Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla is currently an Associate Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS),
College of Engineering and Computing at Florida International University (FIU).
He received his Bachelor's degree from the National University of Colombia in Computer Engineering, his Master's Degree in Statistics from the National University of Colombia, and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
He is interested in understanding the information requirements for solving fundamental robotics tasks such as navigation, patrolling, tracking, and motion safety and has deployed test-beds that can monitor and control a large number of mobile units that require minimal sensing, actuation, and computation.
He has published over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers.
His research articles have appeared in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions of Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, and 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). His research has been sponsored by the Army Research Office, Department of Homeland Security, NSF, and the Ware Foundation. He has graduated four Ph.D. students who are well placed in major companies and universities. Dr. Bobadilla has served in 2017, 2018, and 2019 as the Associate Editor for ICRA, which is the flagship conference of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. He is a regular reviewer for top journals in the field, such as IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Autonomous Robots, and Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems and conferences such as ICRA, IROS, and CASE. His research has been funded by ARO, DoD, the National Science Foundation, DHS, and the Ware Foundation.  He has graduated 4 Ph.D. students and one several master student who are well placed in major companies and universities.