Dan PopescuProfessor Habil, PhD

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areas of expertise
  • Image processing
  • Neural networks
  • Sensor networks
  • Data processing
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles
education
  • Engineer (Faculty of Automation and Computer Science – University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest)
  • Mathematics degree (Mathematics Faculty – Bucharest University)
  • PhD (Faculty of Automation – University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest)

He is currently a professor in the Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics of the Faculty of Automation and Computers, PhD supervisor in the Doctoral School of Automation and Computer Science, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, responsible of the Laboratory ” Innovative Processes and Products for Increasing the Quality of Life” from PRECIS Center, Vice-dean with research activity in the period 2012-2016. He works in four main areas: Artificial Intelligence (especially neural networks in image processing), Wireless Sensor Networks, Data Processing, and Robotic Systems. He has published over 400 papers in international journals/conferences and 20 books. IEEE member.

Education:

  • PhD – Faculty of Automation and Computer Science, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 1987
  • Mathematics degree – Mathematics Faculty, Bucharest University, 1979
  • Engineer – Faculty of Automation, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 1974.

 

Experience:

  • 2003 – present: Professor – National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science, Department of Automation and Industrial Informatics. Vice-dean with research activity in the period 2012-2016. Member: UPB Senate (2016-2020), Council of the Faculty of Automation and Computers (2012-2020), Council of the Doctoral School of Automation and Computers (2016 – present), Laboratory Responsible “Innovative Processes and Products for Increasing the Quality of Life” from the PRECIS Center (2016 – present). PhD supervisor in Systems Engineering.
  • 1980 – 2003: Lecturer Assistant, Lecturer, Assistant Professor – University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
  • 1978 – 1980: Researcher, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
  • 1974 – 1978: Engineer, “Electromagnetica” Company from Bucharest

 

Research projects won at national/international competitions after 2012 where he was project director/responsible

  • HALYomorpha halys IDentification: Innovative ICT tools for targeted monitoring and sustainable management of the brown marmorated stink bug and other pests (HALY. ID), Dan Popescu – project director, ERA-NET COFUND, CT-AGRI-FOOD, 2019 Joint Call, UEFISCDI PN III 202/2020. 2020 – 2024.
  • Integrated system for dynamic loading of high-voltage electricity transmission lines based on online monitoring of operating and environmental parameters, Dan Popescu – project manager, contract PTE 38/ 2020, UEFISCDI Subprogram 2.1 – Competitiveness through research, development, and innovation. 2020-2022.
  • Integrated UAV-WSN-IoT intelligent monitoring system for precision agriculture (MUWI) – NETIO subsidiary, Dan Popescu – project director, 1224/ 22.01.2018, 2018-2020.
  • Integrated Multi-Agent Aerial Robotic System for Exploring Terrestrial Regions of Interest (MAARS), Dan Popescu – project director, The Research-Development-Innovation Program for Space Technology and Advanced Research – STAR, Romanian Space Agency (ROSA), contract 185/2017, 2017-2019.
  • Multi-Drone System for Flood Effect Assessment (SIMUL), Dan Popescu – project director, BRIDGE GRANT – Knowledge transfer to the economic agent, UEFISCDI 49BG/2016, 2016-2018.
  • System for Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Through Wireless Sensor Networks, Dan Popescu – project director, UEFISCDI PN III: Program 2 – Increasing the competitiveness of the Romanian economy through research, development, and innovation, Innovation checks, C149/2012, 2012-2013.

Top publications

  • Papers (after 2015)

    Journal papers ISI Web of Science Q1/ Q2

    • Radu Tudor Ionescu, Andreea-Lavinia Popescu, Marius Popescu, Dan Popescu. BiomassID: A biomass type identification system for mobile devices. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 113 (April 2015) 244–253(Q1)
    • Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim and Florin Stoican: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems for Remote Estimation of Flooded Areas Based on Complex Image Processing, Sensors 2017, 17(3), 446; doi:10.3390/s17030446(Q1)
    • Radu Tudor Ionescu, Andreea Lavinia Ionescu, Josiane Mothe, Dan Popescu:Patch Autocorrelation Features: a translation and rotation invariant approach for image classification, Artif. Intell. Rev. Vol 49 (4), pp.549-580, Apr. 2018.(Q1)
    • Popescu D, Ichim L. Intelligent Image Processing System for Detection and Segmentation of Regions of Interest in Retinal Images. Symmetry. 2018; 10(3):73. (Q2)
    • Caramihale, T.; Popescu, D.; Ichim, L. Emotion Classification Using a Tensorflow Generative Adversarial Network Implementation. Symmetry. 2018; 10(9):414.(Q2),
    • D. Popescu, C. Dragana, F. Stoican, L. Ichim, and G. Stamatescu: A Collaborative UAV-WSN Network for Monitoring Large Areas, Sensors 2018, 18(12), 4202. (Q1)
    • Dan Popescu, Florin Stoican, Grigore Stamatescu, Oana Chenaru and Loretta Ichim. A Survey of Collaborative UAV–WSN Systems for Efficient Monitoring, Sensors 2019, 19(21), 4690; pp 1 – 40. (Q1)
    • Dan Popescu, Florin Stoican, Grigore Stamatescu, Loretta Ichim, and Cristian Dragana. Advanced UAV–WSN System for Intelligent Monitoring in Precision Agriculture, Sensors 2020, 20(3), 817; pp. 1-25, (Q1)
    • Roxana Marcu, Dan Popescu, Healthcare Customer Relationship Management: Marketing Process Deliverable Approach, Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 29(3), pp. 329-336, 2020. (Q2)
    • Hassan El-Khatib, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim: Deep Learning–Based Methods for Automatic Diagnosis of Skin Lesions, Sensors 2020, 20(6), 1753, (Q1).
    • Ichim, L.; Popescu, D. Segmentation of Vegetation and Flood from Aerial Images Based on Decision Fusion of Neural Networks. Remote Sens. 2020, 12, 2490, (Q2).
    • L. Ichim and D. Popescu, “Melanoma Detection Using an Objective System Based on Multiple Connected Neural Networks,” in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 179189-179202, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3028248, (Q1).
    • Popescu, D.; El-Khatib, M.; El-Khatib, H.; Ichim, L. New Trends in Melanoma Detection Using Neural Networks: A Systematic Review. Sensors 2022, 22, 496. (Q2)
    • Popescu D, El-Khatib M, Ichim L. Skin Lesion Classification Using Collective Intelligence of Multiple Neural Networks. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Jun 10;22(12):4399. doi: 10.3390/s22124399. PMID: 35746180; PMCID: PMC9231065 (Q2).
    • Popescu, D.; Stanciulescu, A.; Pomohaci, M.D.; Ichim, L. Decision Support System for Liver Lesion Segmentation Based on Advanced Convolutional Neural Network Architectures. Bioengineering 2022, 9, 467 (Q2).
    • Cîrneanu, A.-L.; Popescu, D.; Iordache, D. New Trends in Emotion Recognition Using Image Analysis by Neural Networks, a Systematic Review. Sensors 2023, 23, 7092 (Q2).
    • El-khatib, H.; Ștefan, A.-M.; Popescu, D. Performance Improvement of Melanoma Detection Using a Multi-Network System Based on Decision Fusion. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 10536 (Q2).
    • Ichim, L.; Mitrica, R.-I.; Serghei, M.-O.; Popescu, D. Detection of Malignant Skin Lesions Based on Decision Fusion of Ensembles of Neural Networks. Cancers 2023, 15, 4946 (Q2).
    • Popescu D., Dinca A., Ichim L., Angelescu N. New trends in detection of harmful insects and pests in modern agriculture using artificial neural networks. a review. Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 14, 2023, (Q1).
    • Popescu D, Ichim L and Stoican F (2023) Orchard monitoring based on unmanned aerial vehicles and image processing by artificial neural networks: a systematic review. Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 14, 2023, (Q1).

