Aleksej Makarov is a telecommunications and signal-processing leader with over 30 years of experience who currently directs International and Scientific Cooperation at Vlatacom Institute from Abu Dhabi. He has steered multi‑million euro biometric ID, AFIS and TETRA projects and led R&D teams as CTO, combining hands‑on algorithm design with strategic EU project coordination and EMEA marketing. His academic pedigree includes a PhD from EPFL and a Marie Curie–backed senior research fellowship at the University of Oxford, where he developed AI-enabled smart traffic cameras. Comfortable bridging industry, academia and government, he reviews European Commission proposals and has deep expertise in image/signal processing, encrypted communications and sensor integration. Less obvious: he pairs classical signal‑processing foundations with practical productization, having moved innovations from patentable receiver designs at STMicroelectronics to nationwide passport inspection and biometric systems.
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