Current projects include object tracking, image stabilization, super resolution, and LIDAR based obstacle avoidance, moving object detection, and simultaneous localization and mapping. Prior to joining iRobot Corp., Mr. Kirigin worked as a scientist for Charles River Analytics on automated nighttime video surveillance. Mr. Kirigin received his M.S. (2005) from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where he worked on visual odometry for extreme mobility platforms and received his B.A. (2003) from New York University in computer science with honors. His interests include aided teleoperation, stabilization, detection, identification, recognition, tracking, and simultaneous localization and mapping.