Selim Naji

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Selim Naji is a researcher specializing in autonomous aerial robotics and simulation technologies, with a particular focus on quadrotor systems and their training environments. His most notable contribution is the development of **Flightmare**, a flexible and innovative quadrotor simulator introduced in 2020, which has garnered significant attention in the robotics and autonomous systems community, accumulating over 74 citations across its publications. Flightmare addresses a critical gap in existing simulation tools by combining speed, physical accuracy, and photorealism — qualities that previous simulators struggled to offer simultaneously. Built around a configurable rendering engine, the simulator provides researchers with a versatile platform for developing and testing drone algorithms in realistic virtual environments, bridging the challenging gap between simulated training and real-world deployment. Naji's work has proven particularly impactful for the reinforcement learning and sim-to-real transfer communities, where high-fidelity, computationally efficient simulators are essential for training robust autonomous agents. By making Flightmare flexible and accessible, his research has empowered a broader community of robotics researchers to accelerate development of next-generation autonomous aerial vehicles, establishing him as a meaningful contributor to the evolving field of aerial robotics simulation.