Since April 2025, after some serious self-reflection on my first four years in academia, I’ve decided to work more efficiently and focus on what truly matters. I now choose to work only with people who are serious, respectful of others’ efforts, and aligned in interests and goals. After all, life is short.
That said, I’m always excited to hear from bright and motivated individuals interested in joining my team, and I truly appreciate your interest in our research. If you're seriously considering working with me, please take the time to read the relevant sections below before reaching out. It’s usually clear when someone hasn’t, and in such cases, I may not respond. I understand this expectation may seem high or even come across as somewhat arrogant—but that’s not the intention! Instead, it’s important to remember that you're also asking for a significant commitment—from my time right now, and potentially months or even years of support, funding, and mentorship. That kind of commitment deserves more than a generic or copy-pasted message, don’t you think?
I have broad interests in systems research and am currently working at the intersection of pervasive computing and machine learning. My goal is to design intelligent systems—both on-body and environment-deployed—that can enhance our fundamental understanding and capabilities in perception and cognition. This includes work on wearable eye tracking, cognitive-context-aware sensing systems, and addressing associated challenges in system efficiency, machine learning, security, and privacy. You can explore our recent papers to see how we approach these topics in practice.
In one sentence - ``I am always interested in details." The best way to know what I’m like as an advisor is to speak with my current or former students (they are always reachable if you put some effort). That said, please keep in mind that "One man's meat is another man's poison."
If you’re still reading—yes, I typically look for 4 to 5 students each year and dedicate a significant amount of my time to mentoring MSc students (around 25% of my total working hours). I have no intention of treating MSc students as “free labor” for my research projects or delaying their graduation for my own benefit (though difficult cases can occasionally arise).
What I expect from working together is simple: we collaborate on something we both find interesting; you approach your work with seriousness and commitment; you respect the efforts of yourself, myself and potentially my PhD students; and ideally, we all learn something — even a small thing — from your work; in some cases, if your work is of high quality and leads to a scientific publication, we expect you to meet the general responsibilities and expectations of a co-author.
That’s it! If this sounds great to you, feel free to send me an email with a brief motivation, and we can arrange a chat.
PhD positions are contingent upon available funding. When opportunities arise, I seek self-disciplined, highly motivated candidates with strong technical backgrounds. If you're interested in my work, please email me your CV along with a brief motivation explaining why you believe we’re a good match. Ideally, you will have read some of my recent papers and have a good understanding of them. This will help me confirm your genuine interest, and also help you confirm that you truly are interested in what we do!
I am interested in postdocs. I’m opportunistic, and will work to accommodate outstanding candidates. For instance, I am always happy to support outstanding candidates interested in applying for competitive fellowships such as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). If you’re close to completing a PhD or already have one, you should know how to establish communication with a scientific colleague, so I won’t belabor the point.
In creating this page, I got inspiration from Marco Canini and Shriram Krishnamurthi.