Ronaldo Kalunga

Description

Ronaldo Kalunga pursued his academic journey in Italy, earning his Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering from Roma Tre University. He continued his studies at the same university, obtaining an MSc in Bioengineering. During his master's program, he undertook a year-long academic exchange at the University of Zaragoza in Spain. Ronaldo relocated to Munich to undertake his PhD in Ionoacoustics at the University of Munich (LMU).

Since September 2022, Ronaldo has worked as an R&D Engineer on various projects related to medical device development, such as acoustics/ultrasound and optics. 

Studies

  • Bachelor of Electronic Engineering, Roma Tre University
  • MSc of Bioengineering, Roma Tre University and University of Zaragoza 
  • PhD Candidate Ionoacoustics, University of Munich (LMU)

Experience

  • Librarian and editor in a technical/engineering library (Rome/Italy, January 2011- December 2015)
  • Medical Imaging Internship (Rome/Italy, June 2015 - July 2015)
  • Microcontroller Programming for Medical Devices (Rome/Italy, January 2015 - March 2015)
  • PhD candidate in Ionoacoustics (Munich/Germany, August 2018 - August 2022)
  • R&D Engineer, Curefab Technologies GmbH (Munich/Germany, September 2022 - Present)

Contact info

kalunga@curefab.com

Softwares and skills

  • Matlab, python, Java, C/C++ and R, FLUKA
  • Acoustics/ultrasound and optics
  • Numerical optimization and computational acoustics
  • Proton therapy/range verification and photoacoustics
  • 2D/3D localization, medical devices and mechatronics

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