Adnan Tahirovic

Prof. Adnan Tahirovic is a Professor in the Department of Automatic Control at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Electrical Engineering. He leads the Lab for Cooperative Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Control Systems. His academic background includes a PhD from Politecnico di Milano and research stints at Imperial College London, NASA-JPL, and Caltech.

Education: M.Sc. (Control Theory, 2006) and Ph.D. (Information Technology, 2011). His research focuses on nonlinear control, multi-agent systems, mobile robotics, computational neuroscience, and AI. Key projects include MORUS (NATO-funded maritime security), AeroSTREAM (EU-funded autonomous aerial systems), and MARBLE (blue economy robotics).

Research Interests: Nonlinear systems, optimal control, multi-agent reinforcement learning, motion planning in robotics, and AI applications in medicine. His work addresses the curse-of-dimensionality in optimal control, yielding breakthroughs in nonlinear systems and multi-agent coordination.

Publications: Over 30 journal/conference papers, including IEEE Transactions and high-impact robotics conferences. Books include works on MPC-based mobile vehicle navigation and motion planning algorithms.

Awards: Silver Plaque award, Microsoft Azure Research Award, DAAD Fellowship, and Golden Plaque for academic excellence. He has supervised over 40 master’s/PhD students, many advancing to prestigious institutions.

Labs/Teams: Directs the Cooperative AI & Control Lab, collaborating with institutions like Imperial College London and University of Zagreb. Current projects span maritime robotics, blue economy applications, and computational neuroscience modeling.