Alphonsus Adu-bredu
Staff Software Engineer at Boston Dynamics
Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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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.
9 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 (52)
urdf8
monorepo8
julia8
robotics8
mujoco7
simulation7
trajectory-optimization7
backend7
motion-planning7
system-identification7
robotics-simulation7
interaction6
gtsam6
reinforcement-learning6
uncertainty5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
adubredu/godsacstar
Mar 2021 - Jan 2022
GTSAM backend for Efficient PoseNet++
Contributions:42 commits, 10 pushes in 10 months
backendgtsam
adubredu/KinodynamicFabrics.jl
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
Julia implementation of the Kinodynamic Fabrics whole-body control framework
Contributions:82 commits, 29 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
julia
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