Engineer degree in Control Engineering , "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, July 1972.
Doctoral degree (PhD) in Control Engineering , "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, April 1983, with
a thesis in the field of system identification and self-tuning control, Advisor Prof. Dr. Ing. Sergiu Calin.
Responsabilities
1990 - 1999 : Vice Head of Computer Process Control Department
2000 - 2002 : Head of Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing Group
2005 - 2009 : President of the Scientific Board of the National
Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
2005 - 2009 : Member of Board of Trustees
1995 - : Member of the Scientific Board of the National
Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
2009 - : Vice Head of SMET Systems and Applications Department (e-Health, e-Environment, e-Energy, e-Transports)
System Identification and Parameter Estimation (past)
Time Series Analysis (past)
Change Detection and Diagnosis (current)
Independent Component Analysis (current)
Blind Source Separation (current)
Time-Frequency Analysis (current)
Monitoring of Industrial Processes (current)
Membership Professional Societies
1996 - : Member of IEEE Control Systems Society
1996 - : Member of IEEE Signal Processing Society
2001 - : Member of IEEE Romanian Section .
2002 - : Senior Member IEEE
2002 - : Member of Global Development Network .
2003 - : Member of WSEAS Automatic Control Technical Committee .
2004 - : Member of College of Experts, The Australian Research Council (ARC)
Awards
2004 Australian Research Council (ARC) citation as "expert of international standing" .
2001 Award for the best paper, New Method for Change Detection in Systems Operating
in Nonstationary Environment , presented at the Fourth ICSC International Conference on Soft
Computing and Intelligent Systems for Industry, Paisley, Scotland, UK, 26-29 June, 2001.
2000 General Association of Engineers in Romania Prize on 2000 in the field of
Information Technology for the book Time Series. Applications in Systems Analysis ,
Technical Publishing House, Bucharest, Romania, 2000.
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1995 "Tudor Tanasescu" Prize of the Romanian Academy , for the works in the
field of Detection of Changes in Dynamics of Signals and Systems , received in 1997,
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Visiting Positions
7-31.05.2002 : Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering ,
Melbourne University, Australia, Honorary visitor, Australian Research Council (Prof. I. Mareels).
1-30.09.1999 : Safety Control Engineering Department , Wuppertal University, Germany,
Research fellow, DAAD (Prof.Dr.rer.nat. P. C. Mueller).
1-30.06.1999 : Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering , Tottori University, Japan,
Research fellow, JSPS (Prof. K. Uosaki).
1-30.04.1996 : Department of Information and Knowledge Engineering , Tottori University, Japan,
Research fellow, JSPS (Prof. K. Uosaki).
1-31.03.1996 : Department of Control Engineering and Computer Science , Faculty of Computer
Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, Research fellow, JSPS (Prof. K. Kumamaru).
1.09-31.10.1995 : Safety Control Engineering Department , Wuppertal University, Germany,
Research fellow, DAAD (Prof.Dr.rer.nat. P. C. Mueller).
1-30.11.1992 : Centre for Research on Environmental Systems (CRES) , University of Lancaster, England,
Research fellow, The Royal Society (Prof. P.C. Young).
1.07-30.09.1992 : Automation Institute , Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Research fellow, DAAD
(Prof. K. H. Fasol).
1983 - 1990 : Senior Researcher of 3rd Degree , National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Bucharest
1977 - 1983 : Researcher , National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Bucharest.
1972 - 1977 : Engineer , Institute for Informatics, Bucharest.
Temporary Appointments
1975 - 1998 : Teaching Assistant , Lecturer and Associate Professor
at Department of Control Engineering and Department of Computer Science (Part-Time), "Politehnica"
University of Bucharest.
1978 - 1990 : Lecturer at the Centre for Training in Informatics of the Research
Institute for Informatics in Bucharest.
Professional Assignments
Committees
1996 - 1999 : Member of IFAC Technical Committee SAFEPROCESS (Fault Detection,
Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes)
1998 - 2002 : Member of IEEE Process Control Committee
2006 : Associate Editor , The IEEE International Conference on Control Applications
(CCA' 06) , 4-6 October 2006, Munich, ISBN: 0-7803-9795-9.
