Workshop Agenda

Workshop speaker:

Ciprian Abramov
Hardware Design Engineer

Brainiac Engineering SRL

I graduated the Politehnica University of Bucharest (Romania). After a couple of years designing automated testing systems, I moved to Microchip Technology where, for 8 years, I specialized in designing high-speed PCB applications with microprocessors. In 2025 I started working as an engineering consultant and began my PhD studies, focusing on Edge AI applications and IC packaging technologies.

Workshop speaker:

Dorin Antonovici
Development Manager

 IFM Prover

Title of the Presentation:

Bridging the Gap – What Industry Expects from Graduates

After receiving my bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava in 2012, I started my career as a Hardware Design Engineer at Continental Automotive.

Workshop speaker:

Cătălin CIOBANU
Associate Professor / Senior Researcher

Transilvania University of Brasov / National Institute for Research and
Development in Microtechnologies – IMT Bucharest 

Cătălin Ciobanu has a MSc and PhD from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. He
is currently Associate Professor at Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania and Senior
Researcher at the National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies –
IMT Bucharest, Romania.

Workshop speaker:

Denis Cosmin ONCIOIU
Software Developer

Infineon Technologies Romania

Graduated from the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ETTI), National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, with a Bachelor’s diploma project on a robot that solves the Rubik’s cube, and continued with a Master’s degree at the same faculty, in the automotive specialization.

Workshop speaker:

Andrei-Cristian POPESCU
Representative, B.Sc. Eng. In Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies Student

 Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, NUST POLITEHNICA Bucharest

Andrei-Cristian Popescu is a fourth-year student at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology at POLITEHNICA Bucharest, specializing in Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies. Alongside his academic studies, he has built a strong profile in research, technical projects and professional leadership, contributing to activities in microelectronics, advanced electronic packaging and energy storage.