Mar 2025 — Jul 2025
Teaching Assistant · ISEC TU Graz
Digital System Design tutor: Q&A sessions, labs, grading, student interviews. Technologies: SystemVerilog, C.
Hi, I'm Pascal
MSc student at ETH Zurich
Focused on electrical engineering and information technology at ETH Zurich. Particularly interested in robotics and working hands-on with microcontrollers, FPGAs, and hardware design.
Based in
Zurich, Switzerland
Role
MSc Electrical Engineering student
pascal.c.fina@gmail.com
Languages
German (C2), English (C1), French (B1)
Snapshot
- Currently MSc Electrical Engineering & IT · ETH Zurich
- Interested in Robotics, embedded systems, hardware design
- Strengths Python/C/Cpp, SystemVerilog
About
A quick intro.
Story
I'm Pascal, an Information & Computer Engineering graduate from TU Graz. I worked in Infineon's Radar and Frequency Department applying SLAM with indirect ToF sensors, and I taught Digital System Design labs. Exchange semester at Seoul National University. Currently I am pursuing my MSc in Electrical Engineering & IT at ETH Zurich.
Skills
Technical skills/interests
Programming
Python
C
C++
MATLAB
Hardware & Platforms
SystemVerilog
FPGA/ASIC Design
Low power MCU
Tools & Practices
Git
CMake
Machine Learning
ROS
LaTeX
Experience
Where I've been.
Roles I've held before moving to Zurich for my master's.
Feb 2025 — Nov 2025
Student Employee · Infineon Technologies
Radar and Frequency Department: refined ToF sensing with SLAM and RL-based optimization; hands-on with C++, Python, ROS, ML.
Sep 2023 — Oct 2024
Diploma Student · Infineon Technologies
Bachelor thesis in collaboration with TU Graz: SLAM with indirect ToF cameras for robotics/navigation.
Nov 2022 — Sep 2023
Student Employee · Infineon Technologies
Supported radar and frequency projects; integrated ToF sensors and built early SLAM prototypes. Stack: C++, Python, ROS.
Jul 2022 — Sep 2022
Summer Intern · Infineon Technologies
Radar and Frequency Department internship in Graz; groundwork with sensing and navigation systems.
Jul 2020 — Aug 2020
Software Developer Intern · Styrian State Government
Supported monitoring of pollutant levels in Styria. Technologies: Python, MATLAB, C++.
Jul 2019 — Aug 2019
Intern · University of Graz (Analytical Chemistry Lab)
Measured heavy metal content in plant samples; used chemical lab instruments. Technologies: MATLAB, Python.
Oct 2020 — Jul 2021
Paramedic · Red Cross Austria
Served at COVID-19 test stations following mandatory social service.
Education
Where I'm learning now.
From Graz to Seoul to Zurich.
2025 — Present
MSc Electrical Engineering & IT · ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland.
Sep 2024 — Dec 2024
Exchange · Seoul National University
Electrical and Computer Engineering; Seoul, South Korea.
Sep 2021 — Jul 2024
BSc Information & Computer Engineering · TU Graz
Thesis: SLAM with indirect Time-of-Flight cameras. Merit scholarships (2022-2024); OverSEAs scholarship (2024).
Extras
Certifications, scholarships, interests.
Certifications
Paramedic (Red Cross Austria)
IELTS Academic
Scholarships
Merit scholarship (TU Graz 2022-2024)
OverSEAs scholarship (2024)
Interests
Robotics & sensing
Radar systems
Hardware Design
Contact
Feel free to conatct me anytime.