Victor Abril-Sanchez

Experience

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  Rutgers University–New Brunswick

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  Research Assistant

  • Collaborated with researchers to develop a miniature smart city environment for the research and development of emerging vehicular technologies.• Designed a 1:18 ratio miniature vehicle model equipped with a front camera, sensors (line, proximity, and inertial measurement unit), and communication unit (Arduino MK1000 board, and Raspberry Pi) to simulate connected and autonomous vehicles within the city environment. • Created a human interface through a computer and mobile application to allow operator to control the model vehicles based on video feed transmitted from the camera located on the driver side.• Contributed to the writing of the miniature city environment’s research proposal to apply for additional funding for the project. Show less

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  WINLAB

  Jun 2020 - May 2021

  Undergraduate Research Intern

  • Developed a controller using ROS (Robot Operating System) for an automobile simulator in Gazebo’s virtual city environment to collect driving data to train a machine learning based self-driving algorithm.• Collaborated with other researchers to program a self-driving car algorithm using Convolutional Neural Networks (with a training loss less than 0.001 after 20 cycles) that uses live dash view images as input to predict the next steer and speed values.• Check out more information about the project with the following link: https://nty466.wixsite.com/self-driving2020 Show less

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  Verizon

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Emerging Technologies Intern

  • Contributed to the development of a 3D selfie application by creating machine learning based classifiers that identify different parts of the human body and ultimately improving the quality of the 3D avatar.• Implemented realistic clothing deformation into the 3D selfie pipeline using Blender (3D computer graphics software) to simulate realistic animations for the 3D avatar.

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  Accenture

  Jan 2022 - now

  Advanced App Engineering Analyst

  Assisting Accenture's clients digitally transform into the cloud by architecting and managing cloud-based solutions that drive innovation and efficiency. I leverage cloud technologies from platforms like AWS to empower organizations to achieve their goals.