Paul Nasca
Embedded DSP Engineer at Blackstar Amplification Ltd
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Nasca is an embedded DSP engineer with over two decades of experience turning complex audio and scientific problems into high-performance, production-ready software. He created the widely used open-source synthesizer ZynAddSubFX and the Paulstretch algorithm—audio work that has appeared in feature films—yet his career also spans medical devices, embedded drivers and ML inference for constrained hardware. At Owlstone Medical he led data pipelines and tools for chromatogram and mass-spectrometry analysis, delivering a 12× performance improvement and a lightweight inference engine with lower memory use than TensorFlow Lite Micro. He combines deep C/C++, Python, Linux and real-time DSP expertise with practical embedded skills (I²C/SPI/UART, DAC/ADC drivers) and a proven track record in CI/CD and optimization. Comfortable mentoring across disciplines, he thrives where hardware, algorithms and UX intersect and enjoys shipping open-source projects that influence both creative and scientific domains. Based in London, he’s currently focused on embedded synthesizers and continuing applied DSP and ML work for small devices.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Master Information Technology, Master Information Technology at “Petru Maior” UniversityMathematics Physics, Mathematics Physics at Highschool Al. Papiu IlarianSc. Gen nr. 17
English
Github Skills (11)
midi8
piano8
music8
music-composition7
audio6
computer-music6
sequencer6
synthesizer6
synth6
cross-platform3
python1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
paulnasca/paul_cube_bandaged_graph
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
paulnasca/cube_scheme_generator
Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:4 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
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