About Me

Hi, welcome to my website!! I’m an engineer, researcher, and lifelong LEGO enthusiast from Canada. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated by how things work—whether it’s solving puzzles, coding, or building complex structures from LEGO bricks. This curiosity eventually led me to earn a PhD in engineering, where I dove into the world of self-driving cars and intelligent transportation systems.

With over a decade of experience building simulation platforms for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) and Mobility as a Service (MaaS), I’ve fine-tuned my coding skills while still finding time to fuel my LEGO obsession. My current project involves creating a self-driving LEGO car powered by my own traffic simulation software, and I’ve even designed a replica of my childhood vacation house (with some wishful modifications, of course).

My LEGO replica of my childhood vacation house (with a few wishful modifications).

After years in academia and industry, I took a sabbatical to dive deeper into machine learning and focus on personal projects. During that time, I hit an unexpected roadblock while watching a foreign TV show—there were no good subtitle options. The services available were either expensive, overly complicated, or lacked basic privacy. I knew there had to be a better way. So, I built one.

That’s how Subtitle Sphere was born—a simple, powerful tool originally created to transcribe videos, translate them, and generate subtitles. What started as a personal challenge quickly evolved into a full-featured platform offering audio and video transcription, translation, and subtitling. Over time, I kept adding features to meet my own needs: customizable AI-generated voices, PDF and text translation, a vocal remover, audio/video margin editing, and the ability to import transcripts and videos directly from URLs.

As a researcher and engineer, when I searched for solutions, I realized that most tools were designed for content creators—people already comfortable with video editing software. There was a clear lack of tools built for professionals outside that space: those who needed something easy to use, offline, privacy-focused, unlimited, and completely free. Having created numerous technical presentations, spoken at international conferences, and authored instructional materials, I understand the value of seamless audio and translation tools for people working with sensitive or specialized content. Privacy and accessibility are essential—especially when dealing with confidential data or trying to reach a global audience efficiently.

Every feature in Subtitle Sphere came from solving a real problem I personally encountered. When learning machine learning on YouTube, I wanted a way to import transcripts and revisit them later. When I needed to narrate technical content without speaking aloud, I built the AI voiceover feature. When I needed to translate entire PDF documents, I created a tool for that too. Each tool was born from necessity—and now, I'm sharing it in hopes it helps others as well.

I know there are other services out there, but Subtitle Sphere brings all these capabilities together in one place: free, private, safe, and without the need for account creation, subscriptions, or cloud uploads. It’s designed to work offline, right on your desktop, with no hassle.

Subtitle Sphere is the result of over a year of hard work—countless sleepless nights spent designing, coding, debugging, and testing every feature with care. It’s been a labor of love built to solve real problems, and I’m excited to finally share it with others.

If you end up using it, I’d truly love to hear your thoughts. Whether it made your work easier, helped you learn something, revealed a bug, or inspired a new feature idea—your feedback matters. This project has grown by solving real-world challenges, and with your input, it can continue to evolve. Let’s build something great together.