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Automation Department
Str. G. Baritiu nr. 26-28, 400027 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Department headquarters - Room 350, phone: +40 (264) 401220
Fax: +40 (264) 599893
Str. G. Baritiu nr. 26-28, 400027 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Department headquarters - Room 350, phone: +40 (264) 401220
Fax: +40 (264) 599893
News/events
Legal Basis
The doctoral domain “Systems Engineering” was approved by Ministerial Order no. 4843 / 01.08.2006.List of PhD Supervisors
| No. | Name | Ministerial Order / File No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. PhD Eng. Mihail Ioan Abrudean | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Mihai.Abrudean@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 2 | Prof. PhD Eng. Adina Mariana Aștilean | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Adina.Astilean@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 3 | Prof. PhD Eng. Ion Lucian Bușoniu | 5893 / 04.12.2015 | lucian@busoniu.net |
| 4 | Prof. PhD Eng. Tiberiu Victor Coloși | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Tiberiu.Colosi@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 5 | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 3292 / 26.02.2008 | Petru.Dobra@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 6 | Prof. PhD Eng. Eva Henrietta Dulf | 5372 / 29.09.2015 | Eva.Dulf@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 7 | Prof. PhD Eng. Clement Feștilă | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Clement.Festila@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 8 | Prof. PhD Eng. Silviu Corneliu Folea | 3682 / 13.04.2017 | Silviu.Folea@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 9 | Prof. PhD Eng. Gheorghe Lazea | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Gheorghe.Lazea@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 10 | Prof. PhD Eng. Zsofia Lendek | 4479 / 15.07.2019 | Zsofia.Lendek@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 11 | Prof. PhD Eng. Tiberiu Ștefan Leția | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Tiberiu.Letia@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 12 | Prof. PhD Eng. Liviu Cristian Miclea | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Liviu.Miclea@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 13 | Prof. PhD Eng. Ionuț Muntean | 3324 / 18.02.2025 | ionut.muntean@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 14 | Prof. PhD Eng. Vlad Mureșan | 5800 / 27.12.2017 | Vlad.Muresan@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 15 | Prof. PhD Eng. Cristina-Ioana Mureșan | 5888 / 22.12.2021 | cristina.muresan@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 16 | Prof. PhD Eng. Ioan Nașcu | 4963 / 31.07.2008 | Ioan.Nascu@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 17 | Prof. PhD Eng. Ovidiu Petru Stan | 6869 / 21.12.2023 | ovidiu.stan@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 18 | Prof. PhD Eng. Levente Tamaș | 6325 / 22.12.2020 | Levente.Tamas@aut.utcluj.ro |
| 19 | Prof. PhD Eng. Honoriu Mugurel Vălean | 1805 / 20.08.2007 | Honoriu.Valean@aut.utcluj.ro |
List of Doctoral Students
Download the list of PhD students as of October 1, 2024 (PDF)
Defended PhD Theses
| PhD Student | Thesis Title | PhD Supervisor | Year of Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop Alexandru | Next-best-view estimation using point clouds | Prof. PhD Eng. Levente Tamaș | 2025 |
| Timiș Daniel-Dumitru | Development and testing of a multi-agent search and localization system using drones | Prof. PhD Eng. Eva Henrietta Dulf | 2025 |
| Vădan Andrei Mihai | Alternative methods for manual and automated testing of IoT systems for smart homes | Prof. PhD Eng. Liviu Cristian Miclea | 2024 |
| Donca Ionuț Cătălin | Microservices management for enhancing system dependability and scalability | Prof. PhD Eng. Liviu Cristian Miclea | 2024 |
| Yousuf Bilal | Exploration-based active multi-target search using single and multiple agents | Prof. PhD Eng. Lucian Bușoniu | 2024 |
| Florian Horațiu | Optimization strategies for operations in logistic systems | Prof. PhD Eng. Adina Aștilean | 2024 |
| Mihaly Vlad Mihai | Robust fixed-structure synthesis for nonlinear systems | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 2024 |
| Lal Ioana (married name: Lal-Fediuc) | Near-optimal control of nonlinear systems with hybrid inputs | Prof. PhD Eng. Lucian Bușoniu | 2024 |
| Kelenyi Beniamin | Efficient perception on resource-constrained mobile robots | Prof. PhD Eng. Levente Tamaș | 2023 |
| Dobră Ionuț-Marian | Wireless system for environmental quality monitoring | Prof. PhD Eng. Silviu Folea | 2023 |
| Șușcă Mircea | Tools for unified design and implementation of robust control systems | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 2023 |
| Costandin Beniamin | Advanced structures and intelligent control of flying vehicles | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 2023 |
| Fișcă Marius | Automatic protection systems in power supply networks for large consumers | Prof. PhD Eng. Mihail Ioan Abrudean | 2023 |
| Sabou Dora (married name: Morar) | Advanced control techniques for CNC machines | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 2022 |
| Văduva Bogdan | Online management and fault prediction system for water and sewerage networks | Prof. PhD Eng. Honoriu Mugurel Vălean | 2022 |
| Corcheș Cosmina Emilia | Dependability techniques for systems with CLOUD-FOG-EDGE architectures | Prof. PhD Eng. Liviu Cristian Miclea | 2021 |
| Chioran Daniel | Optimization of ambient comfort with reduced energy footprint | Prof. PhD Eng. Honoriu Mugurel Vălean | 2021 |
| Bucur Vlad | Resource management techniques for cyber-physical systems’ cloud services | Prof. PhD Eng. Liviu Cristian Miclea | 2021 |
| Codoban Adrian | Remote monitoring of isotope separation processes | Prof. PhD Eng. Mihail Ioan Abrudean | 2021 |
| Vlas Raluca Simona (Făt) | Models and control techniques for the capital market | Prof. PhD Eng. Tiberiu Ștefan Leția | 2021 |
| Mezei Ady-Daniel | Active perception for an object-sorting robot | Prof. PhD Eng. Lucian Bușoniu | 2021 |
| Bîrs Isabela Roxana | Advanced fractional control strategies for weakly damped processes | Prof. PhD Eng. Ioan Nașcu | 2021 |
| Al-Janabi Dahlia | Development of cyber-physical system software using time-extended Petri Nets with objects | Prof. PhD Eng. Tiberiu Ștefan Leția | 2021 |
| Nagy Zoltan | Observer-based control for systems with slope-bounded nonlinearities | Prof. PhD Eng. Lucian Bușoniu | 2021 |
| Mănescu Radu | Use of BIM and BMS for improving the performance of building installations | Prof. PhD Eng. Petru Dobra | 2021 |



