RO ACTIVITY REPORT 2020
I. TRAINING ACTIVITIES
CiTi members supervised students from:
1. Faculty of Applied Sciences;
2. Faculty of Power Engineering;
3. Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology;
4. Faculty of Electrical Engineering;
5. Master’s program: Coding Theory and Information Storage.
This activity resulted in the preparation of articles and scientific papers presented at various conferences, national and international scientific communication sessions, as well as international workshops.
STUDENT SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION SESSION, May 2020, UPB
1. “Cryptographic key exchange algorithm“, students: Lica Robert-Mihai, Oprea Olivia-Maria-Magdalena, year 2, A&C
2. “Current trends using honey-pot mechanisms“, students: Nichita Radu, Nedelcu Horia, Banu Miruna, Megelea Diana, Livadaru Alexandru, year 2, A&C
3. “Considerations on the numerical convergence of solutions of fractional differential equations with two variables“, students: Nitescu George, Marica Octavian Florin, year I, ETTI
4. “Considerations regarding fractal theory, quantum computing and cryptography“, students: Ivanov Andrei, Bordei Valentina, Trifan Antonie Luca, year I, ETTI
5. “The role of applied mathematics in managing the COVID-19 crisis“, students: Vlad Calincu, Lorin Span, year I, ETTI
6. “Development of a fractional SEIR model for approximating the number of COVID-19 cases in Wuhan“, student: China, Stefan ANTON, year I, FSA
7. “Using Blockchain technology in the fight against COVID-19“, student: Miroiu Alexandru, TCSI 2, FSA
8. “Anonymization of data stored on the health card“, students: Bucur Elena, Dovleac Geanina, Nanu Alina, Oancea Laura, Turcu Alina, TCSI 1, FSA
9. “General techniques and methods for investigating computer systems“, student: Daniliuc Cristi Dumitru, TCSI 2, FSA
10. “Wireless network security – breaking WPE, WPS, WPA keys“, student: Popa Ionuț-Cătălin, TCSI 2, FSA
11. “Applications of FPE in securing personal data“, student: Balaban Beatrix-May, TCSI 2, FSA
12. “Review of the security of the ZOOM application in the Android environment“, student: Ilisanu Razvan, TCSI 1, FSA
13. “Covid-19 Reporter (application / medical assistant)“, student: Olteanu Alin, TCSI 1, FSA
14. “Perspectives on data security in financial-banking systems“, students: Olteanu Alin, Burcă Raluca, Munteanu Marius, Mihai Alexandru, Gabi Mărăcine, TCSI 1, FSA
15. “Steganography – hiding information in multimedia files“, student: Jianu Cristi Valentin, TCSI 2, FSA
16. “Database security“, student: Jianu Cristina Carmen, TCSI 2, FSA
17. “Cloud security“, students: Apostu Teodor Valentin; Danilă Mihai; Robescu Mihai; Togan Călin; Frățilă Alexandru, TCSI 1, FSA
18. “Comparative analysis of the computation time of classical and quantum processors“, students: Ganescu Iuliana, Precup Alina, Simion Dan, Voicu Andreea, Zavoianu Georgiana, TCSI 1
19. “Information security from a quantum perspective“, students: Mihai-Zicu Mina, SRIC 2, A&C
20. “Auto Pentest for Websites“, student: Stancu Cosmin, TCSI 2, FSA
21. “Vulnerabilities of mobile terminals“, students: Zamfir Andrei Constantin, Vătu Răzvan Florin, Matei Ion Alexandru, Teodor Cristian Nicolae, TCSI 1, FSA
22. “Execution flow of the WannaCry attack“, student: Panait Andreea, TCSI 2, FSA
23. “A point of view on Econometrics applied in financial economics“, students: Zarafin Vlad Viviana; Vlad Liviu Marian; Alexandru Paula Carmen; Prună Preda Elena; Dură Ciprian Dănuț, TCSI 1, FSA
24. “Future of voice switching equipment“, students: Costescu Andrei, Suhaletca Ioan Adrian, Vlad(Paduraru) Andreea, TCSI 1, FSA
25. “Security of web pages in the context of globalization“, students: Barbu Cristina Elena, Toma Alexandru Mihai, Sandu Ionuț Daniel, TCSI 1, FSA
26. “A mathematical study regarding wind power systems“, student: Valeria-Alina ANDRONESCU, year I, Faculty of Power Engineering
27. “Applications of time series in electrical engineering“, students: Alexandru-Cosmin HRENCIUC, Radu-Andrei GHERASE, year I, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
28. “Quantum algorithms for approximating the Quantum Fourier Transform used in information theory“, student: Vasile-Laurenţiu DOSAN, year II, FSA
29. “Optimization of energy resources at local level – smart cities“, student: Rareş-Mihail ALEXE-ANGHEL, year I TCSI, Faculty of Applied Sciences
