Biography
Leonardo Bobadilla is currently an Associate Professor at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS),
College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University (FIU). He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013. He is interested in understanding the information requirements for solving fundamental robotics tasks such as navigation, patrolling, tracking, and motion safety. He has deployed test beds that monitor and control many mobile units requiring minimal sensing, actuation, and computation. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers in Robotics, Control, and Oceanic Engineering. His research articles have appeared in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions of Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, and in top conferences such as ICRA (IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation), IROS(IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems), and RSS (The Robotics: Science and Systems).
The ARL, ARPA-E, DoD, NSF, ONR, DHS, FDEP have sponsored his research.
Awards & Honors
- -KFSCIS service award 2025
- -KFSCIS service award 2022
- -KFSCIS research award 2021
- -Top ten student graduate nationally in Computer Engineering in Colombia, ECAES, 2004 National University of Colombia
- -Outstanding Graduate Students Scholarship, College of Sciences, 2006–2007
- -Best admission score in College of Sciences Master Programs (4.96/5), 2005
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013.
- M.Sc Statistics, 2008
- B.Eng 2005