1995 - : Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing , ISSN 1053-587X ,
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics – Part C , ISSN: 1094-6977, Flow Measurement
and Instrumentation Journal , ISSN: 0955-5986, Elsevier, International Journal on Knowledge Based
Intelligent Engineering Systems , IOS Press, Netherland, ISSN: 1327-2314, Mechanical Systems ans Signal Processing
, ISSN: 0888-3270, Elsevier, book reviewer for Control Engineering Practice , Pergamon Press.
Conference Organization Related Activities
Invited Sessions Organizer
Engineering Techniques and Development of Intelligent Systems ,
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems
Conference (KES'2004), Wellington, New Zealand, September, 20-24, 2004.
Estimation and Fault Detection , The 3-rd International Symposium on
Intelligent Automation and Control (ISIAC'2000), World Automation Congress
(WAC'2000), Maui, Hawaii, SUA, June 11-16, 2000.
Fault Detection and Diagnosis , IEEE Symposium on Computer-Aided
Control System Design (CACSD'99), Cohala Coast, Hawaii, SUA, August 22-27, 1999.
Fault Detection and Isolation in Dynamical Systems - Applications ,
IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (CCA'99), Cohala
Coast, Hawaii, SUA, August 22-27, 1999.
System Change Detection. Robustness and Isolation , The 2-nd International
Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control (ISIAC'98), World Automation
Congress (WAC'98), Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 9-14, 1998.
CACSD for Fault Detection. Applications , IEEE Symposium on Computer-Aided Control
System Design (CACSD'96), Dearborn, Michigan, SUA, September, Michigan, SUA, September
15-17, 1996.
Member of International Program Committees (selective)
Science and Information Conference (SIC), London, UK, October 7-9, 2013.
The 2-nd IEEE International Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems (SysTol13),
Nice, France, October 9-11, 2013.
The 4-th International Conference on Emerging Network Intelligence (EMERGING 2012),
Barcelona, Spain, September 23-28, 2012.
IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics
(AQTR2012) , Cluj-Napoca, May 24-27, 2012.
IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics
(AQTR2010) , Cluj-Napoca, May 28-30, 2010.
The 13-th WSEAS International Conference on CIRCUITS (part of 13th WSEAS
Multiconference CSCC (CSCC 09) Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers) ,
Rodos Island, Greece, July 22-24, 2009.
The 10-th International Conference on Knowledge Based & Intelligent Information &
Engineering Systems (KES'06) , Bournemouth, UK, 9-11 October 2006.
The IEEE International Conference on Control Applications (CCA' 06) , 4-6 October 2006,
Munich, Germany (Associate Editor).
The Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems Conference
(KES'2004) , Wellington, New Zealand, September, 20-24, 2004.
The 4-th International Conference on Engineering of Intelligent Systems (EIS'2004) ,
Funchal, Island of Madeira, Portugal, February 29 - March 3, 2004.
The 1st NAISO Congress on Information Technology in the Environmental Engineering ,
Technical University of Gdansk, June 24 - 27, 2003.
The IEEE Symposium on Computer-Aided Control System Design (CACSD'2000) ,
Anchorage, Alaska, USA, September 25-27, 2000.
The UKACC International Conference on CONTROL'98, University of Wales , Swansea,
UK, 1 - 4 September 1998.
Chairman Sessions
Advanced Mathematical Models II , Mathematical Models for Engineering
Science(MMES'10), International conference of the Institute for Environment, Engineering,
Economics and Applied Mathematics (IEEEAM), Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife, Spain,
November 30- December 2, 2010.
Modelling of Control Systems , The 14-th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
MELECON'2008, Ajaccio, France, May 5-7, 2008
Poster Session organized by Industrial Information Technology Committee , IEEE
International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE'06, ETS-Downtown Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, 9-13 July 2006.
Speech and Image Processing Systems. Analysis and Segmentation , The 11-th WSEAS
International Conference on Systems, July 23-25, 2007, Agios Nikolaos, Crete Island,
Greece.
Estimation and Identification III , The 6-th IEEE International Conference on Control and
Automation (IEEE ICCA'07), May 30-June 1, 2007, Guangzhou, China.
