Rome, Italy Robotics · 3D Vision

3D Vision & Robotics Researcher

Ph.D. · Former Postdoc · Industry Researcher

I build end-to-end autonomous systems at the intersection of SLAM, active 3D perception, and robotic platforms (UAVs and mobile manipulation). Previously at the Italian Institute of Technology (ADVR & CCHT), and currently in industry developing drone-based 3D vision systems.

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Current

Autonomous drone-based 3D vision and SLAM pipelines for agricultural field analysis.

Focus

SLAM · 3D mapping · neural scene representations · multimodal fusion · real-time autonomous systems.

Highlights

1st prize: VISUM 2021 & EEML 2020 summer school.

What I Build

Systems that connect perception, planning, and deployment — not just standalone models.

Autonomous Robots

UAVs and robot manipulators that execute missions end-to-end: sensing, decision-making, and safety-aware operation.

PinocchioPX4MAVSDK/MAVLinkROS 2

Active 3D Perception

SLAM and 3D mapping pipelines (including neural scene representations) from small to large-scale, real-world environments.

SLAM3D Gaussian SplattingNeRF

End-to-End Engineering

Data logging, visualization, reproducible experiments, and deployment constraints (real-time, safety, robustness, maintainability).

Python/C++ViserGPU/Edge pipelines

Flagship Systems & Projects

A curated selection of systems I’ve designed and developed. Visuals are included where available, and placeholders indicate future drop-in demos.

[Placeholder: field mapping / trajectory / reconstruction]

Drone-based 3D Vision for Agricultural Field Analysis

Industry · Rome (Current)

Developing SLAM and 3D reconstruction pipelines for large-scale field scanning, combining autonomous missions, real-time RGB streaming, and benchmarking workflows.

PX4MAVSDKVOXL 2SLAM3D Reconstruction

Real-time SLAM with 3D Gaussian Splatting (RIAP)

Postdoc · ADVR, IIT Genoa

Built real-time SLAM pipelines based on neural scene representations to support immersive teleoperation and mapping through VR.

Neural SLAM3DGSReal-timeGPU

Autonomous Robotic 3D Artifact Scanning (CTE-Genova)

Postdoc · CCHT, IIT Venice → Deployed at CTE-Genova

Project

Developed an autonomous scanning pipeline using UR manipulators and 3D sensing, including 6-DoF pose tracking for complex artifacts. System delivered and deployed on-site.

UR5e/UR3e6-DoF Tracking3D ScanningAutomation

[Placeholder: multimodal fusion diagram + qualitative detection]

Multimodal 3D Scene Perception (PhD Work)

PAVIS, IIT · Thesis: Multimodal 3D Scene Perception

Research on LiDAR–camera fusion and multi-view 3D understanding for robust scene perception and object localization.

LiDAR–RGB fusion3D DetectionMulti-viewLarge-scale

Publications

Peer-reviewed and preprint work across 3D perception, multimodal fusion, and robotics.

From Fields to Splats: A Cross-Domain Survey of Real-Time Neural Scene Representations

arXiv 2025 · Javed Ahmad, et al.

[arXiv]

Hands-Free Heritage: Automated 3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Digitization

arXiv 2025 · Javed Ahmad, et al.

[arXiv]

AAPOE: Automated Artifacts Position and Orientation Estimation in Cultural Heritage

IEEE/ASME MESA 2024 · Javed Ahmad, et al.

[Paper] [Teaser] [Presentation]

mmFUSION: Multi-modal Fusion for 3D Object Detection

arXiv 2023 · Javed Ahmad, Alessio Del Bue

[Paper] [Presentation] Code available upon request.

Fill in the Blank for Fashion Complementary Outfit Product Retrieval

Machine Vision and Applications (2023) · Author list incl. Javed Ahmad

[Paper] [Code]

Multi-view 3D Object Localization from Street-Level Scenes

ICIAP 2022 · Javed Ahmad, Matteo Toso, Matteo Taiana, Stuart James, Alessio Del Bue

[Paper] [Code] [Presentation]

Background

A quick snapshot of my trajectory across research and industry.

Experience

Computer Vision Researcher · DeepPlants (Rome)

Sep 2025 – Present

SLAM + 3D reconstruction pipelines for agricultural field analysis; autonomous drone missions and data workflows.

Postdoctoral Researcher · IIT (ADVR & CCHT)

Feb 2024 – Aug 2025

3D Gaussian Splatting SLAM; autonomous robotic scanning for cultural heritage; 6-DoF tracking.

PhD Researcher · IIT & UniGe (PAVIS)

Nov 2020 – Dec 2023

Multimodal 3D scene perception and multi-view 3D localization.

Skills

Core

PythonC++PyTorchOpenCVOpen3DViser

Robotics

ROS 2MoveIt 2PinocchioUR-RTDE PX4MAVSDKGazebo SITL

3D / Mapping

SLAMCOLMAPNeRF3D Gaussian Splatting MMDetection3D