hi, I'm

ioana
ruginosu

software engineer

currently
caffeinated

iași, RO 🇷🇴 → amsterdam, NL 🇳🇱

hi, that's me :)

RUGINOSU/M.I.

To
BOOKING.COM
SEP 2026
AMS · NL
Seq: 0042

featured work

nights & weekends :) // awards, hackathons & builds

Startup · solo build

standup

Simulated Software Company · Agents Where early-career developers practice real team dynamics: realistic AI teammates, deployment infra, before their first job. in progress

Whale × Anthropic Hackathon

wildcross

Conservation Tech · Circuitscape · GIS · Python Decides where wildlife crossings should go, then handles the paperwork, connectivity analysis over open geodata, plus auto-generated landowner letters and subsidy forms. github →

UT Challenge · ASML Young Makers · €2500

piano lites

Smart Piano System · Flask · OpenCV · Raspberry Pi Affordable piano-learning system with real-time feedback and performance analytics. view submission →

JunctionX Delft · Uber Challenge

ube

Driver Co-pilot · Flutter · Spring Boot · Docker A co-pilot for Uber drivers and couriers, demand forecasting, wellness nudges, and accessible trip recommendations, built in one weekend. github →

& more on github ↝

about me

I studied business & computer science, and somewhere along the way I realized I liked the CS half a lot more (one could probably easily guess that).

Some of my interests are cryptography, quantum and computer networking.

gradBSc Business & IT @ University of Twente
nextMSc Computer Science @ TU Delft
nowSWE Intern @ Amazon
exSWE Intern @ Booking.com
incomingSWE @ Booking.com