Manuel Lecina
PHD Candidate
Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Top SchoolManuel Lecina is a PhD candidate at the ETHZ-EPFL Joint Doctoral Program specializing in learning sciences, with eight years of hands-on experience building accessible robotics and educational technology. He combines academic research at MOBOTS Lab and LEARN Center with practical entrepreneurship, having founded startups that deliver low-cost robotics and 3D-printed surgical solutions for hospitals. Manuel has led STEAM initiatives in K-12 education and driven rapid prototyping in industry, blending pedagogy, engineering, and product delivery across Spain and beyond. His background spans robotics, electronics, mechatronics and mechanical engineering from Universidad de Zaragoza and UNSW, giving him rare cross-disciplinary fluency. Notably, he scales complex technical ideas into tangible learning experiences and medical devices, demonstrating both research rigor and market-minded execution.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Robotics, Graphics and Computer Vision, Master's degree, Robotics, Graphics and Computer Vision at Universidad de ZaragozaDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Learning Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Learning Sciences at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneUNSW Sydney
English, Spanish, French, ItalianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
TomBlackroad/LoCoQuad
Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:136 commits, 139 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
TomBlackroad/BerryBots
Mar 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:3 releases, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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