Center for Education and Research CERFS

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Center for Education and Research CERFS

• Technical University Gh. Asachi Iasi
• Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications
• B-dul Copou nr. 11, Iasi

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Main directions of research activity

• neuro-fuzzy systems
• bio-informatics
• bio-medical engineering
• nonlinear dynamics
• speech technology
• space science and technology
• virtual reality

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Personnel structure

• Total (2003) 25
• Senior researchers (5)
• Ph. D. Students (12)
• Master students (8)

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International Partners

• Japan
• Fuzzy Logic System Institute
• Biomedical Fuzzy Systems Association
• R. Moldova
• Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science,
  Chisinau
• Germany
• Switzerland
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Electric
  Engineering Department
• Bulgaria
• Centre for Biomedical Engineering
• France
• Grenoble University
• India
• Department Applied Electronics, Gulbarya
  University
• Portugal
• University of Vila Real, Tras Montes

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National Partners

• Institute for Theoretical Informatics, Romanian
  Academy
• University Al.I. Cuza Iasi
• National Institute for Inventions, Iasi
• Technical Museum, Iasi
• University of Pitesti
• University of Medicine Iasi

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Personnel with academic training and number of
publications

• Prof. H.N. Teodorescu, m.c. - 83 publications
  (1999-2003)
• Reader Dr. A. Brezulianu - 10 publications
  (1999-2003)
• Lecturer Ph.D. D.M. Dobrea - 15 publications
  (1999-2003)
• Associated Assistant Professor Oana Voroneanu - 4
  publications (2002-2003)
• Associated Assistant Professor L. Fira - 2
  publications (2003)
• Associated Assistant Professor C. Zamfir - 4
  publications (2002-2003)

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Number of grants
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Number of publications
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Main projects

• Theoretical analysis of the dynamics of
  neuro-fuzzy systems (Romanian Academy)
• Artificial Retina based on Chaotic Dynamics
  (CNCSIS), 2000-2002
• IEEE-Neural Society Grant for Virtual Reality
  Interface (Walter Karplus Summer Research Grant
  2003)
• Tremor analysis (CNCSIS), 2001-2003

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Co-organization of conferences and symposia

• ECIT 2000
• ECIT 2002
• SIA 2003
• Pitesti 2003
• Pitesti 2004
• ECIT 2004
• Zilele Academice Iesene 2000
• Zilele Academice Iesene 2004

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Personnel and research management tasks

• Prof. H.N. Teodorescu, m.c., Director and project
  manager
• Reader Dr. A. Brezulianu, chief engineer, project
  ASM/ARCHIMEDES (Germany)
• Lecturer D.M. Dobrea, project manager
• Ph. D. Student O. Voroneanu, project manager
• Ph. D. Student L. Fira, project manager
• Ph. D. Student C. Zamfir, project manager
• Eng. Frederic Mayer (visitor from France),
  project co-manager
• Eng. S. Ionasanu, web development

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Research topics

• Reader Dr. Adrian Brezulianu
• fuzzy systems and neural networks
• time series forecasting
• image processing
• industrial optimization using genetic algorithm

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Thesis Contributions in systems based on Virtual
Reality techniques used in biomedical applications

• Lecturer Ph.D. Marius Dan Dobrea
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• Intelligent Systems in Biomedical Engineering
• Virtual Reality
• Digital Signal Processing based on intelligent
  algorithms
• Intelligent embedded systems based on DSP and
  microcontrollers

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Thesis Contributions at the signal analysis and
prediction by neuro-fuzzy methods

• Ph.D. Student Lucian Iulian Fira
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• neuro-fuzzy predictors for the genomic sequences
  and words from texts time series
• Data-Mining methods and tools for the
  identification of the genomic sequences

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Thesis Contributions to the modelling
hydrodynamic and reological flow in blood
vessels and applications

• Ph.D. Student Liviu Amariei
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• cardiovascular hemodynamic
• cardiac valves
• modeling hydrodynamic in blood vessels

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Thesis Contributions to the analysis and
applications of the nonlinear dynamic systems

• Ph.D. Student Ciprian Giani Zamfir
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• chaotic circuits and applications in biomedical
  engineering
• adaptive systems for modeling nonlinear
  processes applications in biomedical engineering
• sensors and measuring systems based on computing
  with strange attractors

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Thesis Contributions to the usefulness of
nonlinear parameters and methods in
Knowledge-based Systems, with application in
Medicine

• Ph.D. Student Oana Voroneanu
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
• Knowledge-based Systems and Expert System
• Biomedical engineering
• Nonlinear dynamics with application in Medicine

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Thesis Contributions to the development systems
of virtual reality in combination with method
A-life for diagnosis and treatment

• Ph.D. Student Jan Catalin Iov
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• virtual reality for training
• chaotic sensor circuits and applications in
  biomedical engineering
• Intelligent Systems with medical applications
• A-life methods and technologies for diagnosis
  and treatment

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Thesis Contributions to the utilization
neuro-fuzzy systems for Knowledge Discovery Data

• Ph.D. Student Bogdan Ciprian Branzila
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• Continued Fractions
• Neural Networks
• Soft Implementation of T-Ganglions
• Data Mining
• Knowledge Discovery Data

