Rubén Cuervo introduction

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Hello world!

My name is Rubén Cuervo (rubencn4) and I am currently finishing a BSc in Biomedical Engineering. During my studies, I discovered that the field that captivates me the most is programming applied to the medical field, therefore using all my knowledge to enhance people's lives.
Inside the programming world, thanks to some subjects I studied during the career and some additional courses I took , I was able to obtain a solid basis in computing fields such as data analysis, signal processing or medical imaging, but programming microcontrollers has always been a missing area in which I wanted to improve my knowledge for my professional future.
During the degree, I created two prototypes where microcontrollers were programmed for medical applications:

• Arvak: The first project was the creation of a device which was able to capture the sun radiation level and thanks to an algorithm, warn through an app when the next lotion of sunscreen should be applied as well as when the safety exposure levels were surpassed.
• Neonatal Incubator project: This second project consisted on the realization of a low-cost neonatal incubator for developing countries in collaboration with Universitat de Barcelona and Universidade Save (in Mozambique). In this work, the programming of the microcontroller took a main role in controlling the humidity and temperature levels inside the incubator.

All these projects were performed by using Arduino, a platform which is really useful for trying prototypes (such as the ones I created) but it is not that applicable for industrial/professional applications. To enhance my knowledge in how to program microcontrollers in the same way as renowned companies do, I decided to enroll this Microcontrollers for biomedical applications and systems subject, expecting that, at the end of this course, I am able to perform the two projects I have commented previously as well as new projects programming at the record level.

To find further information about my professional career, you can access: Rubén Cuervo