Alexander Bugar | Engineer

Projects

Unreal Engine • ESP32 • UDP • Real-Time Systems

Real-Time Simulation-to-Hardware Bridge

A bidirectional Hardware-in-the-Loop bridge connecting Unreal Engine and Unity simulations to firmware running on an ESP32. The simulation streams sensor data to the microcontroller while firmware control outputs are fed back into the virtual environment in real time.

+ Bidirectional UDP communication layer
+ Fixed-cadence sensor streaming pipeline
+ Clock-domain decoupling via buffering and resampling
+ Deterministic packet scheduling
+ Configurable fault injection system

HIL Bridge

Embedded Logging

C • ESP32 • FreeRTOS • Firmware Tooling

UniversalLogger

A lightweight logging framework for ESP32 firmware designed to improve observability in real-time systems without compromising execution predictability.

+ Compile-time log level control
+ Subsystem tagging and structured output
+ Microsecond-resolution timestamping
+ Thread-safe logging under FreeRTOS
+ Optional OLED and color-coded serial output

C# • WPF • IPC • Systems Architecture

HIL Runtime Dashboard

A desktop dashboard for configuring and monitoring a headless HIL runtime. The UI is isolated from the real-time engine via IPC to ensure no blocking behavior affects timing-critical execution.

+ IPC-based separation of UI and runtime engine
+ Live runtime parameter configuration
+ Real-time telemetry visualization
+ Automated test session control
+ Non-blocking command interface

Runtime Control

Skills

Languages & Scripting

C++
Python
Embedded C
C#

Simulation & Engine

Unreal Engine 5
Physics Modeling
HIL Architecture
Custom Math Libraries

Hardware

ESP32
STM32 Familiarity
PCB Design

Concepts

Numerical Integration
Real Time Systems
Low Level Communication
Control Theory
6DoF Rigid Body Motion
Systems Architecture
Control Loops

Spoken Languages

English
German
Romanian

Alexander
Bugar

Education

University of South Florida

St. Petersburg College