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Education:
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PhD Neural Networks (Mathematical
Analysis), Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania, 2000 |
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MSc Artificial Intelligence, Babes-Bolyai
University, Cluj, Romania, 1996 |
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BSc Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai
University, Cluj, Romania, 1995 |
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Certificate in
Management, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, 1995 |
Jobs:
| Reader (Associate Professor),
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,
2005-present |
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Newcastle upon
Tyne, UK, 2001-2005 |
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Research Associate, University of Newcastle
upon Tyne, UK, 2000-2001 |
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Teaching Assistant (AIO), University of
Maastricht, Netherlands 1998-2000 |
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Associate Lecturer
(Adjunct Professor), Petru Maior University,
Targu Mures, Romania, 1997-1998 |
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Associate Lecturer (Adjunct Professor), Babes-Bolyai
University, Cluj, Romania, 1997-1998 |
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Director, CIVITAS
Foundation for the Civil Society, 1992-1998 |
Job related positions:
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member of the
Senate of the University of Newcastle (2003-2006, and since 2009)
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Degree Programme
Director for Postgraduate Research Degrees (since 2010) |
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deputy leader of
the Scalable Information Management research group at the School of
Computing Science (2007 - 2009) |
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chair of Board
of Examiners for the MRes in Bioinformatics (2006 - 2008)
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member of
Committee on Assessment Irregularities (2006 - 2008)
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Scientific
interests:
| computational neuroscience |
| complex systems |
| computational intelligence |
| network analysis |
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evolution of living systems |
| data mining |
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artificial neural networks |
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evolutionary systems |
Research grants:
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Grid-enabled
neuroscience (Principal investigator - Newcastle), Medical Research
Council – UK, £159K, 2002-2006. (with Prof Paul Watson) |
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eXSys (protein
interaction network analysis), Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council – UK, £180K, 2003-2005, (complemented by industrial
contributions of the TU12 Ltd and InRotis Ltd – £180K) . (with Prof
Malcolm P Young) |
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Visualisation
and analysis of intracellular dynamics (co-investigator), Medical
Research Council – UK, £63K, 2004-2008. (with Dr Trevor Jackson and Prof
Craig Robson) |
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Ecological
network analysis, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affaires of
the UK government, £70K, 2003. (with EnviResearch Ltd) |
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Awareness of
chemical safety issues, Department of Environment, Food and Rural
Affaires of the UK government, £60K, 2005. (with EnviResearch Ltd)
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NEReSC
continuation grant (co-investigator), EPSRC/DTI, £196K, 2006-2008. (with
Prof Paul Watson and others) |
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eData Mining,
Proof-of-Concept grant, NStar, £90K, 2006. |
Teaching
experience:
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computer science courses and labs
(introductory
computer science, databases, computational logic, formal languages, artificial
intelligence, machine learning, complex systems) |
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statistics courses and labs (general
statistics, advanced statistical methods) |
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psychology
(introductory neuroscience) |
Industrial collaborations:
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e-Theraputics
Plc |
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Data Complexity
Ltd |
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EnviResearch Ltd
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Corbitt's Ltd
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