My research interests are related to formative e-assessment, e-learning,computer-supported collaborative learning, knowledge management systems, recommender systems, semantic web, but also software project management. Click here for my CV (updated on 15/06/2016)

I am proud to announce the scientific paper published in a Q1 journal, the special issue “Smart Sensors and Measurements Methods for Quality of Life and Ambient Assisted Living” of MDPI Sensors – “Flexible Virtual Reality System for Neurorehabilitation and Quality of Life Improvement” , written together with Iulia-Cristina Stanica, Florica Moldoveanu, Giovanni-Paul Portelli, Alin Moldoveanu and Mariana Georgiana Ristea.  

https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/21/6045 

The list of my publications is available on my:

• Google Scholar Research Profile
• ResearcherID Profile (the SCI ones).

Postdoctoral research (May 2014-October 2015): “Intelligent Instrument for Recommendation and Optimization of Collaborative Learning Activities within Multidisciplinary Teams” (at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, within EXCELDOC project)

Doctoral research (2008-2011): “E-Assessment in E-learning Platforms, with Applications to Project Management” (at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, within DOC-ECI project)

The research project in which I am involved as director/responsible for University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest:

• CareProfSys – Smart Career Profiler based on a Semantic Data Fusion Framework(national, director)
• START SoPI – Feasibility Study on Implementing a Pan-European Social Platform to Support Lifelong Learning and Employability (international, responsible)
• LeProVE – Learning Profiling in Virtual Environments (local, director)
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The research projects in which I am/was involved as a project member/long-term expert:

• HAI-OPS – Hospital Acquired Infection and Outbreak Prevention System (international)
• Sound of Vision – Natural sense of vision through acoustics and haptics (international)
• TRAVEE -Virtual Therapist with Augmented Feedback for Neuromotor Recovery (national)
• FCINT-Framework for service composition based on ontologies to aggregate knowledge and information in intelligent buildings (international)
• SICOMAP – Collaborative systems for managing economic projects (national)
• CONPROF– A counseled and professionally oriented student, a young man prepared for the labor market  (national, long-term expert)

Keynote speaker at ZINC conference, organised by RT-TK Institute in Novi Sad:

• The support of the talk can be found on START-SoPI project website.

Program committee member/session chair/organizer for:

• (2017) 7th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics – Advisor/East Europe Publicity Co-Chair
• (2017) CIT&DS 2017: Creativity in Intelligent Technologies & Data Science, Volgograd, Russia, September 2017 –PC member
• (2017) Third International Workshop on Technology-enhanced Learning to Improve Quality of Life (TELIQOL 2017), Bucharest, Romania, April 2017 (co-located with eLSE2016 conference)– organiser
• (2017) The 13th eLearning and Software for Education Conference – eLSE 2017, Bucharest, Romania, April 2017 – PC member
• (2017) 18th International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC), Craiova, Romania – PC member
• (2017) IEEE IntelliSys 2017, London, UK, September 2017 – PC member
• (2016) The 28th IBIMA Conference, Seville, Spain, November 2016 – PC member
• (2016) IntelliSys 2016, London, UK, September 2016 – PC member
• (2016) FTC 2016 – Future Technologies Conference 2016, San Francisco, United States, December 2016 – PC member
• (2016)  The 3rd International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2016), Tunis, Tunisia, September 2016 – PC member
• (2016) The 8th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies 2016 (EDULEARN 2016), Barcelona, Spain, July 2016 – PC member
• (2016) Second International Workshop on Technology-enhanced Learning to Improve Quality of Life (TELIQOL 2016), Bucharest, Romania, April 2015 (co-located with eLSE2016 conference) – organizer
• (2015) The 26^th IBIMA Conference, Madrid, Spain, November 2015 – PC member
• (2015) The 2nd International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2015), Sinaia, Romania, September 2015 – PC member
• (2015) SAI Intelligent Systems Conference 2015 (IntelliSys 2015), London, UK, November 2015 – PC member
• (2015) The 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies 2015 (EDULEARN 2015), Barcelona, Spain, July 2015 – PC member
• (2015) First International Workshop on Technology-enhanced Learning to Improve Quality of Life (TELIQOL 2015), Bucharest, Romania, April 2015 (co-located with eLSE2015 conference) – organizer
• (2015) The 25th IBIMA Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 2015 – PC member
• (2015) CIT&DS 2015: Creativity in Intelligent Technologies & Data Science, Volgograd, Russia, September 2015 – PC member
• (2014) The 23rd IBIMA Conference, Valencia, Spain, May 2014 – PC member
• (2014) The Joint Conference on Knowledge-Based Software Engineering, JCKBSE 2014, Volgograd, Russia, September 2014 – PC member
• (2014) The 7th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Conference  (ICERI 2014), Seville, Spain, November 2014  – session chair for the section “Special education”
• (2013) The 20th IBIMA Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2013 – PC member
• (2012) The 19th IBIMA Conference, Barcelona, Spania, November 2012 – PC member
• (2012) International Conference on Social Responsibility, Ethics, and Sustainable Business , Bucharest, Romania, October 2012 – PC member
• (2011) The 16th IBIMA Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2011 – PC member

Editorial and reviewing activities for:

• Computers & Education, ISSN: 0360-1315
• Telematics and Informatics, ISSN: 0736-5853
• IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT), ISSN: 1939-1382
• American Journal of Systems and Software, ISSN: 2372-7071 (editorial board member)
• International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), ISSN: 1947-9638, IGI GLOBAL (reviewer for multiple articles)
• Computers in Human Behavior (CHB), ISSN: 0747-5632, Elsevier: reviewer2014, reviewer2015 – Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing
• Revue roumaine des sciences techniques, ISSN: 0035-4066 (reviewer for one article)
• The 10th International Scientific Conference eLearning and software for Education (eLSE 2014), Bucharest, Romania, April 2014 (reviewer)
• The 18th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC 2014), Sinaia, Romania, October 2014 (reviewer)
• The 11th International Scientific Conference eLearning and software for Education (eLSE 2015), Bucharest, Romania, April 2015 (reviewer)
• The 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC 2015), Cheile Gradistei – Fundata Resort, Romania, October 2015 (reviewer)

Awards:

• Excellence Award in Informatics at Young Researchers in Science and Technologies Competition – Rada Mihalcea Award, 3rd Edition, 2017 (national award)

• Danubius Young Scientist Award 2016 (international award)
• Distinguished Paper Award at IEEE ZINC Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia, May 2017 (international award)
• Research results award for SCI-indexed journal paper(code PN-III-P1-1.1-PRECISI-2016-12327, 2016) (national award)
• Research results award for SCI-indexed journal paper (code PN-II-RU-PRECISI- 2015-9-9112, 2015) (national award)
• Research results award for SCI-indexed journal paper (code PN-II-RU-PRECISI- 2014-8-6604, 2014) (national award)
• First grade at International Symposium of Young Researchers, Bucharest, Romania , April 2010 (international award)

Affiliations:

• Member of IEEE,  IEEE Education Society
• Member of ACM, ACM SIGCSE
• Member of International Association of Smart Learning Environments (IASLE)
• Project Management Association Romania  (APMR)