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Curriculum Vitae (updated as December 2006)

available as pdf also here

Born:

Location:

Bucharest - ROMANIA

Date:

05/05/1974

Sign:

Taurus

Present:

Location:

Oulu - FINLAND

Date:

since: 04/07/1998

Address:

Available on request:

Objectives:

• To improve the ways that humans are using our days information technology (better programming, design and user interfaces)

Work experience:

• 2003 -         University of Oulu/Dept. of Information Processing Science, Oulu, Finland as Assistant Professor
• 1999 - 2002 University of Oulu/Dept. of Information Processing Science, Oulu, Finland as Research Scientist
• 1998 - 1999 VTT Electronics, Oulu, Finland as Research Scientist
• 1997 - 1998 ALCRI SRL, Ploiesti, Romania, Trainee working in OS9 (taking the diploma)
• 1996 - 1997 ELTC Computers SRL, Bucharest, Romania, Chief of Internet Department
• 1993 - 1996 Central Military Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, Advisor for Security and Networks

Education:

• 1999 - 2005 University of Oulu, Department of Information Processing Science

  Philosophy Doctor (PhD) Degree in Information Processing Science
  Philosophy Doctor
  Diploma title "Augmented reality based user interface for mobile applications and services"
  [Read it]

• 1997 - 1998 "Politehnica" University of Bucharest

  Licentiate of Technology (Lic.Tech) Degree in Concurrent Engineering (Human Resources Training Center)
  License in "Concurrent Engineering"
  Diploma title "Concurrent engineering taxonomy-oriented database development and maintenance"(Theory and a java software package running on official EU Commision web site)

• 1992 - 1997 "Politehnica" University of Bucharest

  Master of Engineering in Theory of the Systems and in Computers Science (Faculty of Automation and Computers)
  License in "Theory of the Systems" and in "Computers Science"
  Diploma title "Developing of Cross-Platform Sofware Package for Real-Time Distributed Control System in Advanced Flexible Manufacturing" (Theory and a software package MCLib for OS9, Linux and QNX)
  [Read it]

• 1988 - 1992 High school/Lic.Gheorghe Lazar in Bucharest
• 1980 - 1988 Primary and Secondary school in Bucharest

References from:

• Prof. TechD. Petri Pulli (mailto: )
• Prof. TechD. Aurelian Mihai Stanescu (mailto: )
• Prof. TechD. Ion Dumitrache (mailto: )

Speciality:

• Augmented Reality Techniques
• Virtual Reality Techniques
• Concurrent Engineering
• Flexible System Manufacturing
• Computer Networks (Administration, Security, Architecture)
• Assembler up to high level programming languages
• Real Time operating system (OS9, QNX, VxWorks)
• Embedded systems based on i80c51, i8086, Ti320c25 and M68k

Certificates:

• Java 2
• C Programmer
• Internet Security Specialist
• Linux Administrator
• Computer Technician
• HTML Programmer
• High IT Aptitude
• Technical English (from University "Politechnica" of Bucharest)
• Flexible Systems of Manufacturing from Degem, Israel

Grants:

• Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Center of Excelence, Visiting Researcher, 2006;
• Nokia Foundation Grantholder for 2004;
• Scholarship position in University of Oulu - Infotech Graduate School (between 1999 and 2003).

Teaching activities:

• Mobile Internet Service Architecture
• Laboratory and some lectures from "The Virtual Reality Course" at University of Oulu
• 3D User Interface course
• Augmented Reality
• Mobile Internet Technical Architecture

Membership of Professional Societies:

• Linux Foundation
• Free Software Foundation
• European Society of Concurrent Engineering (ESoCE)
• Concurrent Engineering Net Of Excellence (CE-NET)

Publications:

• Complete list of publications is available here: publications

Languages:

• English Fluent, Italian Understand, French Reading, Finnish Survival.

Interests and activities:

• Interested in: interfaces, mobile devices, minidisks, energy conservation, new fuels, programming languages, ecology, music, movie making
• Active in: programming, developing new interfaces, testing/developing mobile devices, optimizing web pages, servers

Volunteer experience:

• Web design
• Database design
• Movie making
• Internet Security
• Unix (QNX, Linux, OS9, Irix, AIX, SunOS) and others

Hobbies:

• Music, art, reading, programming (better check my home page for more)