Education
My academic background in automotive engineering, from bachelor's to PhD.
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2022 – present
PhD, Automotive Engineering (ongoing)
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
PhD thesis (in progress): “Studies and research regarding the production, storage and use of energy in vehicles' propulsion”
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2020 – 2022
MSc, Advanced Techniques in Automotive Engineering — Porsche Engineering-supported
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
MSc thesis: “Modelling of a thermoelectric generator for waste heat recovery and temperature control in a close-coupled three-way catalyst” — MATLAB & Simulink
- Turbocharger matching study (CI engine) — AVL Boost
- Electronic throttle flap control — MATLAB & Simulink
- Vehicle simulations — AVL Cruise / Cruise M
- Battery Management System study
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2016 – 2020
BSc, Automotive Engineering Technology
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
BSc thesis: “Development of a combustion analysis program” — MATLAB & MATLAB GUI
- Common-rail injection system redesign (calculations & drawings)
- Manual gearbox redesign (calculations & drawings)
- ICE simulations — AVL Boost
Volunteering
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Aug 2020 – Oct 2021
Simulation and Modelling Engineer
ART TU Cluj-Napoca — Formula Student Team
- Powertrain department — vehicle dynamics simulation (MATLAB & Simulink)
- Full vehicle model, acceleration-event dynamics and a torque vectoring algorithm
Honors & awards
- Best bachelor's thesis, Faculty of Automotive, Mechatronics & Mechanical Engineering (2020)
- 3rd place, national phase — “Profesor Universitar Inginer Constantin Ghiulai” Vehicle Dynamics contest, SMAT Congress (2019)
- 2nd place, local phase — “Profesor Universitar Inginer Constantin Ghiulai” Vehicle Dynamics contest (2019)