    Journal papers ISI Web of Science – others

    – Roxana MARCU, Dan Popescu, Iulian DANILĂ: HEALTHCARE INTEGRATION BASED ON CLOUD COMPUTING, U.P.B. Sci. Bull, Series C, Vol. 77, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 65-78;

    – Oana Rohat, Luiza Ocheana, Dan Popescu: Solution Based on IEC 61499 for Standardized Representation of Components in a Real-time Library of Reusable Algorithms for Process Control, Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, 17(1), pp. 81-90, 2015.

    – Roxana MARCU, Dan Popescu, Iulian DANILĂ: HEALTHCARE INTEGRATION BASED ON CLOUD COMPUTING, U.P.B. Sci. Bull, Series C, Vol. 77, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 65-78;

    – Oana Rohat, Dan Popescu. Remote Execution Function Blocks for Distributed Systems, U.P.B. Sci. Bull, Series C, Vol. 78, Issue 1, 2016, pp. 29-40; ISSN 2286 – 3540

    – Maximilian Nicolae, Dan Popescu, Radu Dobrescu, Ilona Costea, Scheduling Mechanism for Energy-Efficient Communication in Hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks, Journal of Control Engineering and Applied Informatics, Vol 18, No 2, pp.95-102, 2016.

    – Oana CHENARU, Dan Popescu, Dragos ENACHE, Loretta ICHIM, Fault-Tolerant Control System Implementation Based on Parameter Analysis, Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 25(2), pp. 227-236, 2016. ISSN: 1220-1766

    – D. Popescu, F. Stoican, L. Ichim, “Control and Optimization of UAV Trajectory for Aerial Coverage in Photogrammetry Applications,” Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol.16, no.3, pp.99-106, 2016, doi:10.4316/AECE.2016.03014

    – Alexandru Nelus, Maximilian Nicolae, Dan Popescu : Simulation framework for WSN used in monitoring of illegal tree cutting” – U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 78, Iss. 3, 2016, ISSN 2286-3540, pp. 27-38.

    – Andreea Lavinia Popescu, Radu Tudor Ionescu, Dan Popescu: CardioWatch: a solution for monitoring the heart rate on a mobile device – U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 78, Iss. 3, 2016, ISSN 2286-3540, pp. 27-38.

    – Roxana Marcu, Iulian Danila, Dan Popescu, Oana Chenaru, Loretta Ichim, Message Queuing Model for a Healthcare Hybrid Cloud Computing Platform, Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 26(1), pp. 95-104, 2017.

    – Grigore Stamatescu, Iulia Stamatescu, Dan Popescu: Consensus-based Data Aggregation for Wireless Sensor Networks, CEAI, Vol.19, No.2 pp. 43-50, 2017.

    – Andrada Livia Cirneanu (Sumalan), Dan Popescu, “Flooded area detection by Gabor filtering based on Convolutional Neural Network”, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Volume: 81, Issue: 1 Pages: 69-80, 2019

    – Dragos Enache, Dan Popescu: Bayesian Algorithm Analysis for Detection of Biogas Leakages Based on Fog Computing, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Volume: 82, Issue: 1 Pages: 89-102, 2020

    – J.I.R. Cojocaru, D. Popescu: Image Analysis Algorithm for Image Based Visual Servoing of a Robotic Assembly Line, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 83, Iss. 1, 2021, pp 41-52, ISSN 2286-3540

    – Emilian Vlasceanu, Dan Popescu: Ground Control Station for multi-UAV systems, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 83, Iss. 2, 2021, pp 83-96, ISSN 2286-3540

    – Trufelea, R., Dimoiu, M., Ichim, L.  Popescu, D.: Detection of Harmful Insects for Orchard Using Convolutional Neural Networks, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 83, Iss. 4, 2021, pp 85-96, ISSN 2286-3540

    – A. Costache, D. Popescu: Emotion Sketches: Facial Expression Recognition in Diversity Groups, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 83, Iss. 4, 2021, pp 29-40, ISSN 2286-3540

    – G. Militaru, D. Popescu: UAS – WSN Systems, a Perspective on Communication System Architecture, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 84, Iss. 1, 2022, pp.  ISSN 2286-354051-62

    – Ionuț-Cristian Ciobanu, Nicoleta Safca, Elena Anghel, Cezara Rășinar, Dan Popescu: Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm for Extraction of Attenuation, Phase, and Scattering Images in Phase-Contrast Imaging, U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 85, Iss. 4, 2023, pp 137-150,  ISSN 2286-3540

    – Hassan El-Khatib, Ana-Maria Ștefan, Dan Popescu: Melanoma Automated Detection System Integrated with an EHR Platform – U.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series C, Vol. 86, Iss. 1, 2024 ISSN 2286-3540.

