Tiago Trocoli

Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial

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Tiago Trocoli is a robotics researcher whose work lies at the intersection of underwater autonomy and high-fidelity simulation. His primary contributions focus on developing realistic, real-time simulation environments for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and sonar systems. Trocoli’s most influential work, “A novel GPU-based sonar simulator for real-time applications” (2017), has garnered 61 citations, demonstrating its significance in enabling efficient algorithm testing without costly field deployments. He further advanced the field with “The Rock-Gazebo Integration and a Real-Time AUV Simulation” (2015, 32 citations), which provides a robust framework for simulating complex robotic behaviors in underwater settings. By leveraging GPU acceleration, Trocoli’s simulators reduce hardware requirements and accelerate development cycles, allowing researchers to test navigation, control, and perception algorithms in virtually any environment. His work underscores the critical role of simulation in modern robotics—saving time and resources while expanding the possibilities for experimentation. Trocoli’s contributions are particularly valuable for students and researchers seeking accessible, real-time tools to bridge the gap between theoretical algorithms and practical underwater deployment.