python
• May 2023 - Current: Platform Engineer - MIC Customs Solutions
  • Jenkins CI/CD implementations
  • Deploying and maintaining Azure Kubernetes clusters
  • Developed a seamless local development environment using Tilt and Rancher Desktop

Skills

• Linux
• Programming ( )
• CI/CD
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Publications

UGV-CBRN: An Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Disaster Response

Schwaiger, S., Muster, L., Novotny, G., Schebek, M., Wöber, W., Thalhammer, S., & Böhm, C. (2024). UGV-CBRN: An Unmanned Ground Vehicle for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Disaster Response. arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.14385. https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14385

Vehicle Side-Slip Angle Estimation under Snowy Conditions using Machine Learning

Novotny, G., Liu, Y., Morales-Alvarez, W., Wöber, W., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2023). Vehicle side-slip angle estimation under snowy conditions using machine learning. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, Preprint, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.3233/ICA-230727

On the Applicability of Docker Containers and systemd Services for Search and Rescue Applications

Novotny, G., Schwaiger, S., Muster, L., Aburaia, M., & Wöber, W. (2023). On the Applicability of Docker Containers and systemd Services for Search and Rescue Applications. In A. Müller, M. Nader, & H. Gattringer (Eds.), Proceedings of the Austrian Robotics Workshop (pp. 19–24). Johannes Kepler University. https://www.joanneum.at/fileadmin/ROBOTICS/ARW_Proceedings/2023_ARW_Proceedings.pdf

JKU-ITS Automobile for Research on Autonomous Vehicles

Certad, N., Morales-Alvarez, W., Novotny, G., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2022). JKU-ITS Automobile for Research on Autonomous Vehicles. In R. Moreno-Díaz, F. Pichler, & A. Quesada-Arencibia (Eds.), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2022 (pp. 329–336). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Development of a ROS-Based Architecture for Intelligent Autonomous on Demand Last Mile Delivery

Novotny, G., Morales-Alvarez, W., Smirnov, N., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2022). Development of a ROS-Based Architecture for Intelligent Autonomous on Demand Last Mile Delivery. In R. Moreno-Díaz, F. Pichler, & A. Quesada-Arencibia (Eds.), Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2022 (pp. 337–344). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Autonomous Vehicle Calibration via Linear Optimization

Novotny, G., Liu, Y., Wober, W., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2022). Autonomous Vehicle Calibration via Linear Optimization. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings, 2022-June, 527–532. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV51971.2022.9827109

Study of ROS-Based Autonomous Vehicles in Snow-Covered Roads by Means of Behavioral Cloning Using 3DCoAutoSim

Liu, Y., Morales-Alvarez, W., Novotny, G., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2022). Study of ROS-Based Autonomous Vehicles in Snow-Covered Roads by Means of Behavioral Cloning Using 3DCoAutoSim. In A. Rocha, H. Adeli, G. Dzemyda, & F. Moreira (Eds.), Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 211–221). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04829-6_19

Mobile Delivery Robots: Mixed Reality-Based Simulation Relying on ROS and Unity 3D

Liu, Y., Novotny, G., Smirnov, N., Morales-Alvarez, W., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2020). Mobile Delivery Robots: Mixed Reality-Based Simulation Relying on ROS and Unity 3D. IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings, 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV47402.2020.9304701

Evaluierung von Navigationsmethoden für mobile Roboter

Wöber, W., Rauer, J., Papa, M., Aburaia, A., Schwaiger, S., Novotny, G., Aburaia, M., & Kubinger, W. (2020). Evaluierung von Navigationsmethoden für mobile Roboter. E & i Elektrotechnik Und Informationstechnik, 137(6), 316–323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00502-020-00820-x

Design and Implementation of a Mobile Search and Rescue Robot

Novotny, G. A., & Kubinger, W. (2020). Design and Implementation of a Mobile Search and Rescue Robot. In P. M. Roth, G. Steinbauer, F. Fraundorfer, M. Brandstötter, & R. Perko (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint Austrian Computer Vision and Robotics Workshop 2020 (pp. 21–26). Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-752-6-06

Autonomous Vehicles: Vehicle Parameter Estimation Using Variational Bayes and Kinematics

Wöber, W., Novotny, G., Mehnen, L., & Olaverri-Monreal, C. (2020). Autonomous vehicles: Vehicle parameter estimation using variational bayes and kinematics. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 10(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/APP10186317

A Mobile Robot Platform for Search and Rescue Applications

Novotny, G., Novotny, G. A., Emsenhuber, S., Klammer, P., Pöschko, C., Voglsinger, F., & Kubinger, W. (2019). A Mobile Robot Platform for Search and Rescue Applications. In B. Katalinic (Ed.), 30th DAAAM International Symposium Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation (pp. 945–954). DAAAM INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION . https://doi.org/10.2507/30th.daaam.proceedings.131

Robbie–A tele-operated robot with autonomous capabilities for EnRicH-2019 robotics trial

Emsenhuber, S., Philipp, K., Pöschko, C., Voglsinger, F., Novotny, G., & Kubinger, W. (2019). Robbie – A tele-operated robot with autonomous capabilities forEnRicH-2019 robotics trial. Proceedings of the ARW & OAGM Workshop 2019, 117–118. https://doi.org/10.3217/978-3-85125-663-5-22

Estimating a Sparse Representation of Gaussian Processes Using Global Optimization and the Bayesian Information Criterion

Wöber, W., Novotny, G., Aburaia, M., Otrebski, R., & Kubinger, W. (2018). Estimating a Sparse Representation of Gaussian Processes Using Global Optimization and the Bayesian Information Criterion. Proceedings of the Austrian Robotics Workshop 2018, 13–16. https://doi.org/10.15203/3187-22-1-04

Talks

Qualifizierungsnetz - Digitalisierung und eCommerce in einer nachhaltigen Güterlogistik (DeNaLog)

March 05, 2022

Talk at UAS Upper Austria Steyer, Steyer, Upper Austria

Teaching