PhD · Computer Vision

Mathieu
Cocheteux

Research Engineer

Building reliable perception systems for autonomous driving and robotics — combining rigorous research with practical engineering for real-world deployment.

About Me

I am a research engineer with a PhD in Computer Vision specialising in sensor fusion, deep learning for perception, and online calibration for autonomous driving.

My research focuses on developing robust deep learning methods for multi-sensor perception, with expertise in LiDAR-camera perception and uncertainty estimation. Through my work at Motional and Toyota Motor Europe, I've gained industry experience. During my PhD, I developed practical solutions resulting in publications at top-tier conferences and an international patent.

I am currently a Perception Research Engineer at Konboi, a Paris-based startup developing autonomous trucks and AI retrofit kits for freight.

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Research & Publications

Deep learning approaches for robust multi-sensor calibration in autonomous driving — LiDAR-camera perception, uncertainty quantification, and online calibration.

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WACV 2025

Uncertainty-Aware Online Extrinsic Calibration: A Conformal Prediction Approach

Novel uncertainty quantification for sensor calibration with reliability guarantees and improved odometry accuracy.

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CVPR 2024 Workshop

MULi-Ev: Maintaining Unperturbed LiDAR-Event Calibration

First method for online calibration of LiDAR with event cameras.

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BMVC 2023 Oral

PseudoCal: Towards Initialization-Free Camera-LiDAR Calibration

First deep learning-based sensor calibration method without requiring manual initialization.

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arXiv 2023 Patent

UniCal: A Single-Branch Transformer-Based Model for Camera-to-LiDAR Calibration

Efficient Transformer approach for calibration and validation, leading to an international patent.

PhD Thesis
PhD Thesis 2025

Deep Learning for Multi-Sensor Calibration in Autonomous Driving

Novel deep learning approaches for robust multi-sensor calibration with uncertainty-aware methods.

News

17 Oct 2025
Received "Top Reviewer" Award at NeurIPS 2025

Awarded for outstanding review contributions to the conference.

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01 Sep 2025
New Position: Perception Research Engineer at Konboi

Joined Konboi, a Paris-based startup developing autonomous trucks and AI retrofit kits for fuel savings.

04 Apr 2025
PhD Defense Completed

Successfully defended my PhD thesis on "Deep Learning for Multi-Sensor Calibration in Autonomous Driving".

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