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Ilija Hadzic

Principal Robotics & Autonomy Research Engineer specializing in localization and multi-robot navigation

Nokia Bell LabsUniversity of PennsylvaniaMurray Hill, NJ31 Years ExperiencePrincipal LevelWorks On-Site

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Highly experienced robotics software engineer building ROS/ROS2 systems for fleets of autonomous mobile robots (Clearpath Jackal/Husky and custom platforms), spanning localization, navigation, and multi-robot coordination. Has published work at ICRA (including RL-based local planning and heterogeneous robot coordination via a ROS-to-ZMQ bridge) and maintains open-source ROS modules, with strong simulation, debugging, and CI/CD practices.

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Key Strengths

  • Deep ROS1 navigation stack expertise (move_base) with custom extensions and modules
  • ROS2 migration/porting experience to Nav2 including planner changes (MPPI) and BT integration
  • Multi-sensor localization experience (LiDAR, camera, RF AoA/TDoA)
  • Multi-robot/distributed communication architecture (ROS domains bridged via ZMQ)
  • Methodical real-time debugging/optimization using instrumentation topics, RViz/RQT, rosbag capture, and offline analysis
  • Simulation-driven development with Gazebo plus ground-truth evaluation workflows (WorldViz)
  • Research-to-production mindset with peer-reviewed publications (ICRA 2023/2024) and open-source contributions

Reference Highlights

Strongly Recommended
  • expert-level technical ability (C++, Python, ROS)
  • top-level accomplished in ROS
  • exceptional intelligence
  • high productivity
  • excels across a broad range of technical subareas
  • learns new areas extremely quickly
  • strong overall hire recommendation
  • would be hired even with minimal background due to rapid ramp-up

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Experience

Adjunct Associate Professor (part time)Columbia University · Sep 2023 – Presentpart-time
Distinguished Member of Technical StaffNokia Bell Labs · Jan 2016 – Present
Distinguished Member of Technical StaffBell Laboratories · Apr 2006 – Jan 2016
Member of Technical StaffBell Laboratories · Oct 1999 – Apr 2006
Ph.D. Student and Research FellowUniversity of Pennsylvania · Jan 1995 – Oct 1999

Education

University of Pennsylvaniadoctorate, Electrical Engineering (1999)
University of Pennsylvaniamaster, Electrical Engineering (1996)
University of Novi Sadbachelor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (1995)

Awards

  • Bell Labs Fellow
  • NJ R&D Council Edison Award
  • REC Foundation Mentor of the Year Award
  • CREATE Foundation Mentor of the Year Award
  • University of Pennsylvania SEAS Dean’s Fellowship
  • University of Novi Sad, Serbia, Award for distinguished academic results

Skills

Reinforcement learningCloud computingDockerGitLinuxDistributed systemsOperating systemsMatlabCC++PythonShell scriptingJavaROS 2Kubernetes

Languages

English

Publications

28 publications

Robotics motion planning and controlMulti-robot navigation and collision avoidanceReinforcement learning for robot navigationEdge computingCloud graphics and media streamingTime synchronization (IEEE 1588/PTP) and clock recoveryPacket processing and networking systemsFPGA-based network hardware and pipeline synthesis

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Ilija HadzicPrincipal Robotics & Autonomy Research Engineer specializing in localization and multi-robot navigation