education and key research projects

  • Postdoctoral Researcher – Université de Liège (2020–2021)
    Urban & Environmental Engineering / FAINOMORE RFCS Grant
  • PhD in Civil Engineering – Politehnica University of Timișoara (2017)
     Thesis: Robustness of moment steel frames under column loss scenarios
     Supervisor: Acad. Dan Dubina
  • Diploma Engineer (MSc) – Advanced Design of Steel and Composite Structures, UPT (2013)
  • BSc in Civil Engineering (English) – UPT (2011)

 Key Research Projects

International

  • FAINOMORE (2020–2022, RFCS) – Mitigating progressive collapse in steel and composite frames
     Postdoctoral research at Université de Liège
  • ROBEST (2021–2022) – Robustness of steel frames: Romanian–Belgian cooperation
  • SUSCOS (2016–2018, Erasmus Mundus EMMC) – Sustainable construction under natural hazards and catastrophic events
  • EQUALJOINTS (2015–2016, RFCS) – Pre-qualified steel joints for seismic resistance
  • HSS-SERF (2012, RFCS) – High-strength steel in seismic-resistant frames

National

  • SAFEWALL (2020–2021) – Explosion safety of building enclosure walls
  • FRAMEBLAST (2017–2018) – Testing building frames under blast loads
  • CODEC (2012–2016, PNII-Partnerships) – Control-based design for accidental actions in multistorey structures
  • ACTEX (2014–2015, POS-CCE) – Extreme action behavior of construction systems
  • Validation of tube bracing joints (2012)
SUSCOS, 2017