Dr.-Ing. Sorin Liviu Jurj

Just a few days ago, I had a conversation about the importance of having a great internet speed. I realized this for the first time many years ago, not because I wanted to be able to play online games, chat with friends, or watch movies online, but because due to the internet, I was able [...]

As mentioned here and here, since October 2024, I am in Brussels working as a Scientific Officer for ERCEA. During my lunch break, I sometimes like to go to places very close to Rogier, in fact, very close to the Covent Garden building I work in. My favorite place to go for lunch is called [...]

Today marks 11 years since I stopped eating meat/fish dishes. Since mid February 2014, I haven’t eaten meat and fish but only vegetables, milk, eggs, cheese, and other dairy products. How it happened: By mid-February 2014, when I was still living in Heidelberg-Altstadt, I was inside the Stuzzico pizzeria, when I saw a delicious-looking great-smelling [...]

DeepSeek has made waves around the internet in the last few days, praised for its open-source reasoning capabilities and outperforming OpenAI’s costly ChatGPT. DeepSeek R1 is a distilled model that matches the capabilities of top-tier models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 Sonnet in tasks like math, coding, and reasoning. The best part? It’s completely [...]

Today marks 3 months since I started working as a Scientific Officer at ERCEA in Brussels, Belgium. It is a beautiful experience, and I enjoy my work here, especially regarding the Synergy Grants. The work environment is excellent, with colleagues of many nationalities who are great to be around. When searching for an apartment in [...]

Some people have asked me what laptops they should buy, considering the considerable number of varieties in the market. This depends on everyone’s needs, but if I were to buy a new laptop in December 2024, and if the budget and performance aspects would be essential, I would consider one of the following laptops (max [...]

My research paper, „PySpice-Simulated In Situ Learning with Memristor Emulation for Single-Layer Spiking Neural Networks, “ was published today in the MDPI Electronics journal (IF 2.6), Special Issue: Recent Advances and Related Technologies in Neuromorphic Computing. Abstract: This paper presents a novel approach to in situ memristive learning by training spiking neural networks (SNNs) entirely within the [...]

After four years working on my Ph.D. thesis in Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Politehnica University of Timisoara, two years as an AI researcher at the German Aerospace Center, and six months as a researcher in neuromorphic computing at TU Chemnitz, today, I begin my new role as a Scientific Officer at the European Research Council [...]

Our research article, „Evaluating the Knowledge in Test Engineering Education using a Solar-powered Remote-controlled Flying Probe-Inspired In-Circuit Tester„, was presented today at the SIITME Conference in Sibiu, Romania. Abstract: This paper presents a solar-powered remote-controlled Flying Probe-Inspired In-Circuit Tester (FPICT) designed to improve individuals‘ knowledge and practical skills in the Test Engineering Education (TEE) domain. [...]