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Edin Kočo, PhD

Edin Kočo, PhD

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Robotics Officer & Co-Founder at Gideon Brothers

  • Education

    • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

      2012 - 2013
      Master of Science (M.Sc.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Avg grade: 5/5

      Activities and Societies: Student assistant involving 2 courses Student member at the Laboratory for Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Control Systems (LARICS), Department of Control and Computer Engineering

    • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

      2008 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Avg grade: 4.69/5

      Activities and Societies: Student assistant involving 5 courses Student member at the Laboratory for Advanced Robotics and Intelligent Control Systems (LARICS), Department of Control and Computer Engineering

    • Gymnasium Dr. Časl

      2004 - 2008
      Highschool General Studies 5

    • English learning programs

      2003 - 2007
      English Language

      Activities and Societies: Debates, seminars, presentations Involved in following international English learning programs:- ISIS education and travel at royal Holloway (July 2003)- EmbassyCES at Oxford Headington UK (July 2006)- EC Malta Marguerite Mangion Street, St. Julians (July 2007)

    • University of Zagreb/Sveuciliste u Zagrebu

      2013 - 2017
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

      PhD Topic: Hybrid compliance control and feet trajectory optimization for a bioinspired quadruped robot

    • Chalmers University of Technology

      2011 - 2012
      Master's degree Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Avg grade: 5/5

      As part of Erasmus exchange program

  • Experience

    • University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

      Jan 2008 - Nov 2012
      Student assistant involving 7 courses

      Helping students with laboratory work involving following courses: Digital Logic, Electromagnetic Fields, Electromechanical Systems, Control System Elements, Fundamentals of Intelligent Control SystemsExamining students and helping with assigned problems: Automatic Control, Laboratory and Skills: Matlab

    • FER

      Aug 2008 - Jul 2013
      Master of Science in Electrical engineering and information technology

      Graduated with greatest honor, Summa Cum Laude

    • Zagrel Rittmeyer d.o.o.

      Jul 2010 - Aug 2010
      Student internship

      Developing basic applications for system monitoring in SCADA software.

    • Atos

      Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
      Student internship

      Acquiring general knowledge about organization and business methods of the company. Actively participating on projects in departments "Development of technical solutions", "System integration". Learning about tools and methods used in everyday work.

    • FER

      Sept 2013 - Jan 2018

      Working on industry related projects with company HRID d.o.o.. Working on development of advanced nuclear reactor inspection system (ultrasonic, eddy current and visual inspection) based on dual 6 axis robotic manipulators for hazardous environments. Working on the development of bioinspired, electrically actuated four-legged robot. Covering topics of energy-efficient motion, impedance control, gait generation, stability control etc.

      • PHD Researcher

        Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

      • Research Associate and PhD student

        Sept 2013 - Jul 2017

    • HRID d.o.o.

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2017
      Contract Software Engineer

      Development of custom software solutions for nuclear power plant NDT inspection robots in Kozloduy (Bulgaria), Kudankulam (India), Metsamor (Armenia), Leningrad (Russia)

    • Gideon Brothers

      Jan 2018 - now

      Leading a hardware development team in charge of product development from mechanical, electrical, embedded, and control perspective. Bringing the product vision from specification through design into production.

      • Chief Robotics Officer

        Jul 2021 - now

      • Head of Hardware Development

        Jan 2018 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Electromagnetic Testing: Eddy Current Level IIA-QDA

      HRID d.o.o.

    • Circuits and Electronics 6.002x

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology through edX
      Jun 2012

    • Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer

      National instruments
      Feb 2011

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Edin Kočo, PhD
      Special rectors award University of Zagreb May 2014 Participated in Solar Decathlon competition as a member of University of Zagreb team. Worked on development of low-power wireless sensor network for energy efficient housing.
    • Awarded to Edin Kočo, PhD
      First prize in student innovation competition "Inovacijom do poslovne prilike" Agrokor d.d. Nov 2013 Received first prize and a financial award for developing a practical and innovative system
    • Awarded to Edin Kočo, PhD
      Bronze Plaque "Josip Lončar" University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Oct 2013 Special Dean award on Master's degree
    • Awarded to Edin Kočo, PhD
      Summa Cum Laude - Graduated with greatest honor Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Jul 2013 Honor given to the students which ranked in top 1% in their generation
    • Awarded to Edin Kočo, PhD
      Rectors award University of Zagreb Jun 2013 Received Rectors award for student paper