Hi, I'm Samuel Ajala

Machine Learning Engineer | Researcher | Robotics Engineer

About Me

I am an Aspiring Robotics Engineer and Researcher recently transitioning from the ML field focused on building systems that adapt to dynamic conditions, as well as resource-constrained environments.

People Who Inspire Me

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Education

Lagos State University

B.Sc in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Coursework: Embedded Systems, Control Engineering, Intro to Programming and Computation, Software Engineering I, Probability

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Government Senior Model College, Owutu

STEM focus with coursework in Physics & Mathematics

Courses: Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry

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Skills

Programming

C/C++, Python, JavaScript

AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlow, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision

Embedded & Systems

ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Arduino

Experience

Machine Learning Engineer

Feb 2025 — Present

DecisonSpaak Group

  • Shipped ROS 2 navigation stacks for indoor mobile robots; reduced replanning latency by profiling hot paths.
  • Built simulation-in-the-loop tests to catch regressions before hardware bring-up.

Independent Researcher

2025 — Present

ML Collective

  • Developed perception modules for manipulation under clutter with reproducible experiment scripts.
  • Released open-source tooling used by collaborators for dataset collection.

Publications

Sample Paper Title: Robust Navigation under Occlusion

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

We propose a lightweight occlusion-aware planner evaluated across multiple simulation domains and a real robot testbed.

Dataset Note: Indoor Mobile Robot Trajectories

Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)

A dataset release with calibration metadata and baseline comparisons for community benchmarking.

Workshops & Mentorships

Bootcamp | SPE LASU 30 Days of AI

Bootcamp | SPE LASU 30 Days of AI

Achievements and Awards

IEEEAward

Exemplary Contribution to Community

RAIN Innovators Network

Award for Impact on the Community

IEEEAward

Ckodon Scholarship Award

Ckodon Foundation

Selected as a Ckodon Foundation Scholar (top ~28% of applicants; 381/1,350+), receiving mentorship focused on research direction, academic positioning, and graduate applications.

IEEEAward

Lagos State Undergraduate Scholarship

Lagos State Scholarship Board

Get in Touch

Interested in working together? Feel free to reach out for collaborations or opportunities!

Location
Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
Availability
Open for opportunities