Andres Pulido

I’m a graduate student in APRILab at the University of Florida, advised by Assistant Professor Jane Shin. I am also involved in the Machine Intelligence Lab (MIL), where I have worked in the mechanical and software team for five years. I have also had a couple of internship positions in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Previously, I earned my Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering also from University of Florida in May 2021 and May 2023 respectively.

Read about my Projects, Industry Experiences, Publications, and Podcast.

Research interests:

Robotics motion planning
State estimation
Reinforcement learning
Safety in autonomous vehicles
Learning-based Robotics
Optimal and adaptive control

Internship experiences:

Rivian - Software Engineering Intern - Autonomy (May - Aug 2025)
Aurora Innovation - Software Engineering Intern (May - Aug 2024)
UF REEF - Robotics Software Intern (May - Aug 2022 & 2023)
Aurora Innovation - Systems Engineering Intern (May - Aug 2021)
Cummins - Product Validation Co-op (Aug - Dec 2020)

To read more about the internship experiences, check out my resume.