Editor-in-chief / Coordinator: Daniela-Doina Cioboată, PhD, Eng.
Daniela Doina Cioboată, PhD, Eng. is the head of the Mechatronic of Intelligent Measurements Laboratory – MMI 2 at the National Institute of Research and Development in Mechatronics and Measurement Technique – INCDMTM Bucharest. She received her PhD degree in mechatronic engineering from ¨Politehnica¨ University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, in 2013.
Her research activities are focused on: mechatronic measurement technologies; mechatronic equipment and systems for the automotive industry; monitoring and vibro-acoustic diagnostics of machine tools, motors, pumps; control of dynamic processes in real time; industrial automation. She is a former reviewer of scientific manuscripts for the ‘’Mechatronics’’ Journal that used to be included in the Elsevier Editorial System (EES).
She is an author, or a co-author of two books and more than 45 scientific papers, published in the Proceedings of National and International Conferences and International Journals.
She has implemented and coordinated over 35 research projects funded by National and European funds. She has also participated in several privately-funded research and development projects, for companies in the automation and automotive sectors.
I. MECHATRONICS
This field is coordinated by Professor JOSÉ MACHADO – University of Minho, PORTUGAL, Co-Editor-in-chief
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José Machado received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering – Automation, from University of Minho, Portugal (and, in simultaneous, from Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France) in 2006. He is Assistant Professor at Mechanical Engineering department of University of Minho. He has authored, or co-authored, more than 150 refereed journal and conference proceeding papers. He has coordinated – and participated as collaborator – in several Research Projects on Mechatronics and Automation domains and his main interests are related with mechatronic design, design of medical devices and design and analysis of dependable controllers for obtaining dependable mechatronic systems. He is a member of IEEE and a member of IFAC. |
1. Robotics and Automation
Prof. Pierluigi REA, from Italy – University of Cassino, Associate Editor
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Pierluigi Rea got in 2002 the Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, at the same university he got the Ph.D. Degree in Civil and Mechanical Engineering in 2007. In 2014, he got the Italian National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in the field of Mechanics of Machines. He has been Professor by Contract at the University “Guglielmo Marconi” in Rome for the course of Bioengineering for the years from 2008 to 2011. From 2010 to 2013 he has been Assistant Professor by contract at the University of Cassino for the Mechanical Design disciplines. Since 2002 he participated at several public and private research projects, with leaders of companies in automation and automotive sectors. From 2007 to 2010 he has been Assistant Researcher at the University of Cassino for the development of research activity regarding the Design and Experimentation of electro-pneumatic servo-systems for the actuation of robotic devices. Currently, he is Assistant Researcher for the courses of Mechanics of Machines, Design of Mechanisms, Mechanics of Actuation and Fluid Automation. His research interests regard topics on Mechatronics and Mechanical Design, Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms, Robotics and Fluid Automation. He is author and/or co-author of more than 70 scientific papers, published in Proc. of National and International Conferences and International Journals. |
Prof. Ciprian RIZESCU – ¨Politehnica¨ University of Bucharest, Romania, Associate Editor
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Ciprian Ion Rizescu – Associate professor at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Mechatronics and Precision Mechanics Dept. PhD degree in the field of Precision Mechanics, 1997, Bucharest, Romania, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest. 1996 Tempus Grant 3 months at Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Meccanica; 1999 SOCRATES Grant, 2 weeks at Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Meccanica; Member of professional associations: Romanian Association for Machine Theory and Mechanisms, (ARoTMM), Romanian Society for Robotics, (SRR), The International Society of Optics and Photonics (SPIE); Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ciprian_Rizescu |
Prof. Adrian OLARU – ¨Politehnica¨ University of Bucharest, Romania, Associate Editor
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Professor Adrian Olaru has graduated from ¨Politehnica¨ University of Bucharest, Faculty of Machines and Manufacturing Systems, Romania. From 1974 to 1990 he worked as a designing engineer with “Optica Romana” Enterprise, also being an associate assistant at the Faculty of Machine-Building Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest. In 1990, he became an appointed lecturer at the Faculty of Technological Systems Engineering and Management, in the Machine-Tools Department. Currently, since 1998 he has been a full professor and he teaches the following courses: Industrial Robots Dynamics, LabVIEW application in modelling and simulation of the dynamic behaviour of robots, servosystems and components, analyse and syntheses of electrohydraulic servosystems for industrial robots, personal and social robots and vibration of the virtual prototypes of industrial robots. He has been a doctor since 1989. |
