Vasil Dakov
Education
TU Delft
Sep 2024 - Jun 2026MSc Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceSep 2024 - PresentMSc Management of TechnologySep 2021 - Jun 2024BSc Computer Science and Engineering
TU Graz
Oct 2023 - Feb 2024Exchange Semester: InformaticsExperience
Jun 2025 - March 2026Research Software Developer | TU Delft, “Practical Case Studies for AI”- Developing materials for a repository of (to-be) open source case studies of use of AI in industry. The repository is to-be used by educators for facilitating the teaching of AI in their courses.
- Gave a lecture on the usage of AI for detecting contrails from remote sensing data.
Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
Teaching Assistant | TU Delft
- Managed weekly laboratory sessions, addressed student inquiries, graded coursework, prepared educational materials
- Supervised student internships at industry partners (NS, ProRail).
Feb 2026 – Apr 2026Computer Vision, Alternative Learning Strategies, and Computational Intelligence.Sep 2025 – Nov 2025Advanced Data Science for Civil Engineers and Introduction to AI.Feb 2025 – Apr 2025Algorithms for NP-Hard Problems and Computational Intelligence.
Sep 2024 - Mar 2025
Software Engineering Intern | Uber, Checkout Platform team
- Dealt with large-scale problems concerning payment traffic at Uber. Completed a large-scale migration from one payment eligibility verification system to another in a volatile environment.
Jul 2023 - Oct 2023; Feb 2024 - Sep 2024
Research Intern | GATE Institute
- Computer vision and deep learning
- Researched automatic tree detection from remote sensing data in Sofia. Used a mixture of deep learning, traditional image processing, and sampling algorithms. Ensured collaboration with TU Delft on a deep learning project for change detection.
Apr 2023 - Jun 2023
Software Engineering Intern | ExaSail
- Lead a team of five software developers working full-time with ExaSail to create an application assisting sailing team management through data analysis.
- Created a web application that takes sailboat racing data, processes it, and generates custom visual reports for coach analysis.
Publications
May 2024
Urban Tree Detection from Remote Sensing Data Based on DeepForest Model. Link
- Submitted and accepted as part of the 8th International Conference on Smart Data and Smart Cities (SDSC2024). Won the best paper award in the “Smart Digital Planning Tools Category”.
June 2024
Like squinting your eyes: The impact of different fusion modules on change detection with deep learning. Link
- Shared bachelor thesis between GATE, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and TU Delft.
Coursework Projects
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
Board Game Detection with Computer Vision and Deep Learning | Blogpost Repository
- Created a pipeline where a user captures an image of an arranged “Settlers of Catan” board, outputting an automatically recognized internal game state with a GUI. Based on custom YOLO models trained with synthetic data.
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
License Plate Recognition, TU Delft | Repository
- Implemented a localization and recognition pipeline that parses license plates from video input.
- Applied image processing and machine learning techniques to translate video frame data to text output.
Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Microservice Application Backend, TU Delft | Repository
- Created a prototype backend application for a homeowner association management system utilizing microservices designed for robust computation and high traffic.
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, TypeScript, Scala, C, C++, Paret, x86-64 Assembly
- Specializations: Computer Vision, Algorithms, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Uncertainty Quantification, Optimisation, Statistical Analysis and Testing, Object-Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality
- Frameworks & Technologies: Linux, High-Performance Computing, PyTorch, Scikit, Numpy, Pandas, Spring, React, OpenCV, Postgres, MySQL, Docker
Languages
- English
- Bulgarian
- German
- Romanian