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Thesis Contributions to the usefulness with
nonlinear dynamics in Intelligent System of
medical ordinariness

• Ph.D. Student Maria Babii
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• nonlinear dynamics with application in Biology
  and Medicine
• Intelligent Systems
• models for cellular systems

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Thesis Contributions to the utilization
microsystem based devices specialized in medical
applications

• Ph.D. Student Mihaela Hnatiuc
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• nonlinear dynamics
• Intelligent Systems
• hardware medical applications
• (training in France)

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Thesis CML Networks with application in medicine

• Ph.D. Student Constantin Nita
• Supervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu
• Research topics
• models of processes
• nonlinear dynamics
• (training in Germany)

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Master Degree ThesisIntelligent System for
Modeling the Banks Client Behavior

• Master Student Sidor Ionasanu
• Supervisor Reader Dr. Adrian Brezulianu
• Research topics
• neural network
• fuzzy logic
• classification problem
• Web development

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International cooperation Eng. Frederic
Mayer (visitor from France), project
co-managerSupervisor Prof. Horia-Nicolai
Teodorescu

• Medical Images processing with fuzzy logic and
  neural networks
• Research topics
• new approach to detect edges using
  pseudo-statistic filter based on fuzzy logic
• image pre-processing

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Master Student

• Alin Ceausu - asistent cercetator
• Eng. Sidor Ionasanu - master IB
• Eng. Ionut Ieremie - master IB
• Eng. Marius Muraru - I.I.T. (master IB)
• Eng. Adrian Verbuta - master IB

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Books

Computational Intelligence Processing in Medical
Diagnosis
Intelligent Systems and Interfaces Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Pub. Date April 2000
Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu Hans Jurgen Zimmermann
Daniel Mlynek (Editor) Abraham Kandel (Editor)
Hardcover, 480pp., ISBN 079237763X
(C) Physica Verlag - Springer Verlag(Studies in
Fuzziness and Soft Computing) Manfred Schmitt,
Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu, Ashlesha Jain, Ajita
Jain, Sandhya Jain, Lakhmi C. Jain (Editors)May
2002 ISBN 3790814636
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Intelligent Systems and Technologies in
Rehabilitation Engineering Horia-Nicolai
Teodorescu , L. C. Jain (Eds.) CRC Press, USA.,
Dec. 2000, ISBN 0849301408
Fuzzy and Neuro-fuzzy System in Medicine
Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu , A. Kandel, L. C. Jain
(Eds.) CRC Press, USA.,sept. 1998, ISBN
0849398061
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Hardware Implementation of Intelligent
(C) Physica Verlag - Springer Verlag (Studies in
Fuzziness and Soft Computing Vol.
74)Horia-Nicolai Teodorescu, Lakhmi C. Jain,
Abraham Kandel (Eds.) Juni 2001 ISBN 3790813990
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Future research grants

• project ASM/ARCHIMEDES (Germany) - H. N.
  Teodorescu, A Brezulianu et all.
• System for analysis and prediction of the genomic
  sequences based on neuro-fuzzy data-mining
  methods - L. Fira (project manager), H. N.
  Teodorescu (supervisor)
• A Knowledge-based System used to developed an
  eligibility critera in case of the cardiac valve
  prosthesis - O. Voroneanu (project manager), H.
  N. Teodorescu (supervisor)
• Intelligent System, based on strange attractors
  computing, for monitoring and control - C. Zamfir
  (project manager), H. N. Teodorescu (supervisor)

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Accepted papers

• O. Voroneanu, H.N. Teodorescu, C. Zamfir,
  Nonlinear analysis and selection of relevant
  parameters in assessing the treatment results of
  reducing tremor, using DBS procedure,
  International Joint Conference on Neural
  Networks, July 2004, Hungary
• O. Voroneanu, H.N. Teodorescu, L. Amariei A
  Knowledge-based System used to developed an
  eligibility criteria in case of the cardiac valve
  prosthesis, MS2004 France
• C. Zamfir, O. Voroneanu An adaptive system to
  simulate the Parkinson tremor, MS2004 France

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Masters

• The results obtained by CERFS members during
  their research are also used to initiate and
  develop new projects in the next master classes
• biomedical engineering
• computational linguistic
• (fuzzy) optimization

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Education

• The curricula includes an optional class on
  English writing and communication for
  researchers, and classes on intelligent systems
  and applications in bio-medical engineering and
  human-related sciences. Topics covered include,
  among others
• neural networks
• fuzzy logic and fuzzy systems
• evolutionary algorithms
• chaos theory and applications in engineering and
  medicine
• hardware for intelligent systems
• knowledge-based systems

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• Invited lectures
• Speech technologies (Al. I. Cuza University Iasi)
  
• 2002-2004
• Fuzzy Optimization (Al. I. Cuza University Iasi)
• 2002-2004
• Intelligent System (Gr. T. Popa University Iasi)
• 2001-2002
• Expert Systems and Biomedical applications
• (Gr. T. Popa University Iasi), 2001-2002
• Biomedical Engineering (Faculty of Computer
  Science Chisinau, R. Moldova), 1999-2002