Industrial PhD Student

Experience and Education:

  • 2026–Present: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) & Advanced Bionics, Spain
    Industrial PhD Student in Electrical Engineering, Hearing and Neurotechnology Group (HNTG).
    Research on deep learning-based speech enhancement, cochlear implant signal processing.
  • 2024–2026: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
    M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering.
    Master’s thesis research at HNTG (2025–2026), investigating speech processing, noise reduction, and hearing-aid evaluation in immersive acoustic environments, incorporating EEG, eye-tracking, and pupillometry techniques.
  • 2025–2026: Eurecat – Technology Centre, Barcelona, Spain
    Working Student in Applied Research.
    Contributed to research and development involving large language models, spatial and ambisonic audio, emotion recognition, and human-computer interaction, with applications in artificial intelligence and immersive technologies.
  • 2022–2024: CAL2CAL & University of California, Berkeley, USA (Remote)
    Research and Development Working Student / Intern.
    Participated in international multidisciplinary projects involving medical applications, electronics, software development, and interface-oriented technologies.
  • 2020–2024: University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
    B.Eng. in Electronics and Telecommunications, Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages.
    Bachelor’s thesis grade: 10/10.
    Research internship (2023) involving engineering projects in medical applications and automation, combining experimental development with technical problem-solving.

Research and Interests:

  • Cochlear implants and hearing technologies
  • Deep learning for speech enhancement and noise reduction
  • Auditory neuroscience and psychoacoustics