Signal Processing Systems , The 7-nd International Multiconference on Circuits, Systems,
Communications and Computers (CSCC'2003), Corfu Island,Greece, July 7-10, 2003.
Neuro-Fuzzy Techniques and Applications , The 2-nd International Symposium on
Intelligent Automation and Control (ISIAC'98), World Automation Congress (WAC'98),
Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 9-14, 1998.
System Change Detection.Robustness and Isolation , The 2-nd International Symposium
on Intelligent Automation and Control (ISIAC'98), World Automation Congress (WAC'98),
Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 9-14, 1998
Applications I , The 4-th IFAC Conference on System Structure and Control (SSC'97),
Bucharest, Romania, October 23-25, 1997.
CACSD for Fault Detection. Applications , IEEE Symposium on Computer-Aided
Control System Design (CACSD'96), Dearborn, Michigan, SUA, September 15-17, 1996.
Model Based Diagnosis , IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety
for Technological Processes, SAFEPROCESS'94, Espoo, Finland, June 1994.
Application of Computer Control in Science , The 2-nd IFAC/IFIP Symposium on
Software for Computer Control SOCOCO'79, Prague, Czechoslovakia, June 1979.
Invited talks, Lectures
New Approach for Machine Vibration Analysis and Health Monitoring , Invited by
Spatial Co Kuwait, for Kuwait Maintenance Conference, Kuwait City, Kuwait, December
13-14, 2009.
Change Detection in Nonstationary Time Series in Linear Regression Framework , Global
Development Network (GDN), CERGE-EI, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
Prague, 5 August, 2002.
Detection of Abrupt Changes in Modal Characteristics of a Vibrating Structure , Safety
Control Engineering Department, Wuppertal University, Germany, 21 September , 1999.
Detection of Abrupt Changes in Modal Characteristics of a Vibrating Structure ,
Department of Mechanical and System Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan, 28 iunie, 1999.
Detection of Abrupt Changes in Modal Characteristics of a Vibrating Structure , Department
of Information and Knowledge Engineering, Tottori University, Japan, 22 June, 1999.
5 Lectures and seminars on Change Detection and Diagnosis in Stochastic Models, Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Oita University, (18 March, 1996),
Kyushu Institute of Technology (seminar organized by Japan Society of Instrument and Control Engineers -SICE),
22 March 1996, Department of Electrical Engineering, Saga University ( 27 March, 1996), Department of
Information and Knowledge Engineering, Tottory University ( 23 April, 1996), Department of Mechanical
and System Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology (26 April, 1996).
IDPACK/PC: Program Package for System Identification and Time Series Analysis , Safety
Control Engineering Department, Wuppertal University, Germany, 23 October, 1995.
Change Detection in Statistical Models of Signals and Systems, Safety
Control Engineering Department, Wuppertal University, 12 October, 1995.
Change Detection in Statistical Models with Application to Seismic Signal Processing ,
Centre for Research on Environmental Systems (CRES), University of Lancaster, UK, 24 November 1992.
System Identification and Parameter Estimation. Theory and Practice , Institute of Systems
Science and Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, (guest of Academia Sinica), October, 1988.
Time Series Analysis. Software Products and Applications , Institute of Systems Science
and Institute of Technology, Beijing, China, (guest of Academia Sinica), October, 1988.
Experiences with a Software Package for System Identification and Parameter Estimation ,
Central Institute of Cybernetics and Information Processes, Berlin, Germany, February, 1986.
Participation in Research National and International Cooperation Projects (2000- )
Project Leader
1998-2002 : Change Detection and Isolation in Signals and Systems in the framework
of the Agreement of Academic Exchange and Cooperation between Research Institute for Informatics and
Tottori University, Japan, with financial support from JSPS,
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2001-2003 : RELANSIN R1184/2001, Contract AMCSIT, Methods and Techniques for Signal
Array Processing with Application to Large Dams Monitoring (Hidrotehnica SA
beneficiary).
2001-2002 : Change Detection in Nonstationary Time Series in Linear Regression
Framework ,
CERGE-EI Foundation Grantor.
