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Governance, mentorship and community-building - supporting sustainable research and collaboration locally, nationally and internationally.

UK Young Academy

Member

2026 - 2031 · 5-year mandate
An interdisciplinary organisation of UK-based early-career researchers, innovators and professionals from across society who share a passion to improve our world - in collaboration with The Royal Society, The Academy of Medical Sciences, The British Academy, The Learned Society of Wales, The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Irish Academy, and The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Society of Research Software Engineering (SocRSE)

Trustee

2025 - 2026
Joined the Trustee team for the SocRSE non-profit UK organisation (charity number 1182455) to support software engineering as a super-power for researchers. Founded on the belief that a world which relies on software must recognise the people who develop it.
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ECHO AI

Co-Founder

A Romanian initiative linking researchers and specialists based in the UK with students, teachers, and organisations in Romania. It advances AI adoption with an emphasis on ethics and technical rigour through one-to-one mentoring, accessible AI education in pre-university schools, and dialogue on responsible digitalisation.
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Volunteering Subcommittee Chair, Young Professionals (YP) Committee

2026 - present
  • Lead, manage and maintain the volunteering platform and ambassador program.
  • Develop concept notes for new initiatives.
  • Identify needs and design programs to address them.
  • Coordinate with external stakeholders and subject-matter experts.
  • Select, coordinate, and train ambassadors effectively.
  • Lead and coordinate the volunteering subcommittee, representing it at YP meetings.

Lead, Platform Management - Volunteering Platform

2024 - 2025
Enabling volunteering across IEEE societies through enhancements of the volunteer.ieee.org platform.
  • Keep volunteering opportunities up-to-date and relevant.
  • Identify, report, and document platform limitations.
  • Propose and design enhancements to improve the platform.
  • Coordinate with the IEEE IT team and analyse usage patterns.
  • Develop strategies to increase adoption, alongside the Ambassador Program lead.

Senior Member

Mentoring, supporting the elevation of senior members, and paper reviewing.

GDG on Campus

Senior Technical Expert - GDG on Campus, Manchester

2025 - present
Delivering Google Cloud and AI workshops alongside career conversations to students of the University of Manchester, in collaboration with the local group and Google.
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Workshop: Agentic Architectures - ADK

Dec 2025
A hands-on session exploring custom agents using the Agent Development Kit, Vertex AI Agent Builder, and the Gemini and GCP command-line interfaces for rapid prototyping, automation, and experiments.
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Workshop: Google Cloud Fundamentals

Feb 2024
Deploying on Google Cloud and understanding distributed computing and deployments.
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Romanian Brain Bee - Neuroscience Competition

Lead Technical Expert - Romania

2008 - present
Developed and maintained the online contest platform for thousands of Romanian students taking part in the Romanian stages of the Brain Bee neuroscience competition.
Visit RBB ↗ Brain Bee Global ↗

Coaching & Mentoring

Basta Software Engineer Program (B/G/V-SWEP)

2024 - 2025
Supported undergraduate students through a 10-week virtual experience to prepare for interviews and a career in software development.

Googler to Googler - Coaching & Mentoring

2023 - 2025
Provided personal and career development support for Googlers around the world.