{"id":586,"date":"2026-10-21T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2026-10-21T10:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:39:30","slug":"renata-alexandra-vasilescu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/renata-alexandra-vasilescu\/","title":{"rendered":"Renata-Alexandra Vasilescu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Industrial PhD Studen<\/em><strong><em>t<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/673\/2026\/10\/renata2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-587\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7497000917366453;width:211px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/673\/2026\/10\/renata2.jpg 683w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/673\/2026\/10\/renata2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Experience and Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2026\u2013Present: Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB) &amp; Advanced Bionics, Spain<\/strong><br>Industrial PhD Student in Electrical Engineering, Hearing and Neurotechnology Group (HNTG).<br>Research on deep learning-based speech enhancement, cochlear implant signal processing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2024\u20132026: Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain<\/strong><br>M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering.<br>Master\u2019s thesis research at HNTG (2025\u20132026), investigating speech processing, noise reduction, and hearing-aid evaluation in immersive acoustic environments, incorporating EEG, eye-tracking, and pupillometry techniques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2025\u20132026: Eurecat \u2013 Technology Centre, Barcelona, Spain<\/strong><br>Working Student in Applied Research.<br>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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2022\u20132024: CAL2CAL &amp; University of California, Berkeley, USA (Remote)<\/strong><br>Research and Development Working Student \/ Intern.<br>Participated in international multidisciplinary projects involving medical applications, electronics, software development, and interface-oriented technologies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020\u20132024: University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania<\/strong><br>B.Eng. in Electronics and Telecommunications, Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages.<br>Bachelor\u2019s thesis grade: 10\/10.<br>Research internship (2023) involving engineering projects in medical applications and automation, combining experimental development with technical problem-solving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Research and Interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cochlear implants and hearing technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep learning for speech enhancement and noise reduction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auditory neuroscience and psychoacoustics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:RenataAlexandra.Vasilescu@autonoma.cat\">RenataAlexandra_dot_Vasilescu_at_autonoma_dot_cat<\/a><br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industrial PhD Student Experience and Education: Research and Interests:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3097,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-586","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":590,"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions\/590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/hntg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}