Alphonsus Adu-bredu
Staff Software Engineer at Boston Dynamics
Medford, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAlphonsus Adu-bredu is a Staff Software Engineer with 9 years of robotics-focused experience, currently building humanoid control systems on Boston Dynamics’ Atlas team. He holds a PhD in Robotics from the University of Michigan and a dual BS in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from Tufts, blending deep control theory with practical systems engineering. His background spans whole-body control for humanoids, mobile manipulation, SLAM and autonomous navigation, with internships at Ford and Near Earth Autonomy that translated research algorithms onto real robots like Digit. Comfortable across ROS, TensorFlow, and embedded platforms, he pairs research-grade rigor from his graduate work with hands-on implementation and testing in safety-critical hardware. Notably, he progressed from intern to staff engineer within months at Boston Dynamics, reflecting rapid technical impact and domain ownership.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics at University of MichiganHigh School Diploma, General Science, High School Diploma, General Science at Opoku Ware SchoolBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science at Tufts University
Github Skills (80)
posenet9
julia9
monorepo8
integer8
digit8
mixed-integer-programming7
uncertainty6
backend6
optimization6
mathematical6
robotics6
pddl6
interaction6
planning6
robot6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
adubredu/gtpmip.jl
Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
Optimal Constrained Task Planning as Mixed Integer Programming
Contributions:59 commits, 9 PRs, 26 pushes in 7 months
task-planningintegeroptimizationinteger-programmingconstrained
adubredu/HumanoidSim.jl
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
A Julia package for physics simulation of the Digit humanoid robot
Contributions:1 release, 71 commits, 10 PRs in 2 months
julia-packagephysicsrobotics-simulationphysics-simulationdigit
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