Milan Bukovics

Electrical Engineering Graduate Student

M.S. Electrical Engineering candidate and Division I student-athlete specializing in robotics, embedded systems, and AI/ML. Experienced in ROS 2 perception and control, custom PCB systems, sensor fusion, and reinforcement-learning-based controllers. Strong background in hardware–software co-design and rapid prototyping.

Interests: Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Embedded Systems & PCB Design, Control Systems & Sensor Fusion, Machine Learning / Reinforcement Learning, Power Electronics & Battery Systems

Projects

Notehub Manoa Jan. 2025 – May 2025

As part of ICS 314 at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, we developed NoteHub Mānoa, a fully functional website where students can upload and share their class notes. The platform is designed to help peers and future generations study more effectively for exams.

Vercel NextJS ICS314

Balloon Satellite - Waterproof Power System & Environmental Telemetry 2025-08 – Present

Designed a waterproof, thermally resilient power subsystem with solar charging and environmental telemetry for a high-altitude balloon satellite.

Balloon Satellite Power Systems Embedded Sensors Solar Harvesting Environmental Telemetry

Hive-1 & Hive-2 – Autonomous Swarm Robots 2024-01 – Present

Contributed to custom PCB-based autonomous swarm robots (Hive-1 and Hive-2) featuring onboard sensing, wireless control, AprilTag localization, and coordinated omniwheel mobility.

Swarm Robotics PCB Design Embedded Systems ESP32 Sensor Fusion

Robotics Control Systems 2024 – Present

A unified ROS 2–based control, simulation, and autonomy framework enabling coordinated behaviors between Crazyflie nano-UAVs and TurtleBot3 ground robots, integrating ML-driven control and real-time sensor fusion.

Crazyflie TurtleBot3 ROS 2 Python C++ Gazebo Simulation Reinforcement Learning Multi-Robot Control

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Essays

Reflecion on Software Engineering

08 May 2025

Reflecting on Software Engineering Throughout ICS 314, I’ve gained more than just the ability to build web apps — I’ve developed a deeper understanding of the foundational principles of software engineering. This class introduced me to the mindset, discipline, and...

Software Engineering Configuration Management Issue Driven Project Management

Final Project Idea

01 Apr 2025

Final Project Idea Proposers’ Names Andrea Murillo, Milan Bukovics, Landon Kihe, Catalina Barnes Overview At UH Mānoa, students rush to take notes, struggling to keep up with lectures. Alexa took great notes, but her friend Noah often missed key details....

Software Engineering Nextjs PostgreSQL

The Pain and Beauty of Building User Inrterfaces

01 Mar 2025

Why bother to use something like Bootstrap 5 for UI development? In the beginning of my webdevelopment career, I was exposed to the bare HTML and CSS first, which was really interesting and exciting. However, as we got deeper and...

User Interface Bootstrap 5 HTML Webdevelopment

From Chaos to Code: How ESLint and Good Practices Turned My Scripts Into Stories

10 Feb 2025

As much as coding is free and largely based on creativity and skill, developers must follow guidelines to produce high-quality, production-ready code. After my first week of using ESLint with VSCode, I was amazed by how much easier and more...

Software Engineering ESLint Typescript Coding Standards

The Importance of Asking Questions in the Right Way

30 Jan 2025

The Importance of Asking Questions in the Right Way Asking good questions is important in everyday life. There are many problems that need to be solved—some easier, some more difficult—and sometimes, one may need help to tackle them. Therefore, asking...

Smart Questions Stupid Questions StackOverflow Experience

Fight with Typestrict

21 Jan 2025

What did Typescript do such that it got into a fight? Typescript is in war with me; the syntax of the new language is quite challenging. I have been exposed to a couple of programming languages, such as Python, C,...

Software Engineering Learning Typescript Coding