2. Measurement Systems and Image Processing
Prof. Sahin YILDIRIM, from Turkey – Erciyes University, Associate Editor
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Dr. Sahin Yildirim has received the MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1990 from Erciyes University, Turkey. He has received his PhD degree in 1998 from Cardiff University. He was established Mechatronic Engineering Department in 2005, Kayseri, Turkey. He is head of the Mechatronic Engineering Department. He is lecturing the control theory, robotics, neural network applications in engineering at Erciyes University, Turkey. He has been supervised some national and international projects such as nurse robot design and control, active vehicle system design and control, 2 legged walking robot control. He has been reviewed more than 100 papers. He is also author of more than 140 journal and conference papers. He is currently supervising more than 30 PhD and M.Sc. students. His research area is consisted of neural network, control theory and applications, mobile and industrial robots, vehicle Dynamics and control. |
Prof. Luciana CRISTEA – University «TRANSILVANIA» of Brasov, Associate Editor
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Prof. Luciana Cristea is a professor with University «TRANSILVANIA» of Brasov who graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics, Department of Precision Mechanics, in 1988. Over the course of time, she has held several research and teaching positions, of which are the following: trainee engineer, project engineer, scientific researcher, research engineer, head of works, associate professor and a professor with University «TRANSILVANIA» of Brasov. Skills and areas of expertise: control technologies and systems; optimization of feed devices, transport and dosing systems used in the construction of control machines; structural improvement of dimensional and automated commercial control systems. |
3. Modelling and Simulation of Mechatronic Systems and Manufacturing Processes
Prof. Yevheniia BASOVA, from Ukraine – National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute», Associate Editor
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Professor Yevheniia Basova (ORCID 0000-0002-8549-4788), Candidate of Engineering Sciences (Ph.D.), Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Metal-Cutting Machines of the Institute of Education and Science in Mechanical Engineering and Transport of the National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute», Kharkiv, Ukraine. Received a Ph.D. degree in “Technology of Mechanical Engineering” at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kharkiv, Ukraine, in 2014. Main directions of scientific research: Research cutting processes, Improving the processes’ efficiency in mechanical engineering, Industry 4.0., CAD / CAM / CAE / CAPP / ERP systems, High-speed, and high-energy processing of the materials. |
Prof. Paulo Eigi MIYAGI, from Brazil – Polytechnic University of Sao Paulo, Associate Editor
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Paulo Eigi Miyagi received B.Eng. from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1982, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan in 1985 and 1989 respectively. He received his D.Sc. degree (Livre-Docencia) from the University of Sao Paulo in 1994. Since 1997, he has been a Full Professor at University of Sao Paulo where he was Head of Department, Coordinator of Postgraduate Program and Chairman of the Postgraduate Committee. He is a senior member of IEEE, ABCM, and member of SBA, SBPN. He was Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. He was also, member of the Board of Directors of ABCM, SBA and SBPN. He is the author of the book “Programmable Control”, published by Editora Edgard Blucher and co-author of the books “Modeling and Analysis of Hybrid Supervisory Systems” published by Springer Verlag and “Fault Tolerance in Manufacturing Systems: Applying Petri Nets” published by VDM Verlag. He works in the area of Mechatronics Engineering, with emphasis on Systems Automation and has carried out research and developments on discrete event system, manufacturing system, industrial automation, robot programming and control systems design. |
Prof. Yevgen TSEGELNYK, from Ukraine – “O.M. Beketov” National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
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Yevgen Tsegelnyk is an Associate Professor at the Department of Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies of the O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv (Ukraine). He received his Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute” (Ukraine) in 2010. He has more than 15 years of international experience in research and development. He had an international traineeship as Post Doctorate at the Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic) in 2014. His research interests cover innovation technologies, including the methods of manufacturing for the digital industry, processing with intense energy fluxes (technologies using plasma, laser, and detonation sources), additive and subtractive manufacturing technologies, and applied computing techniques. Scientific profiles links: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-9890 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57192961558 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yevgen-Tsegelnyk E-mail – y.tsegelnyk@kname.edu.ua |
