Areas of Expertise


AI and Big Data Analytics

Reinforcement learning, deep learning, decision trees, neural networks and genetic algorithms.

Time series analysis and clustering techniques for decision making support tools.

Technological support for creating, storing, and managing big data streams.

Building and deploying big data applications and advanced analytics for customized insights.

Data disambiguation, noise elimination and predictive analytics.

Energy Efficiency in Large Scale Distributed Systems

Smart grids management and optimized operation.

Decentralized management of flexibility.

Energy demand and flexibility prediction.

Energy efficiency optimization.

VPP and prosumers coalitions creation and management.

Energy and flexibility market for P2P trading.

Demand Response management

Nonlinear programming optimization for increasing systems energy efficiency.

Blockchain

Blockchain platform and smart contracts implementation.

Blockchain based trading market implementation and management

Distributed shared ledger implementation.

Ethereum technology integration.

Privacy-preserving techniques for blockchain platforms.

Distributed peer to peer control.

Distributed consensus (PoW and PoS).

Blockchain Tokens Creation.

Homomorphic encryption for private P2P trading mechanisms.

Blockchain and federated learning infrastructures.

Blockchain for tamper proof registration and audit

IoT and eHealth

Big data and ML adaptable infrastructures integrating data from various IoT sensors, software agents and self-reporting activities used to:

(i) Assess the cognitive state of MCI older adults

(ii) Manage the transitional care process for older adults and personalize their monitoring and care plans.

(iii) Personalize social robots interaction.

(iv) Manage and assess polypharmacy and medicine intake.

(v) Monitor heart disease and offer support for healthcare professionals.

Modelling and Simulation

Mathematical modeling of complex systems and environments.

System behavioral analysis.

Digital Twins.

Semantic web and ontology engineering.

Rule-based reasoning over semantic representations for knowledge extraction and decision making.

What-if model simulation techniques.

Multidisciplinary Optimization

Mathematical modeling and simulation of complex hybrid systems that exhibits both continuous and discrete behaviors.

Multi-objective and multi-criteria problems solving using mathematical models.

Analysis and optimization of processes based on event logs using process mining.

Industrial process real time control and costs optimization.

Bio-inspired Optimization

Bio-inspired hybrid meta-heuristics applicable in multi-objective optimization problems such as:

(i) selecting the optimal solution in semantic web service composition

(ii) data clustering

(iii) business process mining

(iv) generating personalized healthy diet recommendations

(v) ensuring energy efficiency at the server/data center level

Cloud, Fog and Edge computing

Cloud-edge computational orchestration and offloading.

Cloud-fog-edge architectures for optimal load management.

Cloud DCs energy usage assessment.

Cloud workload consolidation for energy consumption reduction.

Delay tolerant workload scheduling for minimizing energy costs.

Optimization of cloud DCs energy consumption through Dynamic Power Management.

Ongoing Research Projects


HEDGE-IoT

HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-15

Holistic Approach towards Empowerment of the DiGitalization of the Energy Ecosystem through adoption of IoT solutions 2023-2026

DEDALUS

HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01

Data-driven Residential Energy Carrier-agnostic Demand Response Tools and Multi-value Services 2023-2026

VIDEO

TransCare

Transforming Health and Care Systems

New care pathways for supporting TRANSitional CARE from hospitals to home using AI and personalized digital assistance 2024-2027

MiDiNA

LEAP-RE: Europe-Africa Research and Innovation call on Renewable Energy

Microgrids Development in North Africa 2023-2025

PHE-2025

PN-IV-P8-8.1-PRE-HE-ORG-2024-0194

Sprijinirea transformarii digitale a ecosistemului energetic si cresterea rezilientei acestuia prin dezvoltarea si testarea de solutii AI-IoT pentru platforme edge-cloud 2025-2026

40 PHE-2024

PN-IV-P8-8_1-PRE-HE-ORG-2023

Unelte si servicii bazate pe date pentru programele de raspuns la cerere agnostice energetic in cladiri rezidentiale 2024-2025

Completed Research Projects

engAGE

ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME 2021

Managing cognitivE decliNe throuGh theatre therapy, Artificial intelligence and social robots drivEn interventions 2021-2024

VIDEO

BRIGHT

H2020 LC-SC3-EC-3-2020

Boosting DR through increased communIty-level consumer engaGement by combining Data-driven and blockcHain technology Tools with social science approaches and multi-value service design 2020-2023

