Applied PhD candidate in Telecommunications at INRS Montreal, building on a final-year engineering degree graduation project in Microelectronics & Embedded Systems on 5G/mmWave channel characterization. Backed by 4+ years of practical experience in FPGA-based real-time hardware acceleration, robotics, embedded systems, and RF. CEO and Co-founder of OORB, where I drive open-source robotics. Strong track record in FPGA design, hardware design, system design, embedded software, and interdisciplinary R&D. Passionate about bridging academic research with real-world engineering — deeply committed to being an IEEE leader with roles at local, regional, and global levels, alongside tech education, open-source collaboration, and volunteer-driven impact