Prof. Gheorghe PRISĂCARU – «Gheorghe Asachi» Technical University of Iasi, Associate Editor
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Prof. Gheorghe Prisăcaru is a professor with «Gheorghe Asachi» Technical University of Iasi. His main skills and expertise cover the fields of: mechatronics, actuator, electroactive polymer, friction and tribology. The main areas of focus of Gheorghe Prisecaru in the editorial activity are mainly the areas of: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials engineering, and research. Professor Prisecaru has worked with the Technical University of Iasi, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics, from September 1983 unit the present date. |
4. Electronics and Cyber-Physical Systems
Prof. Géza HUSI, from Hungary – University of Debrecen, Associate Editor
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Géza Husi, habil., PhD is the vice-dean of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, the head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics, an associate professor, a mechanical engineer (MSc, Technical University of Heavy Industry), mechatronics engineer (MSc, University of Oradea), a computer design engineer (MSc, University of Miskolc). He holds a PhD degree (Military Engineering Science, Zrínyi Miklós National Defence University). He has several years of industrial engineering experience: GE Hungary Kft. His main research areas are building mechatronics, robottechnics, reconfiguration mechatronics controllers (FPGA) and industrial manufacturing systems.Email: husigeza@eng.unideb.hu |
Mr. Ayush Lal, from USA – Senior Mechanical Engineer, Aptiv Corporation
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Ayush Lal is a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Aptiv in Michigan, USA. He received his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA in 2017. His main skills and expertise cover the areas of power electronics, computational fluid dynamics and vehicle electrification. Mr. Lal has worked with automotive giants such as Delphi Technologies (now Borg Warner) and Eaton Corporation in e-mobility in the US. His work has been published in books such as Innovate Toronto.” |
II. APPLIED MECHANICS
This field is coordinated by Professor ROCHDI EL ABDI – University of Rennes 1, FRANCE, Co-Editor-in-chief
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Rochdi El Abdi is a professor with the University of Rennes 1 (Institute of Physics, Rennes1 University- Department of Mechanics & Glasses). He is specialized in the structure behaviour analysis, in fracture fatigue, damage and mechanical engineering. His current research interests include analysis of numerical methods, finite-element methods, boundary integrals, non-linear damage modelling and experimental optical fiber analysis. Another field of his research is concerned with low and medium electrical levels and has covered arc parameters and contact resistance and used in the telecommunication and automobile fields. His work has been published in more than 200 papers. He manages a mechanical team which is interested in surfaces and contact problems. |
1. Materials Science
Assoc. Prof. Adinel GAVRUS, from France – National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes (INSA Rennes) – University Brittany Loire (UBL), Associate Editor
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Assoc. Prof. Adinel Gavrus has received in 1996 the PhD degree in Materials Sciences from Mines Paris’Tech graduate and post-graduate engineering school (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris) of France. Since 1997 it is Associate Professor (Maître de Conferences des Universités) at Mechanics and Control Systems Engineering Department of INSA Rennes obtaining in 2008 the Research Hab. Degree from University of Rennes1 (France) in the field of experimental and numerical material’s behaviour analysis corresponding to forming processes undergoing severe and rapid loadings using inverse analysis principle, finite element modelling and numerical optimization algorithms improvements. He has been obtained from the French National Universities Council the qualification for a full professor degree since 2009 in the field of Mechanics/Materials Engineering. He is author and co-author of more than 100 refereed journals and conference proceedings papers concerning rheological and tribological analysis of metallic materials and solid polymers undergoing important local thermo-mechanical gradients based on mesoscopic and multi-scale numerical approaches. He is an active member of editorial board for three international journals concerning materials science, applied mechanics and numerical modelling. He has been associated of a tens scientific boards and/or scientific sessions co-chairman of international conferences and is a frequent paper reviewer for a lot of international journals edited by Elsevier, Springer and Taylor & Francis. He is a current member of Dymat, Esaform, Euromech international scientific associations and of the French Mechanics Association (AFM) board council. |
Prof. Vasile BRATU – «Valahia» University of Targoviste, Associate professor, Associate Editor
