Saimir Baci
AI/ML Engineer · Robotics Leader · Founder of AugmentifAI
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ⓘ About
International engineer and applied researcher with 15+ years of experience spanning autonomous vehicles, robotics, AI/ML, supply chain optimization, and LLM applications. Lived and worked across Albania, Italy, Sweden, and Canada. Traveled to 37+ countries.
⚡ Current Venture
AugmentifAI — Making robots reliable using the power of fact-based AI systems. Augmenting businesses and individuals with AI-powered solutions, intelligent automation, and AI agent deployment.
💼 Experience
Founder
Building a venture dedicated to making robots reliable using fact-based AI systems. Helping organizations deploy AI agents, automation, and intelligent systems.
Tech Lead
Tech leader building AI applications using LLMs, XGBoost, and Operations Research across various industries.
Researcher / Consultant
Research and consulting on how companies can use LLM Agents in their development processes.
Team Lead, Advanced Technology Group
Led the ATG team focused on cutting-edge robotics technologies including planning, perception, and localization.
Senior Engineer / Team Lead
Worked on multiple optimization projects using ML and Operations Research. Promoted to Team Lead in October 2020.
Systems Engineer → Research Engineer → Project Coordinator
8+ years at Volvo's research department. Developed software prototypes for ML applications, contributed to research papers and patents in autonomous vehicle technologies.
🛠 Skills
AI / Machine Learning
Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Programming Languages
Data Science & Frameworks
Leadership
📄 Publications
SalsaNet: Fast Road and Vehicle Segmentation in LiDAR Point Clouds for Autonomous Driving
Deep Neural Network Compression for Image Classification and Object Detection
🎤 Conferences & Speaking
- Jan 2020 — IAEA Emerging Technologies Workshop: Subject Matter Expert on Deep Learning for safety critical systems. Details
- Dec 2019 — ICMLA: Presented paper on Deep Neural Network Compression.
- Oct 2018 — GITEX Dubai, Huawei Innovation Day: "How AI is shaping the automotive industry?"
- Sep 2018 — Auto.AI Berlin: Panel on challenges of deep learning for autonomous software stacks.
- Jul 2018 — IJCAI-ECAI Stockholm: Autonomous Driving Panel — "Will we be able to buy fully autonomous cars in 2030?"
- Apr 2018 — Vehicle Electronics And Connected Services: "Perceptron — Deep Neural Networks for Perception in Trucks."