Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University Timișoara. I work on AI-driven modeling and control — neural networks, fuzzy systems, adaptive control — for intelligent transportation systems.
Reinforcement learning-based solutions for longitudinal control of autonomous vehicles in car-following scenarios.
View project →Fuzzy inference and Bayesian calibration methods for car-following models, validated on real-world traffic data.
View project →PhD thesis developing car-following models that consider the behavior of the vehicles moving on adjacent traffic lanes.
View project →I received my B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (2015) and M.Sc. in Automation Systems Engineering (2017) from Politehnica University of Timișoara, followed by a Ph.D. (Summa Cum Laude) in Systems Engineering (2022). I later completed a second M.Sc. in Quality and Competitiveness Engineering and Management (2022) and a Postdoctoral degree in Computer and Information Technology (2023), also from Politehnica University of Timișoara. I joined the Computer and Information Technology Department in 2021 as a Teaching Assistant, and have been Lecturer there since February 2023.
My research interests include intelligent transportation systems, artificial intelligence, car-following control, adaptive control, fuzzy systems, neural networks, probabilistic reasoning, modeling and simulation, Markov chains, and mobile applications.
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Journal Reviewer
Selected journals from 70 verified peer reviews (Web of Science), 2021–2026
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (Elsevier)
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Elsevier)
Applied Soft Computing (Elsevier)
Measurement (Elsevier)
Scientific Reports (Springer Nature)
International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems (Springer Nature)
The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer)
Sensors (MDPI)
Vehicles (MDPI)
Smart Cities (MDPI)
Conference Reviewer
7th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications (AiA 2026)
6th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET 2026)
35th IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IEEE-IV 2024)
IEEE 23rd International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2020)
24th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2019)
Conference Organization
Conference Convenor — International Conference on AI-Driven Multidisciplinary Innovations and Sustainability (ICAIMIS 2026)
Session Chair — 18th International Conference on Software Technologies (ICSOFT 2023)
Section Co-Chair — International Conference on Applied Sciences (ICAS 2022)
Member, International Technical Committee — International Conference on Smart Grid and Smart Cities (ICSGSC 2023–2026)
Member, International Technical Committee — International Conference on Computer Sciences (IHCONCS 2026)
Member, Technical Program Committee — Mediterranean Smart Cities Conference (MSCC 2024, MSSC 2025)
Member, Program Committee — International Business Information Management Association Conference (IBIMA, editions 34, 35, 36, 44)