VIDEO

H2HCare

ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME 2019

Social robot-based solution for elders’ Care management and coaching after discharge from Hospital to Home 2020-2023

VIDEO

ReMember-Me

ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME 2019

Smart assistant to prevent and detect cognitive decline, promote cognitive function and social inclusion among older adults 2020-2023

VIDEO

ReMIND

ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME 2017

Robotic ePartner for Multitarget INnovative activation of people with Dementia 2018-2022

VIDEO

eDREAM

H2020 LCE-01-2017

enabling new Demand REsponse Advanced, Market oriented and secure technologies, solutions and business models 2018-2021

VIDEO

CATALYST

H2020-EE-2016-2017

Converting DCs in Energy Flexibility Ecosystems 2017-2020

VIDEO

PP H2020 10/2021

PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2020-0031

Increasing the involvement of energy consumers at the level community by combining technologies of data analysis and blockchain 2021-2023

CoolDC

PNIII Postdoc research

Data Centers Liquid Cooling: Novel Techniques for Optimal Thermal Flexibility Shifting and on-demand Waste Heat Re-use 2020-2022

MedGUIDE

ACTIVE AND ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMME 2016

ICT Integrated System for Coordinated Polypharmacy Management in Dementia Patients 2017-2019

GEYSER

FP7-ICT-2013.6.2: Data Centres in an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly Internet


GAMES

FP7-ICT-2009-6.3: ICT for Energy efficiency



Eco2Cloud

PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-36


Technologies for efficient management and scheduling of cloud resources in cloud for reducing Alpis data centre energy consumption

2016-2018

OptiPlan

PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-37


Technologies for Digitalization, Analysis and Optimization of Manufacturing of Flow Regulators and Monitors at Emerson Factory

2016-2018

Montran Labs - DSRL Research Project

Blockchain distributed systems and services 2016-2019


DIET4Elders

Active Assisted Living Joint Programme 5 2012



Elders-Up!

Active Assisted Living Joint Programme 6 2013



Green Cloud Scheduler

OpenNebula Green Cloud Scheduler Plugin

ArhiNet

Integrated System for developing semantically-enhanced archive content

RO CNMP Program 4(2007 – 2010)

FOOD-TRACE

Integrated IT system for assuring traceability and quality control in food industry

RO CEEX (2006 – 2008)

MAESTRO

Ontology Driven Automatic Web Service Composition

RO CNCSIS PN II Ideas
(2007-2010)

TOP Publications (last 5 years)

  1. G.I. Arcas, T. Cioara, I. Anghel, Whale Optimization for Cloud–Edge-Offloading Decision-Making for Smart Grid Services . Biomimetics 2024, 9, 302.DOI
  2. D. Mitrea, V. Chifu, T. Cioara, I. Anghel and C. B. Pop, Social Factors in P2P Energy Trading Using Hedonic Games, in IEEE Access, 2024, DOI
  3. D. Mitrea, L. Toderean, T. Cioara, I. Anghel, M. Antal, Smart contracts and homomorphic encryption for private P2P energy trading and demand response on blockchain, Heliyon, Elsevier, 2023, e22357, ISSN 2405-8440 DOI
  4. L. Toderean, V. R. Chifu, T. Cioara, I. Anghel and C. B. Pop, Cooperative Games Over Blockchain and Smart Contracts for Self-Sufficient Energy Communities, IEEE Access, 2023, vol. 11, pp. 73982-73999 DOI
  5. C. B. Pop, T. Cioara, I. Anghel, M. Antal, V. R. Chifu, C. Antal, I. Salomie, Review of bio-inspired optimization applications in renewable-powered smart grids: Emerging population-based metaheuristic. Energy Reports, Elsevier, 2022, Volume 8, Pages 11769-11798, ISSN 2352-4847 DOI
  6. C. Antal, T. Cioara, M.Antal, V. Mihailescu, D. Mitrea, I. Anghel, I. Salomie, G. Raveduto, M. Bertoncini, V. Croce, T. Bragatto, F. Carere, F. Bellesini, Blockchain based decentralized local energy flexibility market, Energy Reports, Elsevier, 2021, Volume 7, Pages 5269-5288, ISSN 2352-4847 DOI
  7. C. Antal, T. Cioara, M. Antal and I. Anghel, Blockchain Platform For COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Management, in IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society, 2021, vol. 2, pp. 164-178, DOI
  8. T. Cioara, M. Antal, V. T. Mihailescu, C. D. Antal, I. M. Anghel and D. Mitrea, Blockchain-Based Decentralized Virtual Power Plants of Small Prosumers, IEEE Access, 2021, vol. 9, pp. 29490-29504, DOI
  9. M. Antal, C. Pop, T. Cioara, I. Anghel, I. Salomie, F. Pop, A system of systems approach for data centers optimization and integration into smart energy grids, Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier, 2020, ISSN 0167-739X DOI
  10. T. Cioara, I. Anghel, I. Salomie, M. Antal, C. Pop, M. Bertoncini, . Arnone, Florin Pop, Exploiting data centres energy flexibility in smart cities: Business scenarios, Information Sciences, Elsevier, 2019, ISSN 0020-0255 DOI
  11. M. Antal, C. Pop, T. Petrican, A. V. Vesa, T. Cioara, I. Anghel, I. Salomie, E. Niewiadomska-Szynkiewicz, MoSiCS: Modeling, simulation and optimization of complex systems–A case study on energy efficient datacenters, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Elsevier, 2019, ISSN 1569-190X DOI
  12. C. Pop, T. Cioara, M. Antal, I. Anghel, I. Salomie and M. Bertoncini, Blockchain Based Decentralized Management of Demand Response Programs in Smart Energy Grids, Sensors, 2018, 18(1), 162. DOI
Complete list of DSRL publications can be accessed HERE

