Update author profile for Francesco Riz

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+---
+# Display name
+title: Francesco Riz
+
+# Full name (for SEO)
+first_name: Francesco
+last_name: Riz
+
+# Username (this should match the folder name)
+authors:
+  - francescoriz
+
+# Is this the primary user of the site?
+superuser: false
+
+# Role/position
+role: Former PhD Student
+
+# Organizations/Affiliations
+organizations:
+  - name: University of Trento
+    # url: 'https://webapps.unitn.it/du/en/Persona/PER0263728/'
+
+# Short bio (displayed in user profile at end of posts)
+# bio: Passionate researcher in human-robot interaction with applications to healthcare and manufacturing.
+
+interests:
+  - Mobile Robotics
+  - State Estimation with Ranging Sensors
+  - Observability and Constructibility
+  - Perception-Aware Motion Planning
+
+education:
+  courses:
+    - course: PhD in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
+      institution: University of Trento
+      year: 2024
+    - course: MSc in Mechatronics Engineering
+      institution: University of Trento
+      year: 2020
+    - course: BSc in Industrial Engineering
+      institution: University of Trento
+      year: 2018
+
+# Social/Academic Networking
+# For available icons, see: https://docs.hugoblox.com/getting-started/page-builder/#icons
+#   For an email link, use "fas" icon pack, "envelope" icon, and a link in the
+#   form "mailto:[email protected]" or "#contact" for contact widget.
+social:
+  - icon: envelope
+    icon_pack: fas
+    link: 'mailto:[email protected]'
+  - icon: linkedin
+    icon_pack: fab
+    link: https://it.linkedin.com/in/francesco-riz-7a7610223
+  - icon: google-scholar
+    icon_pack: ai
+    link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qsz_ov0AAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao
+
+# Link to a PDF of your resume/CV from the About widget.
+# To enable, copy your resume/CV to `static/files/cv.pdf` and uncomment the lines below.
+# - icon: cv
+#   icon_pack: ai
+#   link: files/cv.pdf
+
+# Enter email to display Gravatar (if Gravatar enabled in Config)
+# email: ''
+
+# Organizational groups that you belong to (for People widget)
+#   Set this to `[]` or comment out if you are not using People widget.
+user_groups:
+  - Alumni
+---
+Francesco is a Ph.D. graduate in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Trento, where he fearlessly tackled mobile robotics with nothing but MATLAB and a piece of paper—no need for the trendy ROS! His research explored observability and constructibility analysis of nonholonomic vehicles, showing that practical solutions can come from straightforward approaches. With a focus on perception-aware motion planning, he proves that sometimes the simplest methods can lead to interesting insights.