About
Saman Vafadar is a computer vision and robotics engineer with more than seven years of experience heading teams developing deep-tech AI systems. His work at Sorbonne University in Paris included the EU-funded FAROS project on surgical robotics.
CTO at Syn2Core
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Experience
- Syn2coreCTO & Co-Foundercurrent2024 — presentMunich, Bavière, Allemagne
- AISPRIDRobotics and Vision Engineer2023 — 2025St-Malo, Brittany, France
- Sorbonne UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2021 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Entrepreneur FirstFounder in Residence2021
- Arts et Métiers ParisTechPostdoctoral Researcher2021
- Arts et Métiers ParisTechPHD Researcher2017 — 2020Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- SAME (Scientific Association of Mechanical Engineering)President2015 — 2016Tehran Province, Iran
Education
- Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et MétiersDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomechanical Engineering2017 — 2021
- Arts et Métiers - École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et MétiersMaster’s Degree, Knowledge Integration in Mechanical Production2016 — 2017
- University of TehranMaster’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering2015 — 2017
- University of TehranBachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering2011 — 2015
Skills & more
EnglishPyTorchMatlab55SolidWorks43Microsoft Office36AutoCAD33Abaqus14Photoshop12C++23C15Simulink10Python (Programming Language)2
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Problem SolvingCommunicationTeamworkAnalytical SkillsResearch ProjectsClinical ResearchStatistical AnalysisBiomedical EngineeringOperating RoomProject ManagementImage ProcessingComputer ScienceLanguages English · French · Persian
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- Where does Saman Vafadar work?
- Saman Vafadar is CTO at Syn2Core.
- What companies did Saman Vafadar found?
- Saman Vafadar founded Syn2Core.
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