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Prof. Vasile Bratu holds a PhD and is a full professor with «Valahia» University of Targoviste. His main focuses include the fields of mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, and materials engineering. Also, he has authored several publications in his areas of interest including: aluminium alloys, materials, heat treatment, mechanical properties, microstructure, mechanical behaviour of materials, metallurgical engineering, material characterization, mechanical testing, metals, materials processing, casting, advanced materials, solidification, light metals, tensile, testing, metal casting, foundry, continuous casting, materials testing, surface engineering, wear testing, materials technology, and polishing. |
Prof. Georgeta Ionașcu – ¨Politehnica¨ University of Bucharest, Romania, Associate Editor
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Georgeta Ionașcu is a professor at the POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest – UPB, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, Department of Mechatronics and Precision Mechanics. She deals with conventional and unconventional technologies of high- and ultraprecision, micro- and nanotechnologies, technological processes for specific parts of fine mechanics, processing of hard and extra-hard materials, microtextured surfaces, thin layer structures, advanced methods and techniques for micro-systems with applications in the field of micro-sensors / actuators, (micro) robotics, modern methods of investigation using optical, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. She has published over 200 scientific papers and over 20 volumes, including “Technologies of Microtechniques for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)”, Cartea Universitară Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004 and “Utilization of Thin Film Structures Technologies in Precision Engineering and Mechatronics”, Printech Publishing House, Bucharest, 2004. She is a scientific referent and a member of the Editorial Board of the Scientific Bulletin of UPB, series D (Mechanical Engineering). She is a founding member of AMFOR (Romanian Association of Fine Mechanics and Optics), a member of SROMECA (Romanian Society for Mechatronics) and CCDM (Center for Research and Development in Mechatronics) – UPB. |
2. Structural Mechanics
Prof. Bing WANG, from China -Tsinghua University, Associate Editor
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Dr. Wang Bing Education Sept. 1996 – Jul. 2000, Bachelor, Engineering Thermo-physics, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University Sept. 2000 – Jan. 2005, Master and Doctor, Power and Thermo-physics, School of Aerospace Engineering (Department of Engineering Mechanics), Tsinghua University Experience Mar. 2005- Oct. 2006, Assistant Professor, Institute of Fluid Mechanics, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Oct. 2006- Apr. 2008, Humboldt Fellow, Technische Universität München May. 2008-Nov. 2010, Assistant Professor, Institute of Power and Propulsion, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Dec. 2010- present, Associate Professor, Institute of Power and Propulsion, School of Aerospace Engineering, Tsinghua University Research interests Fundamentals of turbulent combustion and multiphase flows; Numerical simulation (CFD) and modern numerical schemes, such as Large eddy Simulation (LES), hybrid WENO scheme; Energy and environment science, especially pollutant particle dispersion, cavitations triggering and bubble collapse, as well as their interaction in multi-physics. |
Prof. Mihai AVRAM – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics of University «Politehnica» of Bucharest
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Prof. Mihai Avram is a professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics of University «Politehnica» of Bucharest. Over time, he has been through the full line of teaching positions, including: professor (2002), associate professor (1997), lecturer (1991), assistant (1986), assistant professor (1983), engineer (1981). Since his graduation in 1981, he has been running several teaching and research activities. These include the following: elaboration of course support for three new disciplines in the specializations of mechatronics, fine mechanics and optics, 14 books and laboratory guidance materials and more than 120 published articles. He is also a promoter of the specialization of mechatronics in higher technical education in Romania and a member of the Research and Development Centre for Mechatronics. |
3. Fluid Mechanics
Prof. Antonio Riveiro RODRIGUEZ, from the Spain – University of Vigo, Associate Editor
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Antonio Riveiro Rodriguez received his Ph.D. degree in applied physics from the University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, in 2009. He was Assistant Professor of mechanics, electromagnetism, and fluid mechanics at the Defense University Center (Marín), University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, from 2011 to 2014. He currently holds a position of full-time researcher. His research interests include optics, laser processing, modelling laser processes, biomaterials, nanofibers, and nanoparticles. He currently collaborates with several international scientific journals with different duties. |
4. Technology of Measurement and Instrumentation
Prof. Jan HOŠEK, from the Czech Republic – Czech Technical University in Prague, Associate Editor