30. “Introduction to evolutionary computation. Genetic algorithms used in information theory“, student: Roxana-Ştefania OAJE, year I TCSI, Faculty of Applied Sciences
31. “Covid-19 Sentinels“, students: George Alexandru NEAGU, Ștefan Alexandru MITACHE, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
32. “A fuzzy sets modelling of pricing policies practiced by a company“, students: Andreea ROBU, Claudiu RADU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
33. “A multifractal analysis of the evolution of diabetic retinopathy“, students: Denisa Cătălina PANĂ, Vasile Valentin SAMSON, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
34. “A multifractal interpretation of tectonic activity in Romania“, students: Petruța-Nicoleta PLETEA, Larisa PETRICALĂ, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
35. “COVID-19 attack at micro-macro level“, students: Gabriel Cosmin DINCĂ, Mihai Liviu MORARU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
36. “Monitoring pollution levels using fuzzy sets in a smart city context“, students: Daniel IURCU, Aurelia-Mihaela VOICAN, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
37. “The role of wind power plants in estimating energy demand in a microgrid“, students: Semion PELESKOV, Ana-Maria-Ruxandra REŞCANU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
38. “Estimating energy demand in Romania: between PRIMES and scenarios“, students: Bianca-Andreea RUSE, Rodica-Andreea NICHITA, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
39. “Conflict scenarios in the context of ‘Covid-19’“, students: Iulia ȘTEFAN, Alexandra ROŞCA, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
40. “PID controller with fractional calculus”, students: Dorian RĂDUCAN, Constantin ROMAN, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
41. “Applications of fractional-order Butterworth filter in radar display technology“, students: Florin-Andrei Soare, Horia-Alexandru Alecu, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, year II B
THE 2ND EDITION OF THE WORKSHOP ON INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIVITY (21 May 2020, ONLINE)
1. “Blockchain: The Technology That’s Changing the World“, student: Miroiu Alexandru, TCSI 2
2. “Privacy and Data Protection in Financial Services & Banking“, students: Olteanu Alin, Burcă Raluca-Iulia, Mărăcine Dragoș, Mihai Alexandru, Munteanu Marius-Ștefan, TCSI 1
3. “A Point of View on Econometrics Applied in the Financial Economy“, students: Zarafin Vlad Viviana, Vlad Liviu Marian, Alexandru Paula Carmen, Prună Preda Elena, TCSI 1
4. “A Decade of Microsoft Windows Server Change“, students: Ilisanu Razvan, Panaghia George, Stanciu Florin, Ion Mihaela, Paraschiv Alexandra, TCSI 1
5. “Review of the Security of the Android 10 Operating System“, students: Capra Bogdan Iulian, Alex Rareș, Alin – Gabriel Constantin, Paladă Loredana – Ioana, Popa Nicoleta, TCSI 1
6. “Cloud Security“, students: Apostu Teodor Valentin, Danilă Mihai, Robescu Mihai, Togan Călin, Frățilă Alexandru, TCSI 1
7. “General Techniques and Methods of Computer Systems Forensics“, student: Daniliuc Cristi Dumitru, TCSI 2
8. “A Review on Cookies (Confidentiality, Vulnerabilities, Defense Techniques)“, students: Jianu Cristi, Lazarescu Gabriela, Mitru Cristina, Voicheci Julieta, TCSI 1
9. “Information Security in the Quantum Era“, student: Mihai-Zicu Mina, SRIC 2 (Faculty of Automation and Computers).
10. “The Convergence of the Approximation of a Two-Variable Function in Numerical Fractional Calculus“, students: Nitescu George, Marica Octavian Florin, year 1, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology
11. “Applications of Fractals and Organic Computing as a Basis for Possible Solutions to Threats Brought by Quantum Computing to Modern-Day Cryptography“, students: Ivanov Andrei, Bordei Valentina, Trifan Antonie Luca, year 1, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology
12. “A Fractional SEIR Model for Predicting the Number of COVID-19 Cases“, student: Stefan ANTON, year I, Faculty of Applied Sciences
13. “The Role of Probabilistic Mathematics and Statistical Methods in the Effort Against COVID-19“, students: Călincu Vlad, Șpan Lorin, year I, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications.
