About me

Ph.D. student in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning. I am part of the Robotics and Perception Group (RPG), supervised by Professor Davide Scaramuzza (University of Zurich), and an Associated Researcher at the ETH AI Center. My research focuses on Sequence Modeling and Efficient Neural Network Architectures for Event-based Vision. Additionally, I explore Machine Learning Fundamentals, Dynamical Systems, Applied Mathematics, and Theoretical Computer Science. I am fascinated by anything connected to computation and mathematics; my papers blend theory and practical applications. If you have intriguing ideas for collaboration, feel free to reach out. You can also explore some of my recent works in the publications tab.

Before my Ph.D., I earned a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Novi Sad. During this time, I interned at the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Professor Pietro Liò.

What I'm excited about

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    Sequence Modeling

    Investigating both theoretical foundations and practical applications of sequence modeling, focusing on efficient architectures to handle long sequences. By leveraging dynamical systems, I aim to develop models that not only reduce complexity but also improve scalability for various applications.

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    Applications

    Developing general models that can be applied across diverse domains, including neuromorphic systems, event cameras, genomic data, time series analysis, and language modeling.

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    Sports

    I enjoy boxing, running, and powerlifting. Through physical activity, I maintain a balance of discipline, strength, and endurance that complements my academic and research efforts.

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    Biohacking

    A strong advocate for optimizing health and energy levels through biohacking techniques, I focus on nutrition, sleep, and fitness. These methods are aimed at improving cognitive function, performance, and overall well-being.

News

  • [01.08.2024] I gave a 1.5-hour talk on "Limits of Deep Learning: Sequence Modeling through the Lens of Complexity Theory" at the Cohere for AI. Details here.
  • [11.04.2024] I gave a 1-hour talk on "State Space Models for Event Cameras - New perspectives and directions" at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, organised by Prof. Jörg Conradt. Details here.
  • [08.03.2024] I gave a 1-hour talk on "State Space Models for Event Cameras" at the Stochastic Finance Group led by Prof. Josef Teichmann. Details here.
  • [26.02.2024] "State Space Models for Event Cameras" has been accepted at CVPR 2024!
  • [07.12.2023] I presented my ICCV 2023 paper at Meta's 2023 Research Meetup + Poster Session in Zurich.
  • [28.09.2023] I gave talk on "Sequence Modeling and State Space Models" at ETH AI Center. Details here.
  • [24.05.2023] "From Chaos Comes Order: Ordering Event Representations for Object Recognition and Detection" has been accepted to ICCV 2023!
  • [01.04.2023] I joined ETH AI Center as an Associated Researcher.

Publications

Resume

Experience

  1. Associated Researcher (ETH AI Center)

    Apr 2023 — Present

  2. Research Intern (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

    Jun 2022 - Jul 2022 (2 mos)

    Worked on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Computer Vision, the project was on Policy-Guided Planning with application in the Real-World Robotics.

  3. Machine Learning Researcher (Wonder Dynamics)

    Nov 2021 - May 2022 (7 mos)

    AI-based Computer Vision and Graphics with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Steven Spielberg, Robert Schwab, Antonio Torralba, Gregory Trattner, Angjoo Kanazawa and others in Advisory Board.

  4. Research Intern (University of Cambridge)

    Oct 2020 - Jun 2021 (9 mos)

    Research Intern Apprentice in the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge. This internship under the supervision of Full Professor Pietro Lio resulted in the publication of a paper which I presented at the AIAI 2021 conference. Paper is a part of the book "Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations" by Springer.

  5. Software Engineer (Esoter Studio)

    Aug 2019 - Sep 2019 (2 mos)

    Application of machine learning in game development.

  6. Student Assistant (RT-RK Institute)

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2019 (5 mos)

    Student demonstrator for courses: "Parallel Programming" and "System Programming 1".

Education

  1. University of Zurich & ETH Zurich

    Sep 2022 - Present

    PhD in Computer Science.
    Field: Machine Learning.

  2. Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

    Master's Degree in Computer Science.
    Field: Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Systems.
    Thesis title: "An Effective Loss Function for Generating 3D Models from Single 2D Image without Rendering" (supervised by Prof. Dr. Dragan Ivetić).

  3. Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad

    Sep 2016 - Sep 2020

    Bachelor with Honours in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
    Field: Software Engineering and Information Technologies.
    Thesis title: "Usage of Neural Style Transfer with Color Preservation Optimization for generating art pieces" (supervised by Prof. Dr. Jelena Slivka).

Contact

Robotics and Perception Group

Andreasstrasse 15, 2nd floor

8050 Zürich

Switzerland