     

    Proceeding papers ISI Web of Science

    * Oana Chenaru, Gheorghe Florea, Alexandru Stanciu, Vasile Sima, Dan Popescu, Radu Dobrescu: Modeling Complex Industrial Systems using Cloud Services, Proc. 20th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania, May 27-29, 2015, pp. 565-571;

    * Gheorghe Florea, Oana Chenaru, Radu Dobrescu, Dan Popescu: A fractal model for Power Smart Grids. Proc. 20th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania, May 27-29, 2015, pp. 572-577;

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Nicoleta Angelescu, Marius Georgian Ionita: Improving Texture Based Classification of Aerial Images by Fractal Features. Proc. 20th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania, May 27-29, 2015, pp. 578-583;

    * Florin Stoican and Dan Popescu: Trajectory generation with way-point constraints for UAV systems. Advances in Robot Design and Intelligent Control – Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2015, Bucharest, Romania, 27-29 May 2015,  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 371, Springer 2016, pp 379-387

    * Grigore Stamatescu, Dan Popescu and Cristian Mateescu: Dynamic Task Planning of Aerial Robotic Platforms for Ground Sensor Data Collection and Processing. Advances in Robot Design and Intelligent Control – Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2015, Bucharest, Romania, 27-29 May 2015,  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 371, Springer 2016 pp 397-407,

    * Maximilian Nicolae, Dan Popescu, Radu Dobrescu, Cristian Mateescu: Improving Communication Efficiency of hybrid UAV – WSN systems, Advances in Robot Design and Intelligent Control – Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2015, Bucharest, Romania, 27-29 May 2015,  Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 371, Springer 2016, pp 407-417

    * Oana Chenaru, Grigore Stamatescu, Iulia Stamatescu, Dan Popescu: Towards Cloud Integration for Industrial Wireless Sensor Network Systems. 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, May 7-­9, 2015, Bucharest, Romania, pp.917- 922;

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Traian Caramihale: Computer – Aided Localization of the Optic Disc Based on Textural Features. 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, May 7-­9, 2015, Bucharest, Romania, pp.307- 312;

    * Iulian Danila, Radu Dobrescu, Dan Popescu, Roxana Marcu, Loretta Ichim: M2M Service Platforms and Device Management. 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, May 7-­9, 2015, Bucharest, Romania, pp.67- 72;

    * Maximilian Nicolae, Dan Popescu, Radu Dobrescu: UAV-WSN Communication Algorithm with Increased Energy Autonomy. 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, May 7-­9, 2015, Bucharest, Romania, pp.939- 944;

    * Florin Stoican, Ionela Prodan, Dan Popescu: Flat trajectory generation for way-points relaxations and obstacle avoidance. 23rd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) June 16-19, 2015. Torremolinos, Spain, pp. 729-734;

    * Oana Chenaru, Alexandru Stanciu, Dan Popescu, Vasile Sima, Gheorghe Florea and Radu Dobrescu: Open Cloud Solution for Integrating Advanced Process Control in Plant Operation. 23rd Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) June 16-19, 2015. Torremolinos, Spain, pp. 1013-1018;

    * Grigore Stamatescu, Iulia Stamatescu, Dan Popescu, Cristian Mateescu: Sensor Fusion Method for Altitude Estimation in Mini-UAV Applications, ECAI 2015 – International Conference – 7th Edition Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Vol.2, 25 June -27 June, 2015, Bucharest, ROMÂNIA, pp. SSS 39-42;

    * Grigore Stamatescu, Iulia Stamatescu, Cristian Dragana, Dan Popescu: Large Scale Heterogeneous Monitoring System with Decentralized Sensor Fusion, Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE 8th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS 2015), Vol. 1, September 24-26, 2015, Warsaw, Poland, pp. 2-6.

    * Gheorghe Florea, Oana Chenaru, Radu Dobrescu, Dan Popescu. Evolution from Power Grid to Smart Grid: Design Challenges. 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Cheile Gradistei, Romania, October 14-16, 2015, pp. 912-916.

    * Florin Stoican, Dan Popescu, Emilian Vlăsceanu and Cristian Mateescu. Geometrical considerations for photogrammetry missions in an UAV context. 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Cheile Gradistei, Romania, October 14-16, 2015, pp. 765-769.

    * Alexandru Daniel Jarnea, Radu Dobrescu, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Advanced Driver Assistance System for Overtaking Maneuver on a Highway. 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Cheile Gradistei, Romania, October 14-16, 2015, pp. 759-764.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Traian Caramihale. Flood Areas Detection Based on UAV Surveillance System. 19th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Cheile Gradistei, Romania, October 14-16, 2015, pp. 753-758.

    *  Dan Popescu,  Loretta Ichim: Image Recognition in UAV Application Based on Texture Analysis. Volume 9386 of the series Lecture Notes in Computer Science pp 693-704, Proceedings 16th International Conference, ACIVS (Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems) 2015, Catania, Italy, October 26-29, 2015.

