Ilija Hadzic
Principal Software Engineer, Perception at Locus Robotics
New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIlija Hadzic is a Principal Software Engineer specializing in robotics perception with over two decades of cross-disciplinary research and engineering experience spanning hardware, system software, and networks. He has led robotics research at Bell Labs and now shapes perception for warehouse automation at Locus Robotics, while also teaching graduate robotics and IoT at Columbia University. Ilija’s rare blend of FPGA/ASIC hardware design, Linux kernel and embedded systems expertise, and ROS-based perception development enables him to turn novel concepts into product-quality systems. He is a prolific inventor and communicator—widely published, frequently cited, holder of issued and pending patents, and recipient of Bell Labs Fellow and Edison Patent awards. Comfortable coding from firmware to cloud, he combines deep analytical rigor with hands-on pragmatism and a lifelong curiosity for technical challenges.
13 years of coding experience
B.S., Electrical Engineering, B.S., Electrical Engineering at Univerzitet u Novom SaduPhD, Electrical Engineering, PhD, Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (60)
hardware10
sdk10
computer-vision9
intel9
payment-methods9
robot-programming9
in-app-purchase9
ros9
particle-filter9
camera9
slam8
robot8
realsense8
moto8
robotics8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ihadzic/jim
Feb 2016 - Jun 2021
System for scoring and ranking tennis players in Jim's ATTTC league
Contributions:152 pushes, 3 branches, 6 comments in 5 years 5 months
ihadzic/lsm_localization
Apr 2022 - Apr 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 11 months
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