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Education and Positions

2019 -

Full Professor, University of Craiova, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Department of Automatic Control and Electronics, Craiova, Romania

2008-2019

Associate Professor, University of Craiova, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Department of Automatic Control, Craiova, Romania

2003-2008

Assistant Professor, University of Craiova, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Department of Automatic Control, Craiova, Romania

2003

PhD in Automatic Control with Vladimir Rasvan at University of Craiova, Craiova (RO)

2000-2003

Lecturer, University of Craiova, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Department of Automatic Control, Craiova, Romania

1990-2000

Automatic control Engineer, Turceni Thermo-Power Plant, Romania;

Software Engineer, DOLJCHIM Chemical Plant, Craiova, Romania

1990

Bachelor in Automation and Computers (5 years program, equivalent to bachelor and master degrees), University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

Experience and Awards

2021-2023

Vice-Chair, IEEE Control Systems Society Romania Chapter

2021-

IFAC TC 2.2 Linear Control Systems, member

2019

Habilitation in System Engineering, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

2018-

IFAC TC 9.5 Technology, Culture and International Stability, member

2017

IEEE Region 8 Clementina Saduwa award (see also: IEEE Region 8 News, Vol. 20, No. 1, September 2017, pp. 4)

2015-

IFAC TC 2.6 Distributed Parameter Systems, member

2013

IEEE Senior member

2012 -

Chair of the SRAIT Craiova local division, Romanian Society of Automation and Information Technology (the Romanian NMO of IFAC)

Grants and collaborations

2019-2024

H2020-MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) 2019 “iNavigate” – PI and Partner Leader

2017, 2018

Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes – Unité mixte de recherche, Centrale-Supélec, CNRS et Université Paris-Sud, France, research collaboration

2017-2018

Romanian UEFISCDI, Bilateral Cooperation Romania-France "Brancusi" 2016, with Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes (L2S), CNRS – Centrale Supélec - Université Paris Sud, France – PI and Project Director

2016

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve, Germany, research collaboration

2016

CITEC-Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany, research collaboration

2014-2015

University of Craiova grant for interdisciplinary research (fields: Systems engineering and Mathematics) – PI and Project Director

2006-2007

Romanian National Council of Scientific Research grant – PI and Project Director

2006-2007

Egide grant, France - member

2002

École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique, Noisy-le-Grand, Paris, France, research stage

2001

Institute of Information Technology, School of Technology, ”Tomas Bata” University of Zlin, Czech Republic, research stage

2000-

Member of over 10 national research grants financed by: Romanian National Council of Scientific Research, World Bank (1)