# Mike DeLaus

> Staff Engineer @ Motional

Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mikedelaus

Staff Engineer at Motional

MIT M. Eng '19 in EECS with a concentration in AI/ML
MIT BS in EECS '18

## Work Experience
### Staff Engineer, Autonomy ML Subsystems, Perception @ Motional
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior System Engineer, Perception - ML Subsystems Team @ Motional
Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Autonomous Driving Systems Engineer - Autonomy Systems Team @ Motional
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### AS&UX System Engineer @ Aptiv
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Define and assess DSP and point cloud generation algorithms for TOF LiDAR and FMCW LiDAR; working on implementing onto FPGA. Patent application in progress.
- Developed ML assisted approach for vehicle safety analysis and validation. Presented to and accepted by customer and adopted by Aptiv as the official SOTIF methodology for OEM project. Patent application in progress.
-Learned ANSYS virtual simulation tools and applied them for LiDAR use case analysis for TJC/HWC. 
Analyzed simulation results using MATLAB/Simulink. Identified weaknesses in tools and drove simulation capability improvements.

### Research Assistant @ MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratory
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Cambridge, MA
- Developed machine learning pipeline in R using clustering and time-series forecasting for automatically detecting anomalies in time-series data
- Worked with Analog Devices to improve manufacturing efficiency and yield
- Trained LSTM and Neural Network models using TensorFlow and Keras to predict anomalies in manufacturing data

### Research Assistant @ MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA
- Developed genetic algorithms in Python for identifying neurons in images of spontaneous network activity in brains of mice
- Researched application of adversarial co-evolutionary genetic algorithms to cyber security

### Engineering Intern @ Draper
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cambridge, MA
- Worked in the  Autonomous Vehicles Department developing star tracking algorithm in Python and MATLAB for use in unmanned drones and aerial guidance

### Engineering Intern @ Draper
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cambridge, MA
- Worked in the Sensors and Imaging Systems Group researching and developing computer vision algorithms in MATLAB for autonomous vehicles and aerial reconnaissance

### Engineering Intern @ Analog Devices
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | WIlmington, MA
- Worked in the  Automatic Test Equipment Division developing test programs in C to test high speed linear circuits

### Lab Assistant @ MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Cambridge, MA
Manufactured MOS capacitors in clean room, performed CV measurements, characterized various dielectrics


## Education
### Master's of Engineering - Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Artificial Intelligence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mike-delaus-620125187

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Last updated: 2026-03-31