Ban Alexandru Mircea

About

Computer Science graduate and Cybersecurity master's student with hands-on automotive software experience (AOSP, CAN, TCU testing). Comfortable in C++ and Python on Linux, and currently building embedded and hardware security skills on my own hardware (Raspberry Pi Pico). Looking for an internship where I can grow into firmware and embedded work.

Experience

Software Developer Oct 2022 — Jun 2024
Randstad Digital Romania
Automotive software on AOSP (Android Automotive), C++ on Ubuntu.
  • Fixed middleware issues for parking sensors and camera systems.
  • Built automated tests for TCU features using a custom Python framework, sending CAN frames to the target and validating the responses received.
  • Worked in Agile using Jira and GitLab.
IT / ERP Jul — Oct 2021
ODU Romania Manufacturing
Configured Cisco switches for the factory's internal network. Set up workstations and handled tech-support issues.

Projects

Drone Detection System Hackathon · DefenseX
Built a proof-of-concept system to detect nearby drones via their RF signals, plus an experimental countermeasure module. Worked with SDR hardware and signal processing under a tight time constraint.
Embedded C (learning) Raspberry Pi Pico · RP2040/RP2350
Started experimenting with bare-metal C: toolchain setup and GPIO. Learning the SWD debug workflow with OpenOCD and GDB.

Open Source

Ban Alexandru Mircea — Sibiu, Romania