14. “Quantum Algorithms for QFT Approximation Used in QIT“, student: Vasile – Laurențiu DOSAN, year II, Faculty of Applied Sciences
15. “Covid-19 Sentinels“, students: George Alexandru NEAGU, Ștefan Alexandru MITACHE, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID
16. “A Modeling with Fuzzy Sets of Pricing Policies Practiced by a Company“, students: Andreea ROBU, Claudiu RADU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID
17. “A Multifractal Analysis of the Evolution of Diabetic Retinopathy“, students: Denisa Cătălina PANĂ, Vasile Valentin SAMSON, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
18. “A Multifractal Interpretation of Tectonic Activity in Romania“, students: Petruța-Nicoleta PLETEA, Larisa PETRICALĂ, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
19. “COVID-19 Attack at the Micro–Macro Level“, students: Gabriel Cosmin DINCĂ, Mihai Liviu MORARU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
20. “Fuzzy Sets Supervision of Pollution Level in the Context of Smart City“, students: Daniel IURCU, Aurelia-Mihaela VOICAN, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
21. “The Role of Wind Farms in Estimating Energy Demand in a Microgrid“, students: Semion PELESKOV, Ana-Maria-Ruxandra REŞCANU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID
22. “Estimating Energy Demand in Romania – Between PRIMES and the Scenarios“, students: Bianca-Andreea RUSE, Rodica-Andreea NICHITA, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID
23. “Conflict Scenarios in the Context of ‘Covid-19’“, students: Iulia ȘTEFAN, Alexandra ROŞCA, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID.
24. “PID Controller with Fractional Calculus“, students: Dorian RĂDUCAN, Constantin ROMAN, Faculty of Power Engineering, year ID
25. “Applications of Fractional-Order Butterworth Filter in Radar Display Technology“, students: Florin-Andrei Soare, Horia-Alexandru Alecu, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, year II B
26. “A Mathematical Study on Wind Energy Systems“, student: Valeria-Alina ANDRONESCU, Faculty of Power Engineering, year IA
27. “Research on Household Energy Consumption Time Series“, students: Radu-Andrei GHERASE, Alexandru-Cosmin HRENCIUC, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, year IC
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CONFERENCE “CERC“ (06–07 NOVEMBER 2020) ORGANIZED BY THE MILITARY TECHNICAL ACADEMY “FERDINAND I”
(CiTi members were co-organizers of this international event)
The 31st edition of the International Student Conference “CERC” was organized in partnership with the following prestigious military and civilian universities and academies from Romania and abroad:
– University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania;
– IUT “Paul Sabatier” of Toulouse, France;
– Military University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland;
– National Military University “Vasil Levski”, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Participation of UPB students supervised by CiTi members:
- 1st Prize: Semion Peleskov, Ana-Maria-Ruxandra Reșcanu, A Wind Power Potential Study Applying Three-Parameter Weibull Distribution and Evolutionary Algorithms, Faculty of Power Engineering, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania;
2. 3rd Prize: Ştefan-Răzvan Anton, A Mathematical Approach to Hostile Intent Identification for Security Systems, FSA, University “Politehnica” of Bucharest, Romania.
3. Aurelia-Mihaela Voican, Ştefan Ştefan, Health Security Management Using Fuzzy Sets Supervision of a Pollution Level in the Military Context;