    * Radu Tudor Ionescu, Andreea Lavinia Popescu, and Dan Popescu. Texture Classification with Patch Autocorrelation Features. Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 S. Arik et al. (Eds.): ICONIP 2015, Part I, LNCS 9489, pp. 1–11, 2015.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, and Traian Caramihale. Texture Based Method for Automated Detection, Localization and Evaluation of the Exudates in Retinal Images. Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 S. Arik et al. (Eds.): ICONIP 2015, Part IV, LNCS 9492, pp. 463–472, 2015.

    * Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu, Stefan Cirneanu. Combining Blood Vessel Segmentation and Texture Analysis to Improve Optic Disc Detection; The 5th IEEE International Conference on E-Health and Bioengineering – EHB 2015 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi, Romania, November 19-21, pp. 1-4.

    * Loretta Ichim, Traian Caramihale, Dan Popescu. Intelligent Feature Selection for Regions of Interest Identification in Retinal Images, 11th IEEE International Symposium on Applied Computational Intelligence and Informatics • May 12-14, 2016 • Timişoara, Romania, pp. 311-315.

    * Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu and Stefan Cirneanu. Combining LBP and Co-occurrence Matrix Information to Accurate Recognition of the Optic Disc in Retinal Image, 13th International Conference on DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION SYSTEMS, Suceava, Romania, May 19-21, 2016, pp. 254-259.

    * Oana Chenaru, Dan Popescu and Dragos Enache. Practical Fault Management Using Real-Time Decision Tree Analysis, 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), June 21-24, 2016, Athens, Greece, pp.384-389.

    * Loretta Ichim and Dan Popescu. Remote Image Classification Based on Patch Dissimilarity, 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), June 21-24, 2016, Athens, Greece, pp.1186-1191.

    * Florin Stoican, Vlad-Mihai Ivănuşcă, Ionela Prodan, Dan Popescu. Obstacle avoidance via B-spline parametrizations of flat trajectories, 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), June 21-24, 2016, Athens, Greece, pp. 1002-1007

    * Diana Gornea, Dan Popescu and Loretta Ichim. Remote Assessment of Flooded Areas based on Inter-spectral Statistical Features, 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), June 27-29, 2016, Vienna, Austria, pp. 707-710.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim and Traian Caramihale. Detection of Exudates and Hemorrhages Using an Efficient Criterion for Feature Selection, 39th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), June 27-29, 2016, Vienna, Austria, pp. 711-715.

    * Cristian Drăgana, Grigore Stamatescu, Andrei Dobrin, Dan Popescu.  Evaluation of continuous consensus algorithm in border surveillance missions, ECAI 2016 – International Conference – 8th Edition, “Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence”, 30 June -02 July, 2016, Ploiesti, România, pp.1-5.

    * Sorin Dobrescu, Oana Chenaru, Nicoleta Matei, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu. A Service Oriented System of Reusable Algorithms for Distributed Control of Petroleum Facilities in Onshore Oilfields, ECAI 2016 – International Conference – 8th Edition, “Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence”, 30 June -02 July, 2016, Ploiesti, România, pp.1-5.

    * Andrada Livia Sumalan, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Flood Evaluation in Critical Areas by UAV Surveillance, ECAI 2016 – International Conference – 8th Edition, “Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence”, 30 June -02 July, 2016, Ploiesti, România, pp.1-6.

    * T. Caramihale, D. Popescu, L. Ichim.  Detection of Regions of Interest in Retinal Images Using Artificial Neural Networks and K-means Clustering, ICECom 2016, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 19-21 sept. 2016.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Aerial Image Segmentation by Use of Textural Features, 20th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), October 13-15, 2016, Sinaia, Romania, pp. 721-726.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Diana Gornea, and Florin Stoican, Complex Image Processing Using Correlated Color Information, Proceedings 17th International Conference, ACIVS 2016, Lecce, Italy, October 24–27, 2016, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 10016, pp. 723-734.

    * Dragos Enache, Oana Chenaru, Dan Popescu: Performance and Load Analysis for Remote Plant Connectivity Using GSM Communication. 24th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2016,  Serbia, Belgrade, November 22-23, 2016.

    * A. Sumalan, D. Popescu, and L. Ichim: Flooded area detection using UAV images. 24th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2016,  Serbia, Belgrade, November 22-23, 2016

    * T. Caramihale, D. Popescu, L. Ichim: A Neural-Network Based Approach for Exudates Evaluation in Retinal Images. 10th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), Bucharest, Romania, DOI: 10.1109/ATEE.2017.7905107, March 23-25, 2017, pp. 268-273.

    * L. Ichim and D. Popescu: Retinal Image Segmentation Based on Weighted Local Detectors and Confusion Matrix, 40th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), July 5-7, 2017, Barcelona, Spain, pp 654-658.

    * S. Cirneanu, L. Ichim and D. Popescu: Accurate Localization of the Optic Disc Based on LBP Descriptors. 40th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), July 5-7, 2017, Barcelona, Spain, pp 678-681.

    * O. Chenaru, D. Popescu, D. Enache, L. Ichim and F. Stoican: Improving operational security for web-based distributed control systems in wastewater management, 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), DOI: 10.1109/MED.2017.7984263, Valetta, Malta, 3-6 July 2017, pp 1089-1093;

    * Cristian Dragana, Grigore Stamatescu, Viorel Mihai, Dan Popescu: An Approach for Weighted Average Consensus in Event Detection, 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), DOI: 10.1109/MED.2017.7984263, Valetta, Malta, 3-6 July 2017, pp 1100-1105;

    * Florin Stoican, Ionela Prodan, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim: Constrained trajectory generation for UAV systems using a B-spline parametrization. 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), DOI: 10.1109/MED.2017.7984263, Valetta, Malta, 3-6 July 2017, pp 613-618

    * Nicoleta Marilena Matei, Sorin-Lucian Dobrescu, Ichim Loretta, Dan Popescu, Emil Pricop A Multi-Agent System for Management of Control Functions as Services in Onshore Oilfield, ECAI 2017 – International Conference Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence , 9th Edition, 29 June -01 July, 2017, Targoviste, ROMÂNIA

    * Balduino Estison Mugilila Camachi, Oana Chenaru, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu. A Practical Approach to IEC 61850 Standard for Automation, Protection and Control of Substations, ECAI 2017 – International Conference Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence , 9th Edition, 29 June -01 July, 2017, Targoviste, ROMÂNIA.

