Roberto Murru
Electronics Engineer

Roberto
Murru

Hardware Design · Audio · Embedded Systems

Designing physical systems at the intersection of analog electronics, firmware, and signal processing. From PCB layout to audio feature extraction, I build things that work.

MSc Electronics Engineering
KiCad / Eagle / Altium
EASA UAS Pilot
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Technical Skills

PCB Design

Proficient in KiCad, Eagle, and Altium Designer for analog and digital circuitry, from schematic capture to production-ready layouts.

KiCadEagleAltiumAnalogDigital

Hardware Engineering

System integration, prototyping, hardware-software validation, and electronic diagnostics including counterfeit detection.

PrototypingIntegrationDiagnosticsValidation

Firmware & Software

C/C++ for embedded targets, Python for scripting and analysis, MATLAB for signal processing pipelines.

C / C++PythonMATLABArduino

Signal Processing

Audio feature extraction, classification, and analysis. Research-grade implementations in MATLAB and Python.

Audio DSPFeature ExtractionMATLABPython
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Work Experience

Electronics Engineer
May 2024 – Present
Nurjana Technologies
Elmas, Italy

Multi-layer PCB design for R&D applications using KiCad, from schematic to production-ready layout; hardware integration on Electro-Optical systems and UAV platforms.

Research Assistant
Mar 2023 – Aug 2023
Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm
Nuremberg, Germany

Developed a MATLAB Speech Emotion Recognition pipeline to drive adaptive film music generation for the CGF Project (Erasmus+).

Research Assistant
Dec 2020 – Aug 2021
University of Cagliari
Cagliari, Italy

Two research grants on counterfeit electronics detection via physical analysis.

Technical Support
Jun 2019 – Feb 2023
Teknotaurus 3.0 · Service Audio Luci / L'Aquilone di Viviana
Cagliari, Italy

Stage technician and monitor audio engineer for live shows and theatre; live mixing and light design.

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GitHub Projects

Firmware / Audio

Joyo MOMIX CAB Custom Firmware

Firmware experiments and custom modifications for the Joyo MOMIX Cab audio interface.

CFirmwareAudio Interface
↗ github.com/robmurru
Eurorack / DSP

Coda88 Eurorack Module

Eurorack adaptation of the Coda88 sampler by Sandrolab, bringing the classic sampler into the modular world.

C++ArduinoEurorackDSPDIY
↗ github.com/robmurru · ★ 7
MIDI / Wireless

ESP32 MIDI Footswitch

Open-source fully programmable BLE and Wi-Fi MIDI footswitch built on ESP32, wireless stage control done right.

C++ESP32BLEWi-FiMIDI
↗ github.com/robmurru · ★ 18
Arduino / Eurorack

ATTiny85 Tap Tempo Clock

Minimal clock with tap tempo on an ATTiny85, a compact utility module for Eurorack systems.

C++ATTiny85EurorackClock
↗ github.com/robmurru · ★ 5
Arduino / Audio

WavTrigger Drum Machine

Arduino interface turning the Robertsonics/SparkFun WavTrigger board into a fully functional drum machine.

ArduinoWavTriggerAudioSequencer
↗ github.com/robmurru
Lighting / Guide

QLC+ MagicQ Visualizer

Guide on integrating QLC+ 4 with the MagicQ built-in visualizer for live lighting design and programming.

QLC+MagicQDMXLighting
↗ github.com/robmurru · ★ 4
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Education & Certifications

Graduate Degree

MSc Electronics Engineering

University of Cagliari
AI Based Affective Sound Design for Movie Drones
Undergraduate Degree

BSc Electrical & Electronics Engineering

University of Cagliari
Counterfeit Electronics: Case Studies
Certification

UAS Remote Pilot

EASA Open Category A1/A3
Certification

Electrical Safety

CEI 11-27 / EN 50110-1
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Publications

TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm Nov 2023

AI Generated Music Using Speech Emotion Recognition

A comparative study of two speech emotion recognition models, evaluating their efficacy in capturing emotional dynamics from film dialogue to support the compositional process of film scores.

Speech Emotion RecognitionFilm ScoringAudio DSPMATLAB
↗ opus4.kobv.de DOI: 10.34646/thn/ohmdok-1201
2021 IEEE 32nd Int'l Conference on Microelectronics (MIEL) Sep 2021

Analysis of Fake Amplifiers

Investigation of counterfeit electronic amplifiers as a critical reliability concern, addressing labour exploitation, environmental harms, increased field failures, and rework rates caused by undetected counterfeits in manufacturing.

Counterfeit ElectronicsReliabilityIEEEDiagnostics
↗ ieeexplore.ieee.org DOI: 10.1109/MIEL52794.2021.9569080
Microelectronics Reliability Nov 2020

Analysis of Counterfeit Electronics

Two case studies documenting the capillary penetration of counterfeit devices in the supply chain, raising concerns on safety, security, and the absence of effective origin-verification tools.

Counterfeit ElectronicsSupply ChainSafetyCase Study
↗ sciencedirect.com DOI: 10.1016/j.microrel.2020.113793
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