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Name | Aarón Raúl Poyatos Bakker |
Label | Industrial Engineer |
aaronpb@psa.es | |
Url | https://aaronpb.github.io/ |
Summary | Mechanical and Industrial Engineer with research experience in robotics, autonomous navigation, monitoring systems, and biomechanics. Completed a Master's in Industrial Engineering (2024) and currently pursuing a PhD entitled 'Control and optimisation techniques for efficient and sustainable integration of desalination technologies in CSP plants' at Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT. |
Work
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2025.03 - 2029.03 PhD Student
Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT
Control and optimisation techniques for efficient and sustainable integration of desalination technologies in CSP plants
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2023.02 - 2023.05 Research Fellow
University of Almería
Design, Manufacturing, and EMG-Biomechanical Assessment of a Constant Force Mechanism
- Sensor reading software developed in Python with QT.
- Programming in Matlab for processing the data recorded during measurements.
- Development of multibody models for bench press and squat exercises.
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2021.02 - 2022.06 Research Fellow
Zred Comunicaciones y Automatización, S.L.
Analysis and efficient management of electrical energy using IoT sensors and distributed cloud computing
- Real-time integration of electrical consumption into machine learning systems using smart meters and high-precision power quality analyzers.
- Development of a predictive model for electrical consumption disaggregation using particle filter algorithms.
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2019.10 - 2020.10 Research Fellow
Zred Comunicaciones y Automatización, S.L.
Drone indoor autonomous navigation in greenhouses
- Development of a ROS environment for indoor drone navigation.
- Use of Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology combined with particle filters and computer vision.
- SLAM optimization (ORB-SLAM3) using factor graphs with the GTSAM library.
- Development of the navigation control algorithm, including a route planning system using the MRPT library.
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2019.02 - 2019.04 Mechanical Engineer - Intern
Solar Energy Research Center (CIESOL)
Simulation and installation of a micro-grid with solar energy
- Design and material quotation of support platforms for solar panels, with SolidWorks.
- Assembly and installation of a micro-grid with solar energy.
- Data analysis using Matlab via modbus protocol, and configuration of the system in Energy Storage System (ESS) mode to store surplus electrical energy in batteries.
Volunteer
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2023 - Present Almería, Spain
Participant Researcher
European Researcher's Night
Each year, a series of activities is held simultaneously in nearly 400 European cities, with the mission of bringing science and research closer to the general audience.
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2018 - Present Almería, Spain
Head Referee
First Lego League SPAIN
A provincial-level tournament where teams present innovative solutions to real-world challenges and build autonomous robots to complete a series of defined missions.
Education
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2021.09 - 2024.06 Almería, Spain
Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering
University of Almería, Almería, Spain
Industrial Engineering
- Geometric Algebra in Engineering
- Model Predictive Control (MPC) of micro-grids
- State estimation in robotics
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2014.09 - 2019.09 Almería, Spain
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
University of Almería, Almería, Spain
Industrial Engineering
- Mathcad for Engineers and Scientists
- 3D Vision (Introduction of image processing)
- Fundamentals of Deep Learning and its application to computer vision
Awards
- 2025.05.14
Best Master's Thesis Award
Escuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Almería
Awarded annually during the Feast of Saint Isidore by the School of Engineering, University of Almería.
Certificates
Utility model nº ES1312312 | ||
OEPM ES | 2025-03 |
Licencia de vuelo UAS categoría abierta | ||
EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency | 2022-09 |
Deep Learning for Computer Vision | ||
NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute | 2020-10 |
First Certificate in English | ||
Cambridge English | 2018-09 |
Mechanical Design Associate Level | ||
SolidWorks Certificate, Dassault Systèmes | 2018-02 |
Publications
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2025.09.01 SCADA basado en software abierto para planta demostrativa de desalación
Comité Español de Automática
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2022.05.29 Load Disaggregation Through Particle Filtering of Harmonic Features
International Conference on Harmonics & Quality of Power
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2019 Photovoltaic Microgrid Emulator for Educational Purposes
International Solar Energy Society
Skills
Office | |
Microsoft Office | |
Adobe | |
LaTeX | |
Obsidian | |
Trello | |
Git |
Languages | |
C/C++ | |
Java | |
Python | |
HTML | |
CSS | |
Github | |
Docker |
Software | |
Solidworks | |
Matlab | |
Octave | |
ROS | |
Mathcad |
Languages
Spanish | |
Native speaker |
English | |
Fluent |
Dutch | |
Fluent |
Interests
Robotics |
SLAM |
Autonomous Control |
Factor Graphs |
Particle Filters |
Computer Vision |
NILM |
Smart Grids |
References
Professor Jose Luis Blanco Claraco | |
University of Almería, Engineering Department |
Professor Jose Luis Torres Moreno | |
University of Almería, Engineering Department |
Professor Franciso Gil Montoya | |
University of Almería, Engineering Department. Zred Comunicaciones Founder. |
Professor Javier López Martínez | |
University of Almería, Engineering Department |
Projects
- 2014 - Present
Small Java Projects
Designed and developed several video game plugins in Java.
- File management through FTP to a website.
- Custom user's GUI options, data storage systems and game control options.
- Mini-games played by the community.