    * Cristian Dragana, Viorel Mihai, Grigore Stamatescu, Dan Popescu, In-network Stochastic Consensus for WSN Surveillance Applications, ECAI 2017 – International Conference Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence , 9th Edition, 29 June -01 July, 2017, Targoviste, ROMÂNIA.

    * Cristian Dragana, Grigore Stamatescu, Viorel Mihai, Dan Popescu: Evaluation of Cluster Formation Algorithm in Large Scale Wireless Sensor Network. IEEE 9th International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS), Bucharest, Romania, 21-23 September 2017, pp 859 – 863

    * Madalina Savu, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim. Blood Vessel Segmentation in Eye Fundus Images. Proc. International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST), Osijek, 18-20 oct. 2017, pp. 245-251, doi :10.1109/SST.2017.8188703

    * Ichim L., Popescu D. (2017) Monitoring and Evaluation of Flooded Areas Based on Fused Texture Descriptors. In: Blanc-Talon J., Penne R., Philips W., Popescu D., Scheunders P. (eds) Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems. ACIVS 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10617. Springer, Cham, pp 349-360, Online ISBN 978-3-319-70353-4, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70353-4_30

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Flooded and vegetation areas detection from UAV images using multiple descriptors, 21st International Conference System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), 19-21 Oct. 2017, pp 447-452

    * Silvia TUDORACHE, Dan POPESCU, Loretta ICHIM: Combining Efficient Textural Features with CNN – based Classifiers to Segment Regions of Interest in Aerial Images, International Conference ISEEE, Galati, 2017

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Emilian Vlasceanu and Oana Chenaru. Multi-Ground-Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, 25th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2017, Serbia, Belgrade, November 21-22, 2017

    * Lucia Bubulac, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu, Lorin Victor Purcarea, Stefan Cirneanu, Gheorghe Lazar, Ovidiu Popa-Velea: Detection and Management of Student Stress in the Learning Process. Proceedings of ICERI2017 Conference, 16th-18th November 2017, Seville, Spain, pp. 6537-6544

    * Loretta Ichim,  Dan Popescu: The University–Industry–Government Partnership in Romanian Program Bridge Grant for Increasing the Quality of Research in Technical Higher Education. Proceedings of ICERI2017 Conference, 16th-18th November 2017, Seville, Spain, pp. 5613-5619

    * J. I. R. Cojocaru, D. Popescu, L. Ichim: Texture Classification Algorithm Using Elements of Fractal Analysis. 21st International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, DOI 10.1109/CSCS.2017.67, Bucharest, Romania, May 27-29, 2017, pp 435-440. DOI: 10.1109/CSCS.2017.67, ISBN:978-1-5386-1839-4

    * Caramihale T., Popescu D., Ichim L. (2017) Interconnected Neural Networks Based on Voting Scheme and Local Detectors for Retinal Image Analysis and Diagnosis. In: Battiato S., Gallo G., Schettini R., Stanco F. (eds) Image Analysis and Processing Conference – ICIAP 2017. ICIAP 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10485. Springer, Cham, pp 753-764, Online ISBN 978-3-319-68548-9, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68548-9_68

    * Ichim L., Popescu D. (2017) Combining Color Fractal with LBP Information for Flood Segmentation in UAV-Based Images. In: Battiato S., Gallo G., Schettini R., Stanco F. (eds) Image Analysis and Processing – ICIAP 2017. ICIAP 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 10485. Springer, Cham, pp 741-752, Online ISBN 978-3-319-68548-9, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68548-9_67

    * Laurentiu Gabriel Militaru, Dan Popescu, Cristian Mateescu, and Loretta Ichim. Correlation between Distance and Frequency Bands in Hybrid Air- Ground Sensor Networks, CoDit 2018.

    * Viorel Mihai, Cristian Dragana, Grigore Stamatescu, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim. Wireless Sensor Network Architecture based on Fog Computing, 2018 5th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), Thessaloniki, Greece

    * Balduino Estison Mugilila Camachi, Loretta Ichim, and Dan Popescu. Cyber Security of Smart Grid Infrastructure, SACI 2018 • IEEE 12th International Symposium on Applied Computational Intelligence and Informatics • May 17-19 • Timişoara, Romania, pp 303-308, 2018, ISBN:978-1-5386-4640-3

    * Dragos Enache, Oana Chenaru, Loretta Ichim, and Dan Popescu. Residual Water Burst Detection Using WSN Measurements and Cloud Analysis, 2018 26th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Zadar, Croatia, June 19-22, pp. 926-931, 2018

    * Gabriel Militaru, Iulian Mihalcea, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim. Connectivity Solutions for Hybrid Air-Ground Sensor Networks, 2018 26th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Zadar, Croatia, June 19-22, pp. 932-937, 2018

    * Oana Chenaru, Viorel Mihai, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim. Integration of WSN, IoT and Cloud Computing in Distributed, Monitoring System for Aging Persons in Active Life 2018 26th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Zadar, Croatia, June 19-22, pp. 938-943, 2018

    * Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu. FLEXIBLE UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN ROMANIAN PROGRAM INNOVATION CHECKS AS SUPPORT FOR INCREASING SME COMPETITIVENESS, Proceedings of EDULEARN18 Conference 2nd-4th July 2018, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, pp 359-367, 2018

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Viorel Mihai. NEW FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC PLATFORM AS SUPPORT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. Proceedings of EDULEARN18 Conference 2nd-4th July 2018, Palma, Mallorca, Spain, pp 376-384, 2018

    * Maximilian Nicolae, Dan Popescu, Daniel Merezeanu, and Loretta Ichim. Large Scale Wireless Sensor Networks based on Fixed Nodes and Mobile Robots in Precision Agriculture. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019, N. A. Aspragathos et al. (Eds.): RAAD 2018, (MMS) Mechanisms and Machine Science 67, pp. 236–244, 2019

    * Stefan Cirneanu, Loretta Ichim, and Dan Popescu: Improvement of Optic Disc Localization using Gabor Filters, TSP, Atena, pp 294-297, 4-6 July 2018

    * Loretta Ichim, and Dan Popescu: Road Detection and Segmentation from Aerial Images using a CNN based System, TSP, Atena, pp 211-214, 2018.

