Experience

  1. Robotics Engineering Research Intern

    Tohoku University – Tough Robotics Laboratory
    • Developed real-time path planning algorithm in ROS2 (C++/Python) for environments with movable obstacles
    • Integrated LiDAR, IMU and camera data; built sensor models and tested on both hardware and in simulation
    • Extended open-source stack for navigation, mapping and real-time detection, using Git and Docker
    • Work accepted for presentation at the international ICAR 2025 conference; implementation to be released open-source
    Read published paper (SOON)
  2. Embedded Prototype Engineering Intern

    Valeo Lighting Systems
    • Supported development and testing of firmware on nRF5340 using Zephyr RTOS with SPI/UART/CAN interfaces
    • Built an HD-projector demo: video-game in Python, image/video projection in C++ and mobile app in Flutter
    • Designed and assembled the complete hardware setup, including power, PCB connections and inter-module wiring
    • Used a logic analyzer and oscilloscope to debug and verify low-level signals and timing on hardware interfaces

Education

  1. MS Automation & Robotics

    Sorbonne University
    • Object-oriented programming (C++, Python), AI and Computer Vision
    • Hands-on work with ROS1, robotic arm control, and Git version management
    • Exchange year at Tohoku University (Japan): technical courses and robotics research
  2. BS Electronics, Electrical ENergy and Automation Science

    University of Lille 1

    Rank: 1st

    • Power electronics, industrial computing and schematic reading
    • Microcontrollers, C, VHDL/FPGA; proficient with UNIX/Linux
  3. BS Japanese and French Philology

    University of Bucharest