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Name Mohamed Habib Ben Abda
Label Electrical Engineering & Information Technology Student
Email mh.benabda@gmail.com
Url https://mhbenabda.github.io/
Summary Specializing in embedded systems, sensor electronics, and firmware for wearables and medical devices. Experienced in creating low-noise acquisition circuits, developing human–machine interfaces, and integrating hardware–software systems for robust signal aquisition and processing.

Work

  • 2025.08 - 2025.12
    Teacher Assistant
    Real World Robotics ETH
    Zurich, Switzerland
    • Delivered a workshop and project-based assignments for a robotics course, mentoring 30 students on sensing technologies in robotic hands.
  • 2024.03 - 2024.08
    Intern Digital & Robotics R&D
    Johnson & Johnson MedTech
    Basel, Switzerland
    • Automated optical tracking accuracy assessment for spine surgery robot extensions, using C++, reducing validation time by 90%, and supporting pre-market verification workflows.
    • Assisted in various electrical/mechanical engineering tasks such as CTQ (Critical To Quality) definition, IEC 60601 assessment, DFM (Design For Manufacturing) and S&R improvements.
  • 2023.06 - 2023.09
    Electronics Engineer Intern
    Chipiron
    Paris, France
    • Prototyped and tested a mixed-signal control system for MRI magnetic-field stabilization using a microcontroller and PID loop; worked with precision, low-noise analog front-ends under strong EMI constraints.
    • Designed, simulated, and validated a cryogenic low-noise filter for a high-precision magnetic sensor, improving signal integrity through EMI reduction and impedance-optimized filtering.
  • 2022.08 - 2023.01
    Research Assistant
    Biosensors Lab @ UIUC
    Illinois, USA
    • Programmed an FPGA in Verilog to control biomedical camera lens focus for cancer cell detection during surgery and coded in Python to control testing instruments.
  • 2021.09 - 2022.07
    Teacher Assistant
    EPFL
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Tutored groups of 10–40 students during weekly exercise sessions in the following courses: Electronics, General Physics, Thermodynamics, Analytical Geometry
  • 2021.02 - 2022.07
    Project Manager / Power Systems Engineer
    EPFL Spacecraft Team
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Led a 2.7M CHF space mission to send the first student-led Swiss constellation of cube-satellites, managing interdisciplinary sub-teams to meet deadlines and ensure seamless collaboration.
    • Pioneered and guided a major organizational strategy shift and persuaded 10+ university and industry partners to support this new vision.
    • Optimized the satellite's power budget and operation schedule using MATLAB orbit simulations.

Education

  • 2023.09 - 2026.05

    Zurich, Switzerland

    Master of Science
    ETH Zurich
    Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
    • Focus: Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Electronics
  • 2022.08 - 2023.06

    Illinois, USA

    Exchange Year (top 10% of my promotion)
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
    Exchange Year
  • 2020.09 - 2022.06

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Bachelor
    EPFL
    Microengineering

Certificates

Languages

French
Native speaker
English
Fluent
Arabic
Native speaker (Tunisian Dialect)
German
Intermediate (B2)

References

Evan Kervella Founder & CEO at Chipiron | Forbes 30U30
While Habib only did a 2-months internship as a bachelor at Chipiron, he achieved what you'd expect from a 6-months master thesis. Habib impressed us with his proficiency in hardware electronics, his autonomy in a high-pressure teamwork context, and how pleasant it was working with him. He is a very serious, excellent engineer and a great human being. I am very disappointed he had to leave us to pursue his master at ETH!
Daniel Thommen Principal Engineer at Johnson & Johnson
It was a great pleasure to serve as Habib's supervisor during his internship at J&J Medtech Digital & Robotics R&D. Habib’s responsibilities went well beyond typical intern tasks, and his contributions were outstanding in every aspect. His technical expertise, combined with his professional attitude and personality, are among the best I have seen in an intern. As SME in Electrical Engineering, he provided valuable support to the R&D team during the Design Transfer phase of the robotic spinal surgery device, “Velys Spine,” particularly in change management and IEC 60601 testing. Habib also developed an automated accuracy testing method for the Stereo-IR Navigation System using C++ and Python. His setup was instrumental in investigating the effects of Gamma sterilization on disposable navigation arrays, and he authored detailed reports and manuals to document his work. I highly recommend Habib without hesitation and am confident he has a bright future ahead.