Short biography

DR. VALERIAN CROITORESCU earned his Ph.D. Degree in 2012 at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, concerning Hybrid Electric Vehicles Development, a part of his Ph.D. thesis being accomplished during research stages at LMS International. He attended and graduated two master of sciences programs, at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest: `Efficiency and Security in Automotive Engineering` and `Environmental Management`. He earned his Automotive Engineer Degree in 2007, as valedictorian, after preparing the diploma project in France, inside Ecole Nationale D`Ingenieurs De Tarbes. In 2008, he founded “autojobs.ro”, a specialized web portal in automotive industry having the goal to help and provide job seekers and employers the opportunity to be connected, followed by “aerojobs.ro” in 2012, aviation dedicated jobs web portal. He is Founder and Executive Director of the Scientific Research and Continuous Training Center for Sustainable Automotive Technologies (SRCTCSAT), organized in 2013 inside University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest. He joined the academic team of Automotive Engineering Department in 2007, being currently University Associate Professor. His main fields of interest are powertrain and alternative powertrain (hybrid, electric) design and development, vehicle dynamics, modeling and simulation of engineering systems, real-time simulation, automotive driving behavior and driving simulation. His strong involvement in international cooperation activities and his academic records include numerous awards and certifications.