Cyril Bounakoff
Founder & CEO at Skinaptiks
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolCyril Bounakoff is a founder and engineer with nine years of experience at the intersection of robotics, microfabrication, and neuromorphic haptics, leading SKINAPTIKS to commercialize tactile technologies that improve prosthetic comfort and autonomy. With a PhD and multiple postdoctoral roles, he translates academic research into validated, industrial-ready products, having led MEMS fabrication, acquisition hardware, and embedded neuromorphic prototypes for real-world use cases like gait analysis and drone control. He combines technical depth in materials, micro-electronics and AI-driven design with hands-on project leadership from early prototypes to market, and has been accelerated by programs such as ACET, Lab2Market and NextAI. Notably, he bridges neuroscience-inspired sensing and system industrialization, prioritizing IP creation and multidisciplinary collaboration to scale inclusive technologies for amputees.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Micro-fabrication, robotique et haptique, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Micro-fabrication, robotique et haptique at Université de SherbrookeMaster Spécialisée systèmes intelligents et robotique, Master Spécialisée systèmes intelligents et robotique at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)Graduate school of Engineering, General Engineering, Graduate school of Engineering, General Engineering at ECAM LyonHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Lycée Léonard de Vinci
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
cyrilbounakoff/cyrilbounakoff.github.io
Mar 2019 - Sep 2021
Contributions:21 PRs, 37 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 5 months
bas1l/Haptic_club
Feb 2017 - Mar 2017
Contributions:16 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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