2003-2005 : PN 03-13 06 05, C2N/2003, Contract MEdC, Techniques and Methods Based on
Blind Source Separation and Independent Component Analysis with
Application to Physiological Data Analysis (EEG si MEG) , Project leader .
2004-2006 : RELANSIN R2056/2004, Contract AMCSIT, Signal Measurement and Analysis
with Application to Process and Industrial Plants Monitoring (SC SIMTEX
beneficiary).
2006-2009 : PN 06-19 02 02, C19/2006, Contract MEdC, Adaptive Filtering and Change
Detection with Application to Seismic Signal Processing .
2006-2008 : CEEX nr. 206/2006, ICI-ANCS, Vibration Time-Frequency Analysis with
Application to Structure Monitoring Subject to Extreme Dynamic Loads .
2009-2011 : PN 09-23 06 02, C9-23/2009, Contract MEdC, Learning Methods and Techniques
for Machine Vibration Monitoring .
Partner Project Leader
2001-2003 : AMTRANS nr. 1B02/2001, ICI-INCERC, Exploitation Safety and Seismic
Degradation Status Diagnosis for Civil and Transport Constructions Using Dynamic
Measurements at Natural Scale .
2004-2006 : RELANSIN R2005/2004, ICI- UPB/ACPC, Complex EEG Signal Analysis System
Based on Independent Component Analysis .
2004-2006 : AMTRANS nr. 7B24/2004, ICI-INCERC, Analysis System of Vibration
Impact Due to Underground Traffic Against to Other Vibration Sources with Application
to Structural Safety of Adjacent Buildings .
2006-2008 : CEEX nr. 705/2006, ICI-IPA, Integrated System, Decisional Support Based
on Multisensorial Information Fusion for Behavior Surveillance and Prediction of Dams and
Hydropower Plants .
2008-2011 : PN II nr. 92-082/2008, ICI-ASE, Factors and Macroeconomic Dynamics
Analysis Knowledge Based Using Econometrics and Information Processing Techniques .
Software Development Activities
Fortran Subroutine Libraries
SIPAC - Library for CACSD, co-developer (1974-1979)
IDENT - Library for system identification and parameter estimation (1978-1984)
TIMES - Library for time series analysis and forecasting (1978-1984)
TIMESS - Extension of TIMES library (1984-1988)
ADCON - Library for adaptive and self-tuning control, co-developer (1980-1983)
Interactive Packages
SIPAC - Interactive package for CACSD, co-developer (1978-1981)
IDPACK/PC - Interactive package for system identification and time series analysis
(1990- 1994)
TS-SYSTEM - Interactive package for time series analysis and forecasting using Box-
Jenkins approach (1995-1998)
CHANGE - Interactive package for change detection in signals and systems (1996-1999)
26 articles in refereed international journals ( 11 ISI )
23 reviews in refereed international journals ( 6 ISI for 10 books)
80 articles in international conferences
1 patent
Miscellaneous
2006 - 2011 : Member of the Consultative Board for Research, Development and
Innovation, National Authority for Scientific Research
2006 - 2011 : President of the Technical and Scientific Literature Subvention Commission
of the Consultative Board for Research Development and Innovation , National Authority for
Scientific Research
1995 - : Expert evaluator Romanian Academy Grants , Information Science and Technology Section
2008 - : Expert evaluator CNCSIS
2005 - : Expert evaluator National Authority for
Scientific Research for CEEX and PN II projects
1997 - : Member of PhD juries "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati
and Technical University of Iasi
1993 - : Member of the DAAD Alumni (Romanian Association of Former
Scholarship Holders of the DAAD)
2011 - : Member of JSPS Alumni (Japan Society for Promotion of Science)
Travels : Europe : Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lichtenstein,
Luxembourg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia,
Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City,
Asia : Cambodgia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Qatar, Singapore, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Africa : Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia,
North and Central America : USA, Canada, Mexic, Australia.
Research Interests
Signal Processing, High-Order Statistics, Blind Techniques, Source Separation, Independent Component
Analysis, Sensor Array Processing, Data Analysis, Biomedical, Environment, Industrial Process Monitoring.
Official Contacts
National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics
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