# Adrian Sochaniwsky

> Software Engineer - Lidar Algorithms @ Aeva | Perception, Object Tracking & C++

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/adriansochaniwsky

Robotics Software Engineer bridging the gap between perception algorithms and embedded hardware. I optimize production C++ stacks for multi-object tracking (UKF) and sensor fusion, while leveraging a research background in deep learning to build efficient, scalable autonomy systems.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer - Lidar Algorithms @ Aeva
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
● Developing real-time multi-object tracking (MOT) algorithms in C++, leveraging FMCW Doppler velocity to improve tracker performance in challenging environments.
● Optimizing embedded perception pipelines for custom SoCs using NEON intrinsics, fixed-point math, and memory-efficient data structures to meet strict compute budgets.
● Implementing and tuning classical computer vision algorithms (ground segmentation, clustering) for 4D LiDAR point clouds.
● Building Python analysis tools to visualize internal algorithm states, enabling faster debugging and validation.

### Graduate Researcher @ CMHT - Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technologies
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Hamilton, ON
● Developed a realtime Camera-LiDAR fusion perception stack for traffic monitoring applications using C++, Python, and ROS 2, resulting in an 8% increase in object detection and tracking accuracy over single sensor solutions.
● Created a custom unsupervised 3D pointcloud detection and tracking module combined with computer vision for tracking vehicles and pedestrians.
● Conducted end-to-end system testing and verification of functionality with real-time live data directly from sensor hardware.

### Teaching Assistant @ Faculty of Engineering - McMaster University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

### Software Engineering Intern - Controls @ Rivian
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Irvine, CA
● Developed production C code for new features and bug fixes. Performed system-level and vehicle-level testing and validation.
● Created comprehensive automated unit test suites with C++ for new and existing software components, ensuring the reliability and quality of the codebase with
90% test coverage. Increased automation of regression testing by 20%.
● Designed and assembled a remote testing platform for ECUs with CAN, LIN, and Ethernet using CANalyzer, reducing testing time by 30%.

### Undergraduate Research Assistant - Robotics @ Faculty of Engineering - McMaster University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Hamilton, ON
● Designed and 3D Printed a mobile robot platform using SolidWorks and Cura. Selected motors, drivers, and electrical components.
● Developed ROS nodes for wireless robot control and initiating RADAR data collection.
● Diagnosed and solved hardware and software issues with Wireshark and an oscilloscope.

### Senior Technical Advisor @ McMaster Baja Racing
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022 | Hamilton, ON

### Embedded Systems Developer Co-op @ JDRF Electromag Engineering Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
● Automated data collection and labelling pipelines with Python, reducing data collection time by 75%.
● Designed software tools in Matlab and C++ to interface and communicate with embedded devices via Bluetooth. Reduced testing and hardware validation effort by
25%.
● Developed C applications for embedded targets in a Linux and Git environment and performed debugging, unit and integration testing.

### Control Systems Co-op - Thermal Controls & Diagnostics @ General Motors
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Markham, Ontario, Canada

### Propulsion Controls and Modelling @ McMaster Engineering EcoCAR Challenge
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Hamilton, ON

### Technical Data Analyst Co-op @ IPEX Group of Companies
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mississauga, ON

### Technical Data Analyst Co-op @ IPEX Group of Companies
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Mississauga, ON

### Cashier Helper @ Starsky Fine Foods Inc.
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Missisauga, ON


## Education
### Master of Applied Science - MASc in Software Engineering
Faculty of Engineering - McMaster University

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Mechatronics Engineering Co-op
McMaster University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adriansochaniwsky

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Last updated: 2026-04-11