Francisco Comin
I first came to study at DTU as an Erasmus Exchange student. I was really impressed by the international atmosphere reigning at the campus and I deeply enjoyed the cultural experience of living and studying in Denmark together with students from all around the world. Furthermore, I found the study methodology extremely appealing and notably different to what I had experienced in Spain. For all these reasons I decided to apply for the MSc of Electrical Engineering at DTU.
The variety of courses offered is vast, covering very interesting topics and making special emphasis on hands-on experience. DTU has plenty of resources and the academic staff is very well versed. Teachers are very friendly and accessible and their advice is always very helpful.
The MSc programme at DTU gives students a lot of freedom to design their study plans according to their interests. I wanted to expand my knowledge in the fields of Robotics and Automatic Control so I chose the Automation and Robot Technology study line within the MSc of Electrical Engineering. The courses fulfilled all my expectations, helping me to develop my skills and providing me with a solid theoretical foundation and a wide practical experience.
Follow up 2017
With time, the education I received and the experience I gained at DTU have proven to be instrumental in pushing forward my career in robotics, as they provided me with the necessary competences and versatility to:
- Plan, conduct, publish and defend my own research in order to obtain a PhD in Space Robotics from one of the top universities in Electrical Engineering of the United Kingdom
- Participate in European Union R&D projects, collaborating with international consortium partners from both academia and industry on diverse applications, such as planetary rovers and flexible surgical robots
- Work in the high-technology industry, at a start-up where I am currently developing autonomous UAV navigation strategies for windmill inspection and damage detection
