Mission

1 - Participate in the research effort of the TOPO team, namely in the following fields: a. Systems Integration for Localisation and Navigation (MEMS, GPS, Communication Systems, ...) b. (Real-time) GPS/INS integration c. Mobile Mapping 2 - Initiate and support collaborative projects with other EPFL laboratories, as well as other Universities or Industry. 3 - Assist in the supervision of students.

Biography

Phillip Tomé received a Graduate degree and Master's degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. In 2002, he received his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Sciences of the Oporto University, Portugal, in the field of inertial and satellite navigation systems integration for navigation and remote sensing applications. From September of 2001 to August of 2004, Phillip Tomé was the head of the R&D and Systems Integration Departments at the company GEONAV - Integrated Solutions in Geodesy and Navigation, Ltd. As Technical Manager he was responsible for the hardware/software developments for all the company's projects in the fields of: - Fleet management and vehicle security/surveillance, involving GPS location, wireless communications (GSM/GPRS/DECT) and sensor integration. - Telematics. - Acquisition of geo-referenced information. Additionally, he was directly responsible for the installation of several equipment onboard different types of vehicles and involved in the commercial promotion of the company near potential clients, on meetings and conferences. From September of 2004 to September of 2005, Phillip Tomé was the Associate Director of the Computer Graphics Centre (CCG – Centro de Computação Gráfica) Head Office in Guimarães, Portugal, with responsibilities on the general management of the Institute, management of the on-going R&D projects and acquisition/contracting of new projects. CCG is a member of the first and largest world-wide network for research in the field of Computer Graphics and its applications, namely the International Network of Computer Graphic Centres (INI-GraphicsNet). Since November of 2005, he is a member of the TOPO team at EPFL, pursuing his research activities in the field of Systems Integration for Localisation and Navigation (MEMS, GPS, Communication Systems, ...), (real-time) GPS/INS Integration and Mobile Mapping.

Education

PhD degree in the field of inertial and satellite navigation systems integration from the Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal, concluded in April 2002. The external examiners were Prof. Klaus Peter Schwarz, Department of Geomatics, University of Calgary and Prof. Bernd Eissfeller, Institute of Geodesy and Navigation, University of FAF Munich Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, concluded in December 1998 Graduate degree (5-year duration) in Electronics Engineering from the School of Engineering, University of Minho, Portugal, concluded in September 1996 Inertial Navigation Systems course held by Dr. Paul Savage in the USA in April 1998

Awards

Fundação Eng.º António de Almeida” award, 1997 “Governo Civil de Braga e Câmara Municipal de Guimarães” award, 1997 “Sociedade Martins Sarmento” award, 1997 “Associação Industrial do Minho”, 1996

Patents

Inventor of a patent application in the domain of MEMS-based inertial sensors navigation/positioning, whose approval is still pending Inventor of a second patent application in the domain of MEMS-based inertial sensors navigation/positioning that is in preparation to be filled Non-exclusive licensing to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) of the software GiiNav – RT, which consists of an inertial navigator and GPS/INS data integrator Non-exclusive licensing to the company DSX High Tech Sagl of the software GiiNav – RT

Professional Experience

06/2009 – Present External consultant to a well-known multinational company active in the semiconductor business, providing expertise in the domain of inertial navigation/dead reckoning. As inventor, supporting the filling of two patent applications and writing the corresponding IP documentation 04/2009 – Present Senior scientific collaborator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Engaged on the research activities of the Electronics and Signal Processing Laboratory (ESPLAB) at the Institute of Microengineering (IMT) related to indoor Local Positioning Systems (LPS) based on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. 04/2008 – 02/2009 System Engineer at NemeriX SA, Switzerland. Navigation expert and technical leader responsible for the company's second most important program aiming the integration of GNSS and dead reckoning sensors (inertial MEMS sensors, pressure and magnetic sensors) for consumer market Portable Navigation Devices (PNDs) and mobile phones, targeting both car and pedestrian navigation. 11/2005 – 03/2008 Senior scientific collaborator at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. Engaged in the research activities of the Geodetic Engineering Lab in the fields of pedestrian navigation, GPS/INS integration, systems integration (MEMS sensors, GNSS, comms), etc. and project manager of several research projects, including the European sponsored project LIAISON (LocatIon bAsed servIceS for the enhancement of the wOrking environment) 09/2004 – 09/2005 Associate Director at the Computer Graphics Center (CCG), Portugal. Responsible for the general management of the center’s headquarters and the ongoing R&D projects. Responsible for project acquisition and contracting. CCG is a member of the first and largest world-wide network for research in the field of Computer Graphics and its applications, the International Network of Computer Graphic Centers (INI-GraphicsNet) 09/2001 – 08/2004 Head of R&D and Systems Integration department at GEONAV – Integrated Solutions in Geodesy and Navigation, Ltd., Portugal. Scientific and technical manager of all software/hardware developments in the fields of: -Fleet management and vehicle security/surveillance, involving GPS location, wireless communications (GSM, GPRS, DECT) and sensor integration. -Telematics. -Acquisition of geo-referenced data using a mobile data acquisition system composed of DGPS/INS/Video. Additionally, responsible for the installation of several equipment onboard different types of vehicles and involved in the commercial promotion of the company near potential clients, on meetings and conferences. GEONAV – Integrated Solutions in Geodesy and Navigation, Ltd. was a start-up company created in 2000 1997 – 2001 Collaborated in several R&D projects, some of them European sponsored, at the Astronomical Observatory of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal 09-10/1999 Participated in the TANGO ’99 campaign, in the framework of the TANGO (TransAtlantic Network for Geodynamics and Oceanography) project 07-08/1999 Participated in a flight campaign involving the Portuguese Air force, in the framework of the SNAP (High Precision Airborne Navigation System) project 01-03/1999 Traineeship in the field of INS and GPS integration at the Geomatics Department of the University of Calgary, Canada, under the supervision of Prof. Klaus Peter Schwarz 1997-1998 Collaborated in the development of a navigation system, integrating differential GPS and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), for land applications. Collaborated in the European sponsored project AGMASCO (Airborne Geoid Mapping System for Coastal Oceanography) 1997-2001 Collaborated in the development, implementation and testing of a high precision real-time navigation system, integrating a low cost inertial measurement unit and three GPS receivers 1996 – 1997 Assistant at the Electronics Department, University of Minho, Portugal 1996 Traineeship at the Steinbeis Center of Technology, Weingarten, Germany. Developed an automatic docking system for mobile robots based on image processing.

Other information

LANGUAGES Portuguese (fluent) English (mother tongue) French (good) German (novice, level A1) Italian (comprehension only) PROGRAMMING SKILLS C/C , Visual Basic, Matlab, Assembly, Java, SOAP/XML VHDL (Altera Quartus environment) Software knowledge AutoCAD and ArcView, as user and programmer using VBA Microsoft applications: Project Management, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SQL Server, Access, etc SVN, CVS and Bugzilla Altium Designer (Hardware PCB design)