Abstract
Computer Engineer with a year of experience in USA and a master degree on it. My expertise includes several projects in the fields of Software Development, Health Informatics (mHealth), Computer Vision, Image and Video Processing, and Multimedia Communications. I am hard worker, quick learner, with strong technical aptitude and experienced in international environments. I am currently seeking an entry-level position with the opportunity for growth within the company.
Education
2010-13 MSc in Computer Engineering, Technical University of Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Thesis: KiFall: Privacy Preserving Fall Detection using Smartphone and Wireless Camera Sensors, supervised by Prof. Chowdhury, Mathworks SMART Lab., Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Graded with Highest Honors (10/10)
Paper under revision for IEEE Transactions on Information Technologies in Biomedicine.
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2007-10 BSc in Computer Engineering, specialization in Audiovisual Systems, Technical University of Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Thesis: Development of a Video on Demand service for the iPhone, directed by Prof. Xavier Giró.
Graded with Highest Honors (10/10)
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Thesis: KiFall: Privacy Preserving Fall Detection using Smartphone and Wireless Camera Sensors, supervised by Prof. Chowdhury, Mathworks SMART Lab., Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Graded with Highest Honors (10/10)
Paper under revision for IEEE Transactions on Information Technologies in Biomedicine.
Click here for further details
2007-10 BSc in Computer Engineering, specialization in Audiovisual Systems, Technical University of Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
Thesis: Development of a Video on Demand service for the iPhone, directed by Prof. Xavier Giró.
Graded with Highest Honors (10/10)
Click here for further details
Complementary formation
2013 Building Mobile Applications (E-76), Harvard Extension School (6-week online course).
Kinect Experiences: Kinect + Windows Phone Development, Microsoft workshops, MIT.
2012 Object Recognition and Scene Understanding, Prof Antonio Torralba, MIT-UPC.
2011 Advanced Mobile Data and Multimedia Communications, UPC.
2010 iPhone Application Programming (CS193P), Standford University (10-week online course).
Kinect Experiences: Kinect + Windows Phone Development, Microsoft workshops, MIT.
2012 Object Recognition and Scene Understanding, Prof Antonio Torralba, MIT-UPC.
2011 Advanced Mobile Data and Multimedia Communications, UPC.
2010 iPhone Application Programming (CS193P), Standford University (10-week online course).
Experience
2012-13 Research Scholar, Mathworks SMART Laboratory, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Experience in statistical data analysis, mobile application development, Kinect application development, body area networks, wireless networks.
2010 Student Intern, Terrassa-TSC department, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
Experience in iOS development, client-server architecture, wireless communications, video streaming.
Experience in statistical data analysis, mobile application development, Kinect application development, body area networks, wireless networks.
2010 Student Intern, Terrassa-TSC department, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
Experience in iOS development, client-server architecture, wireless communications, video streaming.
Computer skills
Operating systems Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Languages C, C++, C#, Java, Objective C, HMTL5
SDKs iOS, Android, Kinect
IDEs Eclipse, XCode, Visual Studio, Matlab
Github profile: github.com/nabrugir
Languages C, C++, C#, Java, Objective C, HMTL5
SDKs iOS, Android, Kinect
IDEs Eclipse, XCode, Visual Studio, Matlab
Github profile: github.com/nabrugir
Languages
Catalan: mother tongue Spanish: mother tongue English: fluent
Honors and Awards
- MS Thesis "KiFall: Privacy Preserving Fall Detection using Smartphone and Wireless Camera Sensors" graded 10/10 (Highest Honors) - 2013
- Google EMEA travel and conference grant for 6th European Congress of Mathematics - 2012
- Second Best student in BSc Computer Engineering, specialization in Audiovisual Systems - 2010
- BS Thesis "Development of a Video on Demand service for the iPhone" graded 10/10 (Highest Honors) - 2010
- Graduated with Highest Honors for Baccalaureate Degree - 2007
Extracurricular activities
- Sports: basketball at CB Joan XXIII (2005-10) and CE El Roser (1996-2005).
- Teaching: maths, informatics and technology classes for high school students.
- Laboral experience: sound technician in performances and shows, Àtic Produccions (summer 2008-2010)
- Laboral experience: pastry cook assistant, Pastisseria Josep Girvent (summer and holidays 2000-2011)
- Blog writing: Byteway, Bitsearch
- Website development and administration: The Tango Society of Boston