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Hi, I am Bogdan

Bogdan Bacila

PhD, BSc
Research Fellow at University of Southampton.

Nothing is impossible…Or at least that’s what I keep thinking every time I start a new project - and that is how I always end up with quite a few projects on my plate… - But sometimes, one crazy project comes to life. Like that time I decided to build a guitar from scratch, without having any experience in guitar building or woodworking, in a student accommodation room, with tools and materials sourced only from local hardware stores. Or the time I said “Oh yeah I’ll start a PhD, what can go wrong?…”

Problem Solving
Communication
Adaptability
Efficient Working
Teamwork
Leadership

Experience

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Research Fellow
Institute of Sound and Vibration Research

Aug - 2023 - Present, Southampton, Uk

The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research is a world renowned research centre dedicated to research, consultancy and education in all aspects of sound and vibration. We cover topics from fundamental theoretical research to many areas that directly impact on human health and wellbeing. With a 60 year history in delivering high impact research, client focussed consultancy and several dedicated undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, we offer a vibrant environment with nationally leading facilities.

Responsibilities:
  • Conduct research in the area of subjective perception of spatial audio in an automotive context.

Research Assistant
Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory

Jan 2022 - Jul 2022, Huddersfield, Uk

APL specialises in the study of auditory perception and its practical applications in audio engineering and music technology. They conduct fundamental psychoacoustic research to provide theoretical solutions for audio engineering problems, and also develop intelligent and perceptually motivated algorithms and user-interfaces for next-generation audio and music technology applications.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement a head tracking system to be used with the a newly developed audio plugin. (More details here)
  • Responsibilities included developing both the hardware head tracker and software OSC bridge.
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Fraunhofer IIS

Aug 2016 - Dec 2019, Erlangen, Germany

Fraunhofer IIS, based in Erlangen, Germany, is the largest institute within Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s leading application-oriented research organization. Their systems and tools help create, transmit and provide excellent audio and video content as well as enable high-quality real-time communication

Part-time Quality Assurance Engineer

Dec 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Testing of the MPEG-H Authoring Plugin.
  • Develop and implement automatic testing procedures for the plugin.
  • Manual testing for each platform and DAW.
  • General development of the plugin.
Intern

Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  • Manual Testing of Cingo Composer plugin
  • Build and deployment of the plugin for all the platforms and DAWs
  • Development of the plugin’s GUI.

Projects

APL Head Tracker
APL Head Tracker
Developer January 2022 - Jul 2022

Inexpensive open-source head tracker for audio applications.

DIY guitar
DIY guitar
Builder Aug - Oct 2020

Building an entire guitar from scratch with limited tools and space using only materials found in local hardware stores.

DIY u-Bass
DIY u-Bass
Builder Apr - May 2021

Building a tiny u-bass out of the leftover materials from the previous guitar build.

Open Pickup Winder
Open Pickup Winder
Developer/Builder Jul 2021 - present

Open-source guitar pickup winder

Archery Timing System
Archery Timing System
Developer/Builder Jan 20220 - May 2023

Visual timing system used for Archery competitions.

Skills

Vs Code

Unless you have mad VIM skills, VS Code will always be there to save the day. Cross-platform and open-source, there will be a plugin for everything one would need. I more or less do everything nowadays in this editor. Pair it with Foam (plugin for markdown editing) and Git and you get a very cool note repository with pretty cool built-in auto-generated mind maps. Put a LaTeX plugin and you can write your PhD thesis in there. Python? - Got it covered!. Want a quick and easy static website? - Pair it with HUGO and you’re up and running in no time!

Education

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