Summary
Sergiu Oprea is a research scientist specializing in computer vision and deep learning, with 13 years of experience and a PhD focus on video prediction and scene understanding. Currently at Meta, he advances future-frame prediction and tackles domain shift using GANs while also developing synthetic data pipelines from interactive VR environments. His background spans robotics, GPGPU programming, and 3D graphics, enabling a systems-aware approach to ML research that bridges simulation and real-world deployment. Having progressed from research engineer roles at the University of Alicante to visiting research at FORTH and internships at Meta, he combines academic rigor with production-facing engineering. Outside work he channels the same precision into cycling, sailing, and skiing, which he credits for sustaining long-term focus on challenging research problems.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Student in Deep Learning and Computer Vision, PhD Student in Deep Learning and Computer Vision at Universitat d'Alacant
Erasmus Intensive Programme: Big Data, Erasmus Intensive Programme: Big Data at The University of Salford
Master's degree, Master's degree at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Spanish, English, Romanian, French