Introduces a self-supervised neuro-analytical, cost efficient, model for visual-based quadrotor control in which a small 1.7M parameters student ConvNet learns automatically from an analytical teacher, an improved Image-Based Visual Servoing (IBVS) controller.
First place in JOKER Task 1 (English) at CLEF 2026. A three-stage humor retrieval pipeline combining hybrid sparse-dense retrieval, cross-encoder reranking and an ensemble of LoRA-adapted LLM judges trained on distilled rationales. Ablations show the rationale-distilled judge drives ranking quality, and that a smaller, better-calibrated Qwen2.5 7B judge outperforms larger Gemma-4-31B configurations.
A human-centered approach to detecting sexism in memes for the EXIST 2026 shared task. Annotators' eye-tracking and heart-rate variability signals, together with demographic embeddings, are injected into a vision-language pipeline via FiLM conditioning, with multi-seed ablations measuring how much this conditioning contributes.
While my days are spent training neural networks and crashing drones in both simulations and real-world environments, I believe that a balanced mind drives better research.
When I step away from the terminal, I'm usually unwinding with my guitar or diving into video games. I'm also supervised by my full-time lab assistant, Felis Domesticus Maple (my Calico cat), who personally tests the durability of every keyboard I own.
F. D. Maple, Chief Morale Officer
focusing on
Computer Vision and
Robotics, under the supervision of
Prof. Dr. Marius Leordeanu and Prof. Dr. Eng. Emil Slusanschi. Research on visual servoing, autonomous vision-based UAV flight,
and continual learning for drones..
Specialized in
Deep Learning,
Computer Vision,
Natural Language Processing and
Reinforcement Learning.
Master's thesis on vision-based autonomous quadcopter control, under supervision of
Prof. Dr. Marius Leordeanu.
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Gained hands-on experience in mechanical, electrical, and software
aspects of robotics, building a
drone and a
robotic arm.
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