Daniela Faur – CV

CV Timeline – Daniela Faur (EN)

Academic background

Aug – Dec 2025Active
Fulbright Visiting Scholar
University of Georgia · Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Research grant in Agriculture / Extension Services as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, administered by IIE / U.S. Department of State.
Fulbright International Research Agriculture USA
2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
German Aerospace Centre – DLR
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image analysis for disaster management.
SAR Disaster Management Radar Imaging
2002 – 2006
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Cum Laude
Politehnica University of Bucharest
Thesis: Knowledge-based image understanding. Applications in Earth Observation Images Classification. Focused on remote sensing image formation, signal processing, and statistical models for EO data analysis.
Remote Sensing Statistical Models Earth Observation
1997 – 2002
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Politehnica University of Bucharest · Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Economic Engineering in Electrical and Power Engineering · GPA: 9.57 / 10
Electrical Engineering Signal Processing

Career & roles

2024 – presentActive
Geosense Coordinator
GEOspatial and Smart SENSors for Environmental Applications Lab · Campus Research Institute
  • Defining thematic directions and integrating advanced technologies: AI, IoT, GIS, UAVs, and satellite imagery.
  • Managing and supervising a diverse team: senior researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD students.
  • Facilitating the transition from advanced research to practical solutions in agriculture, biodiversity, urban planning, and natural hazard management.
  • Enhancing the international visibility of the laboratory.
AI & IoT GIS & UAV Team Management Environment
2012 – 2024
Senior Researcher
CEOSpaceTech – Research Centre for Spatial Information
  • Managing and leading teams for European and national projects focused on Earth Observation data processing.
  • Coordinating the development of project reports and deliverables.
  • Contributing to the dissemination of research results through top journal publications and participation in global forums.
Earth Observation European Projects Applied Research
2007 / 2016 – presentActive
Lecturer / Associate Professor
NUST POLITEHNICA Bucharest · Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and IT
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Information Theory, Remote Sensing Image Processing, Exploration of Heterogeneous Data, and Computational Intelligence.
  • Supervising students' projects, tasks, and graduate theses.
  • Conducting advanced research on information theory for remote sensing data processing, satellite time series analysis, risk assessment, and environmental monitoring.
Information Theory Remote Sensing Computational Intelligence University Teaching
2024 – presentActive
Member of the University Senate
NUST POLITEHNICA Bucharest
2020 – 2024
Faculty Council Member
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology · NUST POLITEHNICA