    * Alexandru Costache, Dan Popescu, Cosmin Popa, Ştefan Mocanu. Moving Person Detection Using Blob Descriptors and Support Vector Machine, IWSSIP 2018, Maribor, JUN 20-22, 2018

    * Emilian Vlasceanu, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Ground Control Station for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Integrated in IoT. ECAI 2018 – International Conference – 10th Edition, Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, 28 June -30 June 2018, Iasi, ROMÂNIA

    * Andrada Livia Sumalan, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu: Person Detection in Video Surveillance. ECAI 2018 – International Conference – 10th Edition, Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence, 28 June -30 June 2018, Iasi, ROMÂNIA

    * Ichim, Loretta, Popescu, Dan. Integrating UAV in IoT for RoI Classification in Remote Images: 19th International Conference, ACIVS 2018, Poitiers, France, September 24–27, 2018, Proceedings. 270-282, 2018, 10.1007/978-3-030-01449-0_23

    * Şerban-Radu-Ştefan Jianu, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu, Oana Chenaru: Advanced Processing Techniques for Detection and Classification of Skin Lesions. 22 International Conference System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, pp 498-503, 10-12 Oct. 2018

    * Nicoleta Safca, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Hassan Elkhatib, Oana Chenaru: Image Processing Techniques to Identify Red Blood Cells. 22 International Conference System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, pp 93-98, 10-12 Oct. 2018.

    * F. Stoican, D. Popescu, L. Ichim: A Geometrical Interpretation of Communication Restrictions in a Multi-Agent Environment, International Conference IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean (RADIO 2018), Mauritius, 15-18 Oct. 2018

    * G. Militaru, D. Popescu, L. Ichim: UHF Propagation Model Calibration Using Correlations between Field Measurements and Prediction, International Conference IEEE Radio and Antenna Days of the Indian Ocean (RADIO 2018), Mauritius, 15-18 Oct. 2018

    * A. L. Cirneanu, D. Popescu and L. Ichim: CNN based on LBP for Evaluating Natural Disasters, 15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore, November 18-21, 2018, pp 568-573

    * F. Stoican, I. Prodan, D. Popescu, L. Ichim, E. Vlasceanu: Mixed-Integer Representations for Mission Constraints in a Multi-Agent Team, 15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore, November 18-21, 2018, pp 562-567

    * D. Popescu, L. Ichim, and F. Stoican: Flooded Area Segmentation from UAV Images based on Generative Adversarial Networks, 15th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV), Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore, November 18-21, 2018, pp 1361-1366

    * G. Militaru, D. Popescu, and L. Ichim: UAV-to-UAV Communication Options for Civilian Applications, 26th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2018, Serbia, Belgrade, November 20-21, 2018

    * A. Costache, D. Popescu, C. Popa, and Ş. Mocanu: Efficient Video Monitoring of Areas of Interest, 26th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2018, Serbia, Belgrade, November 20-21, 2018

    * C. Hanganu, O. Chenaru, L. Ichim, and D. Popescu: Efficient Solution for Smart Home Applications, 26th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2018, Serbia, Belgrade, November 20-21, 2018

    * Jianu, Serban Radu Stefan; Ichim, Loretta; Popescu, Dan: Automatic Diagnosis of Skin Cancer Using Neural Networks, 11th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE) Location: Bucharest, ROMANIA Date: MAR 28-30, 2019

    * Stefan, Ana Maria; Popescu, Dan; Ichim, Loretta: Upper Limb Orthosis – Image Analysis for Elbow Range of Motion, Conference: 11th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE) Location: Bucharest, ROMANIA Date: MAR 28-30, 2019

    * Viorel Mihai, Loretta Ichim, Dan Popescu: Bidirectional Knowledge Transfer Between Universities and Companies in the Educational Process, INTED 2019, Valencia, Spain. 11-13 March 2019.

    * Dan Popescu, Radu Dobrescu, Loretta Ichim: Romanian Complex Project – Cidsacteh as an Education – Research – Industry Triad, INTED 2019, Valencia, Spain. 11-13 March 2019.

    * Jan-Iliuta-Romeo Cojocaru, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim: Image Based Fault Detection Algorithm for Flexible Industrial Assembly Line, 2019, 22nd International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS), Bucuresti, 27-29 mai 2019, pp 541-546.

    * Viorel Mihai, Razvan Adrian Luchian, Cristian Dragana, Dan Popescu Leveraging Industrial Communication in Technical Training Systems, 2019, 22nd International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS), Bucuresti, 27-29 mai 2019, pp 536-540

    * Alexandru Costache, Cosmin Popa, Dan Popescu, Stefan Mocanu: Multi-camera Video Surveillance, 22nd International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS), Bucuresti, 27-29 mai 2019, pp 525-530

    * Emilian Vlasceanu, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim: Aerial Robotic Team for Complex Monitoring in Precision Agriculture, 15th Annual International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS) Location: GREECE Date: MAY 29-31, 2019

    * El-Khatib, Hassan; Popescu, Dan; Ichim, Loretta: Detection of Cancerous Lesions with Neural Networks, 15th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN) Location: SPAIN Date: JUN 12-14, 2019, Lecture Notes in Computer Science   Volume: 11507   Pages: 377-389   Published: 2019

    * Florin Stoican, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim: Some comments on the constrained trajectory generation for UAV systems; Conference: 27th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation Location: Akko, ISRAEL Date: JUL 01-04, 2019, Pages: 470-474

    * Grigore Stamatescu, Cristian Dragana, Iulia Stamatescu, Loretta Ichim and Dan Popescu: IoT-Enabled Distributed Data Processing for Precision Agriculture; Conference: 27th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation Location: Akko, ISRAEL Date: JUL 01-04, 2019,  Pages: 286-291

    * Loretta Ichim and Dan Popescu: Flooded Areas Evaluation from Aerial Images Based on Convolutional Neural Network, IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS 2019, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July – 2 August 2019, pp. 9756-9759.

