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Adrian Mircea Nenu computo, ergo sum
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// The University of Manchester

B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science with Industrial Experience

2013 - 2017 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.

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