Aleksej Makarov
Director Of International And Scientific Cooperation
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolAleksej 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.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Postdoctoral studies, Research Fellow, Engineering Science, Postdoctoral studies, Research Fellow, Engineering Science at University of OxfordMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Engineering Physics/Applied Physics at University of Belgrade, Faculty of Electrical Engineering - ETFMaturity, Physics and mathematics, Laser physics technician, Maturity, Physics and mathematics, Laser physics technician at Mathematical Gymnasium of BelgradeGCSE, Foreign Languages and Literatures, General, GCSE, Foreign Languages and Literatures, General at VIII Gymnasium of BelgradeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, PhD at EPFLPh.D. - Docteur ès sciences techniques, Signal processing & telecommunications, Ph.D. - Docteur ès sciences techniques, Signal processing & telecommunications at EPFL, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
French, Italian, English, German, Russian, Spanish, Dutch
Github Skills (5)
web-framework10
orm10
python10
django-framework10
django10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
AleksejManaev/django
Jul 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:42 pushes, 4 branches, 2 tags in 8 months
frameworkdeadlinesweb-framework
mlevental/airplanes
Jan 2016 - Jan 2016
Contributions:13 pushes in 3 days
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