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Adrian Mircea Nenu computo, ergo sum

// Academic background

Education

From a foundation in computer science to ongoing study in AI, statistics, and reasoning systems - Manchester, Bath, MIT and Oxford.

Degrees

The University of Manchester · UK

My research interests revolve around reinforcement learning and generative model reasoning. I am exploring ways to improve policy optimisation with policy gradients and expectation maximisation. I want to push the boundaries of world models and how they can support reasoning models (not limited to or even focused on LLM's, but also control, robotics, physics, gaming).

Attended
- Poster TAROS 2026, UKAIRS 2026
- Learning Theory Summer School (June 22-25, 2026)
Teaching Assistant
- COMP38311 Advanced Distributed Systems
- COMP63101 Formal Methods for Software Verification Security and Computer Science
- COMP16321 Introduction to Programming

University of Bath · UK

Interpret complex data, communicate insights effectively, and solve business challenges using evidence-based decision-making, in order to influence decisions and deliver analytical projects in today’s data-focused organisations, alongside expertise in business intelligence, forecasting, machine learning, optimisation, and project management.

Dissertation on Dynamic Time-Warping for clustering market data to enhance investment strategies by identifying asynchronous market patterns.

The University of Manchester · UK

  • Dissertation on non-intrusive native JVM agents for capturing the internal state of live production applications during critical failures.
  • 1-year, 2-team placement at Morgan Stanley, London, UK.

Continued education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US · Remote

Deep-diving into statistics (Larry Wasserman) and probability (Bertsekas, Tsitsiklis) and their use in machine learning and data science - building understanding from the fundamental theory up.
  • Probability - The Science of Uncertainty and Data - MITx 6.431x
  • Fundamentals of Statistics - MITx 18.6501x
  • Data Analysis: Statistical Modelling and Computation in Applications - MITx 6.419x
  • Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning - MITx 6.86x
  • Capstone Exam in Statistics and Data Science - MITx DS.CFx

University of Oxford · Saïd Business School · UK

Took off the theoretical engineer hat and put on the real-world problem-solving hat, where ethics, policy and business goals take centre stage. Connected over six weeks with individuals from across the world, learning many new perspectives on artificial intelligence and its deployment at scale.
  • Artificial intelligence history and ecosystem
  • AI and machine learning: understanding the black box
  • Understanding deep learning and neural networks
  • Beyond prediction: making the most of generative AI
  • AI, ethics and society

University of Oxford · Dept. for Continuing Education · UK

Science of psychology, exploring the richness of human functions, uncovering the brain’s secrets, and revealing its complexities. Studies from the biological, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioural and social approaches are presented.

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Training a 14M GPT to Generate Children Stories in 20 Minutes: Pretraining, SFT, and Direct Preference Optimization

End to end implementation, parameter and architecture analysis, and light evaluation of the checkpoints

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Could Actor Systems Be All We Need for Agentic AI Workflows

Are We Reinventing the Wheel of Actor Systems as We Develop Agentic Orchestration for AI?

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Is Computer Science a Worthwhile Pursuit Today?

As of 2026, It Will Most Certainly Endure the Test of Time, Albeit With a Raised Bar of Expectations

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