DSRL TEAM


Prof. Tudor Cioara
DSRL Director
PhD Supervisor
Prof. Ionut Anghel
DSRL Scientific and Technical Manager
PhD Supervisor
Prof. Ioan Salomie
DSRL Scientific and Technical Advisor
PhD Supervisor
Assoc. Prof. Cristina Pop
Ambient Intelligence Research Leader
Senior Researcher

Assoc. Prof. Viorica Chifu
Bio-inspired Optimization Research Leader
Senior Researcher
Assoc. Prof. Anca Hangan
Internet of Things (IoT) Research Leader
Senior Researcher
Lect. Dr. Claudia Antal
Blockchain and Energy Research Leader
Senior Researcher
Lect. Dr. Marcel Antal
Energy Efficiency Research Leader
Senior Researcher

As. Drd. Dan Mitrea
PhD Student
Researcher
As. Drd. Liana Toderean
PhD Student
Researcher
As. Drd. Alexandru Rancea
PhD Student
Researcher
As. Drd. Gabriel Antonesi
PhD Student
Researcher

Eng. Dragos Lazea
Master Student
Researcher
Eng. Andrei Mateescu
Master Student
Researcher
Eng. Vasile Ofrim
Master Student
Researcher
Mihai Daian
Student
Researcher

Ioana Hadarau
Student
Researcher

Enrolled PhD Students

Dan Mitrea, DSRL Researcher
Alexandru Rancea, DSRL Researcher
Liana Toderean, DSRL Researcher
Gabriel Antonesi, DSRL Researcher
Gabriel Arcas, Technical Product Owner at Bosch Group
Costel Frandes, Software Development Engineer at Yardi
Ioana Sarca, Software Engineer at Sitline Technology
Bianca Maria Goia, Senior Software Engineer at Garmin Cluj
Alexandru Florea, Entrepreneur

ALUMNI

Oana Marin, Software Engineer at MSG Systems
Daniel Todea, Software Engineer at Softing
Andreea Valeria Vesa, Data Scientist at Vertiv
Diana Balc, SAP ABAP Developer at Nagarro
Daniel Moldovan, Site Reliability Engineer / Software Development Engineer at Adobe
Georgiana Copil, Computer Scientist at Adobe
Vlad Tiberiu Mihailescu, Production Engineer at Meta
Teodor Petrican, Software Engineer at Canonical
Tudor-Ioan Salomie, Technical Lead / Manager at Google
Andreea Valeria Vesa, Data Scientist at Vertiv
Ciprian Stan, Senior Software Engineer at 3Pillar Global
Sebastian Crisan, Software Engineer at Facebook
Dorin Moldovan, Software Developer at Oracle
David Sera, Programmer at Cloudflight
Radu Marian Drăgan, Software Developer at QIAGEN
Denisa Maria Bărar, Data Scientist at Deloitte Technology
Ioana Cheres, External Collaborator at PitechPlus
Vlad Lazar, Machine Learning Software Engineer at Porsche Engineering
Adrian Olosutean, Data Engineer at Absa Group
Cosmin Nechifor, Engineer at Feather
Dan Valea, Software Architect at Luminos Labs
Vlad Blajan, Java Software Developer Greppy Systems

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Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

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