Acorn Talks

Acorn Talks by systems.cs.pub.ro is a live show where teachers or graduates from our computer science faculty are interviewed about their life, career, research and passions. The episodes are currently in Romanian. Our fourth episode is with Cristi Săndescu! Graduated from our faculty 10 years ago, Cristi is currently living every entrepreneur’s dream: running his cybersecurity company and just raised his first round of capital. Ethical hacking, techpreneurship, watersports and camping are just a few of his occupations, but there are much more to be found out during the interview. Oh, and yes! He is currently pursuing his PhD in cybersecurity, being one of the best trainers and researchers you can have in a course or project. In this episode, we talk with Cristi about how he decided to managed to raise 1 million € for his startup, what does involve the job of an ethical hacker, how you can succeed and fail at the same time and funny stories about his student life and travels. The episodes are firstly broadcasted live on our Facebook and there is also a section of live Q&A from the audience.

Acorn Talks by systems.cs.pub.ro is a live show where teachers or graduates from our computer science faculty are interviewed about their life, career, research and passions. The episodes are currently in Romanian. Our third episode is with Răzvan Rughiniș, computer networking and privacy enhancing technologies teacher. Of course his obvious passion is entrepreneurship combined with technology, but Răzvan is also strongly involved in improving the quality of life and education in our university. Playing frisbee, helping startups and reading philosophy books are just a few of his extra occupations, but there are much more to be found out during the interview. Oh, and yes! He is one of the best mentors you can have in the faculty, in a research project or in a group of friends. In this episode, we talk with Răzvan about how he decided to become a teacher, how he envisions the education in 10 years from now, why he decided to get involved in entrepreneurship and philosophy and funny stories about his travels and student life. The episodes are firstly broadcasted live on our Facebook and there is also a section of live Q&A from the audience.

Acorn Talks by systems.cs.pub.ro is a live show where teachers or graduates from our computer science faculty are interviewed about their life, career, research and passions. The episodes are currently in Romanian. Our second episode is with Bogdan Doinea! Graduated from our faculty 10 years ago, Bogdan is currently trying to bring Electric Vehicles to every corner of the world by being the Lead Product Manager at Everon. Amsterdam is his man-cave and he is actively helping startups and young entrepreneurs to find their product-market fit. Economics, cultural behaviors and comics are just a few of his extra occupations that we will name, but there are much more to be found during the interview. Oh, and yes! He is one of the best trainers and business developers you can have in your startup, your project or even in your life. In this episode, we talk with Bogdan about how he decided to move to Amsterdam, what does involve the job of a product manager, how you can be anything if you are an engineer and funny stories about his student life and travels. The episodes are firstly broadcasted live on our Facebook and there is also a section of live Q&A from the audience.

Acorn Talks by systems.cs.pub.ro is a live show where teachers or graduates from our computer science faculty are interviewed about their life, career, research and passions. The episodes are currently in Romanian. Our first episode is with Răzvan Deaconescu, operating systems and cybersecurity teacher. With an obvious passion for computers and technology, Răzvan is strongly involved in growing the quality of education in our university and is always close to our students. Politics and activism in organizations are just a few of his hobbies that we will name, but there are much more to be found out during the interview. Oh, and yes! He is one of the best mentors you can have in the faculty, in a research project or in an extra-curricular activity. In this episode, we talk with Răzvan about how he decided to become a teacher, how to evaluate and find good mentors, why he decided to get involved in politics and NGOs and funny stories about his travels and student life. The episodes are firstly broadcasted live on our Facebook and there is also a section of live Q&A from the audience.