    * Emilian Vlasceanu, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim: Multi-UAV Architecture for Ground Data Collection, IEEE International Symposium on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IGARSS, Yokohama, Japan, 28 July – 2 August 2019, pp. 9192-9195.

    * Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Florin Stoican, and Cristian Dragana: Hierarchical Processing of Signals for Smart Crop Monitoring. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Systems and Control, Marrakech, Morocco (ICSC), October 23-25, 2019

    * Oana Chenaru, Cristina Elena Hanganu, Dan Popescu, and Loretta Ichim: Virtual Sensor for Behavior Pattern Identification in a Smart Home Application. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Systems and Control, Marrakech, Morocco (ICSC), October 23-25, 2019, pp. 388-392

    * Popescu, Dan;  Stoican, Florin;  Ichim, Loretta; Stamatescu, Grigore; Dragana, Cristian: Collaborative UAV-WSN System for Data Acquisition and Processing in Agriculture, Proceedings Of The 2019 10th Ieee International Conference On Intelligent Data Acquisition And Advanced Computing Systems – Technology And Applications (IDAACS), VOL. 1, pp 519-524,  Metz, FRANCE, SEP 18-21, 2019

    * Chenaru, Oana;  Hanganu, Cristina Elena;  Popescu, Dan;  Ichim, Loretta: Sensor Virtualization for Enabling Novel Services, Proceedings Of The 2019 10th IEEE International Conference On Intelligent Data Acquisition And Advanced Computing Systems – Technology And Applications (IDAACS), VOL. 2, pp 645-650,  Metz, FRANCE, SEP 18-21, 2019

    * Balduino Estison Mugilila Camachi, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Smart Grid Protection using MAC Value Analysis, 11th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), 2019, Jun 27- Jun 29, 2019, Pitesti.

    * Laurentiu Gabriel Militaru, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim. Spectrum options and wireless communication solutions for drones. 11th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), 2019, Jun 27- Jun 29, 2019, Pitesti.

    * Mihai V., Popescu D., Ichim L., Drăgana C. (2020) Fog Computing Monitoring System for a Flexible Assembly Line. In: Borangiu T., Trentesaux D., Leitão P., Giret Boggino A., Botti V. (eds) Service Oriented, Holonic and Multi-agent Manufacturing Systems for Industry of the Future. SOHOMA 2019. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 853. Springer, Cham, pp. 197-209

    * Dragoş Enache; Oana Chenaru; Dan Popescu; Loretta Ichim: Adaptive set-point using flow estimation for oxygen control in wastewater plant –  2019 23rd International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, pp 492-497

    * Alexandru Costache, Dan Popescu, Loretta Ichim, Stefan Mocanu: Building Recognition in Static Images, 2019 23rd International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, 2019, pp. 486-491.

    * E. Vlasceanu, M. Dima, D. Popescu, L.Ichim. Sensor and Communication Considerations in UAV-WSN Based System for Precision Agriculture, 9th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) / IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) ‏ Bangkok, THAILAND  ‏ NOV 18-20, 2019, Pages: ‏  281-286,   Published: ‏ 2019

    * Cojocaru, Jan-Iliuta-Romeo; Popescu, Dan; Ichim, Loretta. Color Texture Classification Combining LBP Images and Fractal Features, 9th IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) / IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) ‏ Bangkok, THAILAND  ‏ NOV 18-20, 2019, Pages: ‏ 35-40,   Published: ‏ 2019

    * D. Popescu, L. Ichim, G. Cioroiu: Deep CNN Based System for Detection and Evaluation of RoIs in Flooded Areas. Neural Information Processing, 26th International Conference, ICONIP 2019, Sydney, NSW, Australia, December 12–15, 2019, Proceedings, Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 11953, Part I), pp 236-248

    * J. -I. -R. Cojocaru, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Real-time Assembly Fault Detection Using Image Analysis for Industrial Assembly Line,” 2020 43rd International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Milan, Italy, 2020, pp. 484-487, doi: 10.1109/TSP49548.2020.9163544.

    * D. Popescu, V. Mihai, J. -I. -R. Cojocaru, C. Drăgana and L. Ichim, “Visual Servoing System for Local Robot Control in a Flexible Assembly Line,” 2020 28th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Saint-Raphaël, France, 2020, pp. 927-932, doi: 10.1109/MED48518.2020.9183096.

    * O. Chenaru and D. Popescu, “IoT Gateway for Personalized User Comfort Management in Smart Home Applications,” 2020 28th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Saint-Raphaël, France, 2020, pp. 921-926, doi: 10.1109/MED48518.2020.9182926.

    * D. Popescu, E. Vlasceanu, M. Dima, F. Stoican and L. Ichim, “Hybrid Sensor Network for Monitoring Environmental Parameters,” 2020 28th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Saint-Raphaël, France, 2020, pp. 933-938

    * A. Costache, D. Popescu, S. Mocanu and L. Ichim, “Target Audience Response Analysis in Out-of-home Advertising Using Computer Vision,” 2020 12th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), Bucharest, Romania, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ECAI50035.2020.9223134.

    * R. Marcu, D. Popescu and I. Danila, “Optimize Recommendation Engine for Marketing System in Healthcare CRM,” 2020 12th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), Bucharest, Romania, 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ECAI50035.2020.9223211.