4. Cristina Elena Barbu, Liviu Marian Vlad, Viviana Zarafin Vlad, Risk Management in E-government Projects; FSA
5. George-Alexandru Neagu, Ştefan-Alexandru Mitache, Andreea-Georgiana Stan, Wardens of Corona-Virus;
6. Valentin-Dorian Răducan, Constantin-Cristian Roman, Applications of Fractional Calculus to Electronic Circuits.
THE 3RD EDITION OF THE WORKSHOP ON INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIVITY (19 NOVEMBER 2020, ONLINE 18:00–21:00)
CiTi members were organizers of this event and supervised the presentations:
1. “Approaches of Securing IoT Using Blockchain“, authors: Robert Alfred Kecs, ETTI
2. “Internet: The Place Where Cyber Criminals Are Born“, authors: Razvan Ilisanu, Florin Stanciu and George Panaghia, FSA, TCSI
3. “Security Analysis of Open Source Content Management Systems – WordPress“, authors: Constantin Alin-Gabriel, Palada Loredana-Ioana and Popa Georgiana-Nicoleta, FSA
4. “The Impact of COVID-19 on Cybercrime“, authors: Raluca-Iulia Burca and Marius-Stefan Munteanu, FSA
5. “Applications of the Quantum Fourier Transform in Data Security“, authors: Vasile Laurentiu Dosan, Elena Corina Cipu and Emil Simion, FSA
6. “Methods of Investigating Cyber Crime: Payment Card Fraud“, authors: Alexandru Paula-Carmen and Prună Elena, FSA
7. “Applications of Advanced Mathematics in Quantum Physics“, authors: Octavian Postavaru and Antonela Toma, CiTi
8. “Generalised Fractional-Order Householder’s Method“, authors: Ștefan-Răzvan Anton, Octavian Postavaru and Antonela Toma, CiTi
9. “Hybrid Systems for Alternative Energy Production“, authors: Valeria-Alina Andronescu, Elena Corina Cipu and Simona Mihaela Bibic, CiTi
10. “Access to the Dark Web through the TOR Network“, authors: Cristi Valentin Jianu, Elena Gabriela Lazarescu and Cristina Carmen Mitru, FSA
11. “New Fractional Differential and LoG Operator-Based Algorithms for Image Edge Detection“, authors: Carmina Georgescu, CiTi
12. “Mathematical Approaches in Health Security“, authors: Antonela Toma, Mihai Rebenciuc, Emil Simion, Simona Mihaela Bibic, Mihaela Pricop-Jeckstadt and Elena Corina Cipu, CiTi
13. “Risk Management in E-government Projects“, authors: Cristina Barbu, Viviana Zarafin Vlad and Vlad Liviu Marian, FSA
14. “Building Management System“, author: Ionut Lixandru, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, EPA 1
CONFERENCE “TRANSDISCIPLINARY COMPETENCES, PERSPECTIVES FOR RESEARCH IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0”, 1ST EDITION, 17 DECEMBER 2020, ONLINE
The event was organized by the Faculty of Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, in partnership with CiTi and TCSI.
The purpose of the activity: identifying the competences required for research activities and labor market integration, in the context of technological development and the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Activity description: the conference had two components.
Within Component 1, debates and approaches from the perspective of young people and future specialists from the fields of study in FSA and FISB took place, regarding the identification of the competences and knowledge required for research activities and for labor market integration, in the context of technological development and the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Within Component 2, scientific papers/topics were presented for which transdisciplinary knowledge and competences were used.
Student internship coordination
Coordinator: Corina CIPU
Topic: Development of a website
Use of HTML and CSS: using general site design schemes: for the main page and secondary pages (page layout, separating header and footer content, etc.)
References:
HTML, CSS and Javascript for Web Developers (Coursera) [https://github.com/], [https://stackoverflow.com/]
FSA student: Zaieț Eduard Gabriel,
Drafting an International Course Chapter
Chapter 2: METHODS FOR ESTIMATING NONLINEARITIES
(Function approximations by polynomial interpolation, iterative methods for calculating the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix, estimation methods for probability density functions, estimation methods for solutions of nonlinear ODEs), Corina CIPU.
II. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
PUBLISHED PAPERS:
1. “Some Applications of Mathematical Modeling of Risk Assessment“, U.P.B Scientific Bulletin, Series A: Applied Mathematics and Physics, Series A, Vol. 82, Iss. 4, 2020, ISSN 1223-7027, 2020, E.C. Cipu, S.M. Bibic, A. Toma
2. “Assessment of Structural Monitoring by Analyzing Some Modal Parameters: An Extended Inventory of Methods and Developments“, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, ARCO, Springer, WOS: 000533173400001, 2020, Mihai Rebenciuc, Simona Mihaela Bibic, Antonela Toma
3. “Death by SARS-CoV 2 – a Romanian COVID-19 multi-centre comorbidity study“, [https://rdcu.be/cbX2H,www.nature.com/scientificreports], [https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-38098/v1], 2020, Anca Pantea Stoian1,2,14, Mihaela Pricop-Jeckstadt3,4,14*, Adrian Pana5,14, Bogdan-Vasile Ileanu5, Ruxandra Schitea6,14, Marius Geanta6, Doina Catrinoiu7, Andra Iulia Suceveanu7, Cristian Serafinceanu1,2, Silviu Pituru1, Catalina Poiana1, Bogdan Timar8, Cornelia Nitipir1, Simona Parvu1, Andreea Arsene1, Laura Mazilu7, Antonela Toma4,9, Razvan Hainarosie1,10, Antonio Ceriello11,14, Manfredi Rizzo12,13,14 & Viorel Jinga1
