Ian de Vlaming

Ian de Vlaming is a Senior Software Engineer at Saildrone Inc, with extensive experience in autonomous systems and software engineering. Previously, Ian worked at Waymo as a Software Engineer focused on planner reasoning and at Shield AI as a Senior Autonomy Engineer, where responsibilities included real-time motion planning and control for Micro Aerial Vehicles. Prior experience includes roles as an Autonomy Engineer at Higher Ground, a Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, and internships at Sandia National Laboratories and Texas Instruments. Ian holds a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.