MSc Gidiuta

I am originally from Bucharest, Romania, and my path into research has been shaped by a curiosity about how intelligent systems can sense, learn, and adapt. I studied Electrical Engineering and Data Science at the University of Pennsylvania and spent an exchange period at ETH Zurich. Along the way, I worked on robotics and infant movement analysis at Penn, multimodal hand-gesture recognition at ETH Zurich, neurodevelopmental signal analysis at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and robot dynamics and machine learning at RWTH Aachen.

These experiences gradually brought together my interests in machine learning, robotics, control, embedded intelligence, and brain-inspired systems. In July 2026, I joined the Cognitive Systems group at TU Delft, where I am pursuing a joint PhD with KU Leuven through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network ELEVATE. I am supervised by Charlotte Frenkel and co-supervised by Rodolphe Sepulchre.

My project, “Hardware-Software Co-Design for Neuromorphic Control,” explores how algorithms and hardware can be designed together to create efficient, adaptive control systems inspired by the way biological nervous systems process information.

Outside research, I enjoy painting, drawing, digital design, endurance running, hiking, cooking, baking, and reading.

Last updated: 7 Jul 2026