4. “COVID-19 Pandemic and Chaos Theory“, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Volume 181, March 2021, Pages 138-149,
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matcom.2020.09.029,2020] O. Postavaru, S.R. Anton, A. Toma
5. “Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications” 12th International Conference, SecITC 2019, Bucharest, Romania, November 14–15, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Conference proceedings SecITC, Emil Simion, Rémi Géraud-Stewart, 2020
6. Entropy and Randomness: From Analogic to Quantum World, IEEE DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2988658, 2020, Emil Simion
7. “A Scalable Simulation of the BB84 Protocol Involving Eavesdropping“, Proc. of the 13th International Conference on Security for Information Technology and Communication, Bucharest, 19-20 November 2020, Springer Verlag, D.-S. Maimut, A. G. Oprina, D. Sauveron, Ed., vol. 12596, Mihai Zicu-Mina and Emil Simion
♦ The 36th IBIMA Conference, Granada, Spain, 4-5 November 2020. Online:
8. “Performance Analysis of US Stock Market during the 2020 Market Crash using Recurrent Neural Network“, authored by Stefan-Razvan Anton, Octavian Postavaru, Antonela Toma
9. “Applications of Fractal Theory and Quantum Computing Regarding Cryptography Infrastructures, Information Security and GDPR Issues“, authored by Valentina Bordei, Andrei Ivanov, Antonie L. Trifan, Antonela Toma
10. “The Role of Wind Farms in Estimating Energy Demand in a Microgrid“, authors: Semion Peleskov, Ana-Maria-Ruxandra Rescanu, Mihai Rebenciuc
11. “Covid19 Sentinels“, authors: George Alexandru Neagu, Stefan Alexandru Mitache, Mihai Rebenciuc
12. “PID Controller with Fractional Calculus“, authors: Valentin-Dorian Raducan, Constantin-Cristian Roman, Mihai Rebenciuc
13. “Fuzzy Sets Supervision of a Pollution Level in the Context of Smart City“, authors: Aurelia-Mihaela Voican, Ioana-Simina Stan, Stefan Stefan, Mihai Rebenciuc
14. “Quantum Algorithms for Quantum Fourier Transform Used in Quantum Information Theory“, V.L. Dosan, E.C. Cipu
15. “A Mathematical Study Regarding Wind Turbines“, A. Andronescu, E.C. Cipu
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
♦ 21 May 2020
THE 2nd EDITION OF THE WORKSHOP ON INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIVITY, Bucharest, Romania
♦ 27–29 October 2020
BEHEALTH 2020 – INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EVENT IN HEALTHCARE, Bucharest, Romania
♦ 4–5 November 2020
THE 36TH INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE (IBIMA), Granada, Spain, Online
♦ 19 November 2020
THE 3rd EDITION OF THE WORKSHOP ON INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, DIVERSITY & CONNECTIVITY, ONLINE, under SECITC 2020
♦ 18–19 November 2020
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS (SECITC), 2020, Romania
♦ 5–6 December 2020
OCMFCA2020 – FIRST ONLINE CONFERENCE ON MODERN FRACTIONAL CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
[https://ntmsci.com/conferences/OCMFCA2020]
Title of presentation: Generalized fractional-order hybrid of block-pulse functions and Bernoulli polynomials approach for solving fractional delay differential equations, Octavian Postavaru
PROJECTS
1. ERASMUS: 11.06.2020-2022
Project title: PROMOTING DEEP AND WIDE THINKING/EARLY DUAL DEGREES IN BASIC SCIENCES (ThinkBS) 2019-1-TR01-KA 203-077194 (CiTi members – partners)
International courses developed:
1. INNOVATIVE MATHEMATICAL MODELING TECHNIQUES: FRACTIONAL CALCULUS, WAVELET ANALYSIS, AND ESTIMATING OF NONLINEARITIES
2. INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DATA SECURITY: A VIEW OF THE CRYPTOGRAPHIC ALGORITHMS IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
3. INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES FOR DATA SECURITY: APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY IN INFORMATION SECURITY
4. STATISTICAL METHODS WITH APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE
5. ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS AND ALGORITHMS WITH APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE
2. ERASMUS (01.10.2020-30.09.2022)
Project title: ATTRACTING STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN MATHEMATICS AND IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS, COMPREHENSION AND PERFORMANCE WITH THE USE OF A VIRTUAL REALITY EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM (MATHESIS), Grant Agreement number: 2020-1-RO01-KA201-080410, project director A. Toma, participating CiTi members.
COST Programme (European cooperation in scientific and technical research)
COST is the pan-European organization that aims to enable innovative scientific progress leading to new concepts and products. It thus contributes to strengthening research and innovation capacities in Europe.
Starting in 2020, CiTi has been a member of the COST network “Net4Age-Friendly”.