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Stjepan Bogdan is a prominent robotics researcher whose work spans aerial manipulation, multi-robot systems, human-animal-robot interaction, and autonomous infrastructure maintenance. Best known for his pioneering contributions to unmanned aerial systems (UAS), Bogdan has fundamentally advanced the field of aerial manipulation — designing dexterous aerial robots capable of physical environmental interaction through multi-degree-of-freedom manipulators, a landmark study that has garnered 144 citations. His research consistently tackles the challenge of heterogeneous robot cooperation, demonstrated through influential work on UAV-UGV collaborative teams for construction, delivery, and long-term marine environmental monitoring, collectively accumulating hundreds of citations. Bogdan's intellectual range is particularly striking. Beyond aerial robotics, he has contributed to interspecies collective behavior, exploring how robots can mediate interactions between animal groups — a genuinely novel research frontier. His applied work extends to critical infrastructure, developing autonomous systems for power line inspection and drone wireless recharging stations. His 2022 contribution on distributed connectivity control further demonstrates his command of multi-agent systems theory. With a citation portfolio exceeding 690 across his top works, Bogdan represents a rare combination of theoretical rigor and real-world engineering impact, making his research essential reading for anyone working at the intersection of autonomous systems, cooperative robotics, and field applications.