Troy Adebar
Director, Software Engineering at Intuitive
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolTroy Adebar is a director of software engineering in San Jose with 11 years of experience specializing in robotics, medical imaging, and navigation for surgical systems. At Intuitive he now leads teams developing planning, navigation, and imaging features for the Ion endoluminal platform, having progressed through roles from engineer to director. He holds a PhD from Stanford where he developed robotically actuated steering needles and visibility methods for 3D ultrasound, blending control theory, kinematics, and sensor integration. Troy’s background spans both electrical and mechanical engineering, giving him a rare cross-disciplinary fluency that informs device design and clinical-grade software. He mentors engineers, drives calibration and sensor-fusion work, and has repeatedly translated research prototypes into production features for medical robotics. Based in the Bay Area, he pairs deep technical rigor with practical delivery in regulated medical-device environments.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Mechanical Engineering at Stanford UniversityGithub contributions (3)
tadebar/phd-dissertation
Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
tadebar/ImageAnalysis
Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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