Academic background
Aug – Dec 2025Active
Fulbright Visiting Scholar
University of Georgia · Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Research grant in Agriculture / Extension Services, Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, administered by IIE / U.S. Department of State.
2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
German Aerospace Centre – DLR
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image analysis for disaster management.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
2024 – presentActive
Member of the University Senate
NUST POLITEHNICA Bucharest
2020 – 2024
Faculty Council Member
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and IT · NUST POLITEHNICA