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Professor Jan Hošek is an Associate Professor of Design and Processing Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague since 2010 and got his PhD in Fine mechanics and optics in 2003 at the same university. His experience includes a position of Leader of the Czech Technical University group in the National Center for Electron and Photon Optics (since 2018) and that of a Scientific board member of the Regional Centre for Special Optics and Optoelectronic Systems TOPTEC under the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (since 2013). Between 2011 and 2019 has was a Vice-chairman of European Normalization Technical Committee CEN/TC 352 – Nanotechnology, and in 2010 he was appointed as a doctoral study program board member for Design and Processing Engineering at the Czech Technical University.Starting with 2006 to date, he has been involved in the scientific and research activity on the “OSQAR – CERN” project.In 2005, he has been appointed as a head of the Division of Precision Mechanics and Optics of the Institute of Instrumentation and Control Engineering under the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University.His main research experience and interests over the last five years include: Design of opto-mechanical instruments (Development of measurement instruments for Bidirectional Texture Function measurement – BTF – patent: 2018, EU and US patents: 2020; Design of the instrument for long-term measurement of concrete samples inside environmental chamber – patent: 2017; New instruments development based on laser triangulation principle – 3 patents: 2020) and Special production techniques (Micro EDM machining of micro mechanical and optical systems and Nano-related techniques). |
Prof. Ziad SAGHIR, from Canada – Ryerson University, Associate Editor
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Prof. Ziad Saghir got his Ph.D at the University of Toronto in 1984, his M.A.Sc at Universite Laval, in 1980 and his B.Sc at Universite Laval, in 1979. He works currently as a professor in the area of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and his main areas of interest include the following: computational fluid dynamics, material science, flow in porous media and biomedical engineering. |
Prof. Aurel – Mihail ȚÎȚU, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu (ULBS), the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
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Aurel – Mihail Țîţu is a Professor at the “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu (ULBS), the Faculty of Engineering, the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, and a PhD supervisor at the “Politehnica” University of Bucharest in the Fundamental Field of Engineering Sciences, and in the PhD Supervision Field of ENGINEERING and MANAGEMENT, and he is a co-founder of this field at the “Politehnica” University of Bucharest along with two other fellow professors. He has gone through all the stages in his didactic training, from the very position of a Tutor (1995), to the top position of a Professor (2007). Since 2010, he has been an Expert and an European Consultant in Intellectual Property and an Ambassador of Innovation appointed for Europe and Asia, a director of the Regional Center for the Promotion of Industrial Property Protection of OSIM and EPO (“PATLIB” Center in Sibiu).Since 2007, he has been a President of the Romanian Association for Alternative Technologies in Sibiu (ARTA Sibiu) − a professional association whose research activity is accredited by the Ministry of Research and Innovation − and he is the Vice President of the Romanian Association of Unconventional Technologies in Romania headquartered in Timisoara, and the President of the Romanian Association for Unconventional Technologies − Sibiu Branch.He is an Active Member of the Romanian Academy of Scientists (AOSR) − Brașov Branch, a co-founder and an Editor-in-Chief of the “Nonconventional Technologies Review”, an Editor of the “Management of Sustainable Development Review”, an Editor and Co-founder of the “Journal of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Control and Computer Science”, an Associate Editor of the “International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics”, and a Member of the Editorial and Scientific Committee of numerous prestigious International Journals and Conferences in Romania, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, several countries in the European Union, Russia, Switzerland, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, etc. He is the Scientific Secretary of the “Academic Management Society of Romania” Association − Sibiu Branch − and a Secretary General of the “China Center” Association in Romania. In 2016, he established the first Scientific Circle in the Field of Intellectual Property Protection in Romania at “Lucian Blaga” University in Sibiu. Additionally, he is a Member of the International Association of Engineers of ASIA − IAENG (member card ID: 11873). In 2004, he established and started managing − as a director − the Department of Intellectual Property Protection of the “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu. He has been an Active Member of the German Association of Engineers (“Verein Deutscher Ingenieure”) − VDI Germany − since 2006, and he is one of the global promoters of invention and innovation. Aurel-Mihail ȚÎȚU holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering (1999) and a specialization in Management Economics (2007), and he was nominated Honorary Doctor by the “George Bacovia” University of Bacău in 2019.For further details, please visit www.artasibiu.ro and http://inginerie.ulbsibiu.ro/dep.iim?page_id=105 Contact: mihail.titu@yahoo.com and mihail.titu@ulbsibiu.ro |
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