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Resumé – András D. Papp

Languages

  • Hungarian: Native
  • English: Proficient
  • Japanese: Conversational

Objective

Computer engineering undergraduate aspiring to continue my education while researching automated systems designed for the betterment of human quality of life with a specific interest in developing innovative search and rescue solutions. Eager to join a laboratory of like-minded individuals and put my pre-existing skill set to the test while continuing to expand it.

Education

[2020/09—2025/02]
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Óbuda University – Budapest, Hungary

  • Producing maintainable code
  • Understanding and applying artificial intelligence techniques
  • Image processing, control theory, robot kinematics

[2025/04—]
Research student
Tohoku University, Tadokoro Laboratory – Sendai, Japan

  • Researching Tough Robotics and AI
  • Studying for the entrance exam to the Applied Information Sciences course at the GSIS

Skills and Interests

Skills: Machine Learning, Control Systems, Signal Processing, Embedded Systems
Interests: Computer Vision, 3D Simulation, CAD modeling, FOSS
Frameworks: PlatformIO, ESP-NOW, OpenCV, Keras, ROS, Unity
Platforms: GNU/Linux, C++, C#, Python

Projects

Surgical subtask automation on the daVinci Surgical System in ROS
Bachelor’s thesis

  • Contributing to my university’s cybersurgery framework.
  • Aiming to reduce the cognitive load on surgeons by automating repetitive, tedious subtasks.
  • Enhancing the robot’s hand-eye coordination by applying a novel tool marker.
  • Reduce difficulty of deprojection caused by tool and environment specularity as well as - marker pattern occlusion.
  • Testing and validating the solution on soft tissue phantoms.

Building a four-wheel drive robot car with a 4 DoF arm and gripper
Personal project

  • Using independently operable DC motors on each wheel, turning via skid steering.
  • Adding advanced vision capabilities with a webcam connected to a Raspberry Pi communicating with a PC over Wi-Fi for CUDA-enhanced image processing.
  • Aiming to create a robot that can automatically collect small, scattered objects in a bounded space.

Extracurricular activities

  • [2021/03—2025/03]
    Educating teenagers on programming at Logiscool Ltd.
  • [2022/01—]
    Developing simple 2D and 3D games in Unity
  • [2024/03]
    Attended a joint robotics internship program with the Shibaura Institute of Technology