James Svacha

James Svacha is a Senior Robotics Software Engineer at Forterra since January 2023, specializing in state estimation for the localization of ground vehicles. Previously, James served as a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer at Locomation, Inc. from May 2021 to December 2022, focusing on state estimation and control for autonomous truck convoys, and as a Robotics Engineer at Near Earth Autonomy from January 2020 to April 2021, where the emphasis was on motion planning and state estimation for autonomous low-flying aircraft. James completed a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Robotics) at the University of Pennsylvania from 2014 to 2019 and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, earned in 2014. Additionally, James interned at the Air Force Research Laboratory in the summer of 2013, working in guidance, navigation, and control research.