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First name(s) / Surname(s)
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Dorian COJOCARU
1, Sabba Ştefănescu Str., bl. F2, sc. 3, ap. 6, Craiova, Romania
Telephone(s) (40-251) 412428; (40-722) 795225;
Fax(es) (40-251) 438419
E-mail cojocaru@robotics.ucv.ro; cojocarudorian@yahoo.com;
Nationality ROMANIAN
Date of birth 16th of May 1958
Gender Male
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Dates From 1990
Professor, PhD Coordinator in Engineering
Academic and research
University of Craiova, Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics
13 A. I. Cuza Str., Craiova, România
Tel.: (40-251) 41 43 98; Fax (40-251) 41 16 88; Email: vrector@central.ucv.ro;
Academic and research
Dates 1991-1997
PhD Engineer
Control Systems
Control Systems
Robotics
Image acquisition and processing
Computer Vision
University of Craiova
Dates 1978-1983
Engineer
Domain: Control Systems
Specialization: Computers
Computer Architecture
Computer Programming
Informatics Systems Design
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University of Craiova
Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics
Control and Computers
ISCED 5
ROMANIAN
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Driving licence
I have a good experience in working with peoples: students, long life learning,
research teams, multinational teams, industry cooperation. Present position: Vice
Dean to the Faculty of Automation, Computers and Electronics, Romania –
responsible with Quality Assurance and International Relations; Member in the
Senate of the University of Craiova - member of the International Cooperation
Commission. PhD Coordinator in Engineering (Mechatronics); Member in
Scientific Council of Research Institute for Automation IPA Bucharest.
I organized different academic and research activities as professor, vice-dean
and grant director. Member in professional organizations: IEEE Robotics and
Automation, IEEE Computer, Romanian Society for Automation and Technical
Informatics SRAIT, Romanian Society for Robotics SRR, Romanian Association
for Electronics Industry and Software ARIES.
Quality assurance in higher education - evaluation and management, Research
activities – evaluation and management, Automation and Computers – engineer
diploma, Computer Vision - PhD, research and academic experience, Robotics -
research and academic experience, Computer Aided Design - research and
academic experience, Artificial Intelligence - research and academic experience,
Mechatronics – PhD coordinator.
I have a diploma in Computer Engineering.
Expert evaluator for: EU Framework Program for research and technology
development (FP7 Information and Communication Technologies - Cognitive
Systems, Interaction, Robotics– including panel evaluation in Brussels); National
Research Programmes Unit, Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus; Romanian
Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ARACIS (permanent member
of the Engineering Commission); Romanian National University Research
Council CNCSIS; Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research ANCS,
Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Youth MECT; Romanian
Managerial Agency for Research, Innovation and Technological Transfer
AMCSIT; Romanian National Center for Program Management CNMP.
From 1976, B category.
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Training and upgrading courses and stages (France, Czech Republic, Germany,
Holland, England; Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain, USA).
Working in more than 50 research projects including people from different
countries.
Coordinating more than 15 research projects teams.
Organizing international scientific events (more than 10).
Member in PhD commissions.
Plenary lectures, session chair, member in the international scientific committees,
scientific reviewer for scientific international events.
Managing European programs (FP6 MRTN, TEMPUS, ERASMUS/SOCRATES)
Author of more than 170 published scientific papers.
Publications (short selection):
- Marghitu, D.B., Cojocaru, D., a.o, 2003, Dynamics analysis of ground contact
pressure of English Pointer dogs, Nonlinear Dynamics Kluwer Academic
Publishers, p253-265, ISSN 0924-090X. FIRD: 1.104; FIRR: 1.50181; SIRD:
0.322; SIRR: 2.0559.
- Cojocaru, D., Ivanescu, M., Tanasie, R.T., Dumitru, S., Manta, F., 2010, Vision
control for hyperredundant robots, IJAA International Journal Automation Austria,
ISSN 1562–2703, Heft 1, Jahrgang 18(2010), p 52-66. [IFAC-Beirat Österreich].
- Cojocaru, D., Ivanescu, M., a.o., 2010, Hyper-redundants Robots, Editura
Universitaria, ISBN 978-606-510-980-3.
- Ivanescu, M., Cojocaru, D., a.o., 2010, Boundary Control by Boundary Observer
for Hyper-redundant Robots, International Journal of Computers,
Communications & Control, ISSN 1841-9836, Vol. V (2010), No. 5, pp. 755-767.
FIRD: 1.587; FIRR:0.23503; SIRD: 0.4975.
- Marghitu, D.B., Cojocaru, D., Jackson, R.L., 2011, Elasto-Plastic Impact of a
Rotating Link with a Massive Surface, International Journal of Mechanical
Sciences, ISSN: 0020-7403, Volume 53, Issue 4, April 2011, Elsevier, p309-315.
FIRD: 1.104; FIRR: 1.16667; SIRD: 0.322; SIRR: 2.25155.
Research grants as director (short selection):
- “A European research network on key technologies for intervention autonomous
underwater vehicles FREESUBNET”, FP6 MRTN-CT-2006-036186, 16 research
teams from EU, Contract value: 3.284.786 EUR (126.219 EUR for the Romanian
team), 2006-2010.
- “Mobile robots for control of the environmental quality”, CNCSIS Code 154,
Themes 14 and 41, Contracts 35264/2001, 33451/2002, 2001-2002.
- “Promoting the applications of artificial vision”, CNCSIS Code 718, Themes 3
and 25, Contracts 40202/4.11.2003, 33062/24.06.2004, 2003-2004.
- “Fuzzy techniques for systems and processes of the informational society”,
CNCSIS Code 100, Themes 4, 7 and 9, Contracts nr. 27661/14.03.2005,
GR155/04.05.2006, 26C/17.04.2007, contract values: 25.000 RON, 35.000 RON,
25.000 RON, 2005-2007.
- ”Models and methods for visual control of the hyper redundant robots”, The
Romanian Academy GAR 100/09.08.2007, GAR 97/24.04.2008, Values: 12.500
RON, 12.500 RON, 2007-2008.
- ”Vision based control of the hyper redundant robots”, CNCSIS PN II IDEI
102/01.10.2007, Values: 50.000 RON, 116.234 RON, 105.481 RON, 2007-2010.
29 th of March 2011 Prof. Dr. Eng. Dorian Cojocaru
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