    * L. G. Militaru, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “4G/LTE Issues of Low Altitude UAV Flying Systems,” 2020 24th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, 2020, pp. 874-879, doi: 10.1109/ICSTCC50638.2020.9259755

    * L. Ichim and D. Popescu, “Classification of Small Region of Interest from Remote Images Using Neural Networks,” 2020 24th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, 2020, pp. 862-867, doi: 10.1109/ICSTCC50638.2020.9259713.

    * D. Popescu, L. Ichim, A. Dumitru and H. El-Khatib, “Melanoma Detection Using Decision Fusion of Various Classifiers,” 2020 28th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), Belgrade, Serbia, 2020, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/TELFOR51502.2020.9306555.

    * A. Costache, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Facial Expression Detection by Combining Deep Learning Neural Networks,” 2021 12th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ATEE52255.2021.9425340.

    * S. Buia, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Blood Vessel Segmentation in Retinal Images Using Neural Networks,” 2021 12th International Symposium on Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ATEE52255.2021.9425035

    * D. Popescu, M. Deaconu, L. Ichim and G. Stamatescu, “Retinal Blood Vessel Segmentation Using Pix2Pix GAN,” 2021 29th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2021, pp. 1173-1178, doi: 10.1109/MED51440.2021.9480169

    * R. -A. Luchian, G. Stamatescu, I. Stamatescu, I. Fagarasan and D. Popescu, “IIoT Decentralized System Monitoring for Smart Industry Applications,” 2021 29th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2021, pp. 1161-1166, doi: 10.1109/MED51440.2021.9480341

    * Popescu D., Ichim L., Sava O.A. (2021) Semantic Segmentation of Small Region of Interest for Agricultural Research Applications. In: Nguyen N.T., Iliadis L., Maglogiannis I., Trawiński B. (eds) Computational Collective Intelligence. ICCCI 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12876. Springer, Cham.

    * H. Meva, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Melanoma Detection Using Two Neural Networks. A Comparison Study,” 2021 11th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications (IDAACS), 2021, pp. 673-678

    * R. -G. Cincan, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Exudate Detection in Diabetic Retinopathy Using Deep Learning Techniques,” 2021 25th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), 2021, pp. 473-477,

    * Deaconu, Mihaela & Popescu, Dan & Ichim, Loretta. (2021). Automatic Detection of Blood Vessels in Retinal Images Using FC-DenseNet Neural Networks. 449-454. 10.1109/ICSTCC52150.2021

    * L. Ichim, S. -A. Dinu and D. Popescu, “Neural Network Based System for Disease Prediction,” 2021 29th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), 2021, pp. 1-4

    * M. El-Khatib, O. Teodor, D. Popescu and L. Lchim, “Using Combined CNNs for ROI Segmentation in Early Investigation of Pregnancy,” 2022 8th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), 2022, pp. 897-902

    * A. Sava, L. Ichim and D. Popescu, “Detection of Halyomorpha Halys Using Neural Networks,” 2022 8th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT), Istanbul, Turkey, 2022, pp. 437-442

    * O. M. Teodor, M. M. Cirstoiu, L. Ichim and D. Popescu, “Detection of Early Pregnancy in Ultrasound Images Using YOLOv3,” 2022 30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2022, pp. 188-193

    * D. Popescu, L. Ichim, M. Dimoiu and R. Trufelea, “Comparative Study of Neural Networks Used in Halyomorpha Halys Detection,” 2022 30th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), 2022, pp. 182-187

    * D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Educational Impact of Connected Projects Based on Triad University – Research – Industry Collaboration,” IGARSS 2022 – 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2022, pp. 6852-6855

    * L. Ichim, R. Ciciu and D. Popescu, “Using Drones and Deep Neural Networks to Detect Halyomorpha Halys in Ecological Orchards,” IGARSS 2022 – 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2022, pp. 437-440

    * I. Deaconescu, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Artificial Intelligence-Based Support System for the Diagnosis of Cervical Lesions,” 2022 26th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, 2022, pp. 409-414

    * S. Rosioru, G. Stamatescu, I. Stamatescu, I. Fagarasan and D. Popescu, “Deep Learning based Parts Classification in a Cognitive Robotic Cell System,” 2022 26th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC), Sinaia, Romania, 2022, pp. 403-408

    * A. Dinca, N. Angelescu, L. Ichim and D. Popescu, “Deep Neural Networks for Halyomorpha Halys Detection,” 2023 31st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Limassol, Cyprus, 2023, pp. 317-322

    * T.-L. Serghei, P. V. Pârvu, M. -O. Serghei, D. Popescu and L. Ichim, “Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Real-Time Human Detection and Tracking on UAVs Embedded Systems,” 2023 31st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Limassol, Cyprus, 2023, pp. 311-316

    * A. -S. Stan, L. Ichim, V. -P. Parvu and D. Popescu, “Person Detection and Tracking Using UAV and Neural Networks,” 2023 31st Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Limassol, Cyprus, 2023, pp. 323-328,

    * El-Khatib, M., Teodor, O.M., Popescu, D., Ichim, L. (2023). Identification of Benign Tumor Masses Using Deep Learning Techniques Based on Semantic Segmentation. In: Rojas, I., Joya, G., Catala, A. (eds) Advances in Computational Intelligence. IWANN 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14134. Springer, Cham

    * Dinca, A., Popescu, D., Pinotti, C.M., Ichim, L., Palazzetti, L., Angelescu, N. (2023). Halyomorpha Halys Detection in Orchard from UAV Images Using Convolutional Neural Networks. In: Rojas, I., Joya, G., Catala, A. (eds) Advances in Computational Intelligence. IWANN 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14135. Springer, Cham.

    * Catalin Lazar, Dan Popescu, Lara Maistrello, Elena Costi, Loretta Ichim, Emil Igor Vlad Georgescu.  A Model for Simulation of Developmental Instars of Halyomorpha Halys, 2023 IEEE International Workshop, IEEEMetroAgriFor_2023.

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