U.S. Navy Veteran • DoD Secret Clearance

Maritime Autonomy
& Robotics

Building autonomous underwater, surface, and aerial robotic systems for critical infrastructure resilience and environmental monitoring.

About

Anthony Devesa

I'm a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at Florida International University specializing in AI and Robotics, and a Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman.

My research focuses on autonomous marine robotics — designing event-triggered coverage planning algorithms for heterogeneous robot teams (drones, AUVs, ASVs) and developing privacy-preserving multi-agent data collection methods for critical infrastructure monitoring.

As a U.S. Navy veteran, I bring discipline and real-world operational perspective to every system I build. I validate my work through CFD analysis and field deployments, and present findings to government and defense stakeholders.

Anthony Devesa
Anthony Devesa
PhD Candidate • Roboticist
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AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlow, YOLO, Federated Learning, Differential Privacy, Multi-Agent Systems, RL

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Robotics & Simulation

ROS, Isaac Lab/Sim, Arduino, QGroundControl, BlueRobotics, Hycat Controls

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Programming

Python, C++, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Docker, Fusion 360

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Systems & Security

MBSE, Google Cloud, Windows Server, Security Analysis, Project Management

Projects

Featured Work

ASV towing underwater sensor

Event-Triggered Coverage Planning

PhD Research

Adaptive coverage algorithms for autonomous marine sensing across drones, AUVs, and surface vehicles. Validated through CFD analysis and real-world ASV/ROV field deployments.

PythonROSCFD
View Repository
✓ Accepted — IROS 2026
Heterogeneous robot team under bridge

AI-Driven Heterogeneous Robot Teams

Published

Multi-agent systems for autonomous monitoring and critical infrastructure resilience. Privacy-preserving data collection using differential privacy for heterogeneous marine robot teams.

Multi-AgentDiff. PrivacyPython
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✓ Published — OCEANS 2025
SEAQUEST vessel detection

SEAQUEST

MS Capstone

CNN-based vessel detection from electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar imagery with decision-tree collision avoidance for autonomous navigation.

TensorFlowYOLOPython
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Odin AI

Personal Project

Local-first, multi-agent AI assistant with 13 specialized agents, local LLM orchestration, web dashboard, voice interface, and 800+ test suite. Containerized with Docker.

PythonDockerReact
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BlueROV Platform

Ongoing

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle platform with ROS integration, autonomous navigation, reinforcement learning pipelines, and real-world field deployment support.

ROSArduinoPython
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CAD & Additive Manufacturing

Design

Flight simulator console, CNC machine cabinet, 3D printer integration, and custom robotics parts fabricated using modern CAD and additive manufacturing tools.

Fusion 360GRBLBlender
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Research

Published Work

AI-Driven Heterogeneous Robot Teams for Critical Infrastructure Resilience

A. Devesa, T. Kaarlela, P. Padrao, J. Fuentes, L. Bobadilla and M. H. Amini

OCEANS 2025 — Great Lakes, Chicago, IL, USA, 2025, pp. 1-8

DOI: 10.23919/OCEANS59106.2025.11244994

Privacy-Preserving Multi-Agent Marine Data Collection via Differential Privacy

C. A. Rojas, A. Devesa, H. Cabrera, G. M. Reis, L. Bobadilla and R. N. Smith

OCEANS 2023 — MTS/IEEE U.S. Gulf Coast, Biloxi, MS, USA, 2023, pp. 1-10

DOI: 10.23919/OCEANS52994.2023.10336953

Event-Triggered Coverage Planning for Towable Sensing Systems (Accepted)

A. Devesa, D. Correa, C. Roa, L. Bobadilla, R. N. Smith and M. H. Amini

IEEE/RSJ IROS, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2026

Experience

Career Timeline

Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineer

May 2026 – Present

Northrop Grumman

Apply AI/ML techniques to systems modeling and simulation workflows supporting MBSE. Develop validated simulation environments for mission-critical autonomous platforms.

Roboticist, PhD Candidate

Jan 2024 – Present

Florida International University — MORA LAB, SOLID LAB, CREST, IoE

Design event-triggered coverage planning algorithms. Manage research teams and validate mission-level trade-offs via CFD and field deployments.

Roboticist, Researcher (CTR)

May 2025 – Aug 2025

Naval Research Lab

Developed locomotion models for Boston Dynamics Spot in IsaacLab. Enhanced OceanSim with simulated EBS camera for underwater vision.

Researcher

May 2023 – Aug 2023

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Research in autonomous systems and robotics technologies.

MA3 Police Officer, USN

2012 – 2016

NAVSTA Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

U.S. Navy veteran. Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal.

Contact

Let's Connect

Phone

305-205-1557