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Ilija Hadzic

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

Murray Hill, NJDistinguished Member of Technical Staff31 years experiencePrincipalRoboticsTelecommunicationsTechnology
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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.

Experience

Adjunct Associate Professor (part time)Columbia University
Distinguished Member of Technical StaffNokia Bell Labs
Distinguished Member of Technical StaffBell Laboratories
Member of Technical StaffBell Laboratories
Ph.D. Student and Research FellowUniversity of Pennsylvania

Education

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

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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Languages

English

Skills

RoboticsAutonomous systemsMobile robot autonomyLocalizationLiDAR-based localizationAoA localizationTDoAToAVIOState estimationSensor fusionSLAMKalman filteringExtended Kalman Filter (EKF)Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF)