Mihail Voicu, Professor emeritus
Systems Theory & Automatic Control



 

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Curriculum Vitae


Studies

*    Theoretic High School, Paşcani, Romania, 1961

*    Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi; Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Engineer's Diploma in Electrical Engineering, 1966

Doctor-Engineer of Automatic Control, 1974

*    Technical University “Fridericiana”, Karsruhe; Institute of Feedback Control and Remote Systems

Specialization in automatic control and systems theory, 1972/73

*    University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”, Iaşi; Faculty of Mathematics

Diploma in Mathematics – Mechanics, 1977

Professional Experience

*    2012 – present:   Professor emeritus, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi

Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science

Department of Automatic Control and Applied Informatics

*    1990 – 2012:       Professor, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”

*    1986 – 1990:       Associate Professor, Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”

*    1975 – 1986:       Assistant Professor,  Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”

*    1967 – 1975:       Professor Assistant,  Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”

Higher Education and Research Manager

*    2008 – 2012        President of the  Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi

*    2006 – 2012:       President of the Commission for Quality of Education   

*    2004 – 2008:       Vice-Rector of the Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi

*    1992 – 2004:       Dean of the Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science

*    1990 – 1992:       Head of the Department of Automatic Control and Applied Informatics

*    2005 – present:   Director of the Research Centre on Systems Theory and Engineering

*    1996 – present:   Director of the Politehnium Publishing House

*    1995 – 2005:       Director of the Research Centre on Automatic Control & Technical Informatics

*    2007 – present:   President of a Comission of Quality Experts (CEPSI II of ARACIS)  

*    1991 – 1993:       Rector of the  University “Mihail Kogălniceanu”, Iaşi

Awards

*    Romanian Academy: Aurel Vlaicu Prize, 1990 (for two papers published in 1987).

*    European Union: Copernicus Fellow; European Res. Grant No. ERB3510PL920636 / 93,

Technical University, Karlsruhe; Scientific Report: Voicu M, Pastravanu O.,

Non - Recursive Models in Control System Analysis and Design.

Editura Dosoftei (ISBN 973 9135 31 5), Iaşi, 1997 (LCOC); 144 pp.

*    Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

*    Great Officer of the Order Merit for Teaching Romanian Presidency:  2004

Scientific Interest

*    Systems Theory and Automatic Control Theory

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General properties of the dynamical systems

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Modelling, non-recursive models, simulation

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Parameter identification, state estimation, process diagnosis

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Controller synthesis, real time control, AI control

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Optimal control, adaptive control

Actual  research  topics :

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Flow invariance, stability, stabilization

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Componentwise asymptotic stability

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Componentwise stability of interval matrix systems

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Invariant exponential stability

*    Automatic Control Applications

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Transducers, control devices, protective devicesGeneral properties of the dynamical systems

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Industrial process control, electrical power process control

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Artificial vision systems, pattern recognition

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Industrial robots, computer integrated manufacturing

Main Results

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Cylindrical electric coil as distributed parameter system; voltage distribution and gradient

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System identification using the Hankel matrix of Taylor coefficients of the transfer function

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 Deforming regime of electrical networks as stochastic process

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Auto-optimal compensation of the deforming regime of electrical networks

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Kirchhoff interconnection, Kirchhoff interconnectability, pathological phenomena

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Non-recursive models, controllability testing, optimal control based on non-recursive models

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10 patented control procedures and devices

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Computer integrated manufacturing system for higher education and research a

Results in the domain of flow invariance and stability :

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Componentwise (exponential) asymptotic stability, componentwise absolute stability

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Componentwise stabilization and estimation

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Sliding mode control

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Componentwise stability of interval matrix systems

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Invariant exponential stability and Lyapunov like inequalities in general Hölder norms

For the fruitful collaboration in obtaining some of these results see

 My Books          My Papers

Publications

*    366 scientific papers, monographs, textbooks, scientific reports:

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 227 original scientific publications from which:

35 monographs/chapters, from which: monographs 11,  book chapters 24;

78 papers in journals, from which 26 indexed by ISI (T-R) and 51 by other international

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104 papers, from which 101 in proceedings (39 indexed by ISI (T-R) or by other

       international data bases) in 3 independent volumes

 10 patents

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17 textbooks,

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 66 scientific reports (grants, contracts etc.)

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 56 reports, conferences and communications

Experience Abroad

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Technical University of Karlsruhe

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 Czech Technical University of Prague

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 Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble

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 University of Duisburg - Essen

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Vienna University of Technology

Professional Honours

*    Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy, Section of Information Science  & Technology

*    Member in Scientific Societies

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 Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences (ASTR);

Vice-president of the Automatic Control & Electronics Section;

President of Branch Iaşi

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 Committee of Control Theory of the Romanian AcademyBranch Iaşi; vice-president

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 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Control Systems Society; Senior Member

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  American Mathematical Society

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International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC); Technical Committees

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Romanian Society of Automation and Technical Informatics (SRAIT); founder, vice-president

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Forum of the Knowledge Society (with Information Science and Technology Section

of the Romanian Academy)

*    Editor

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Politehnium, Director; Publishing House (accredited by CNCSIS)

of the Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi

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 Buletinului Institutului Politehnic din Iaşi, Editor in chief; Journal (accredited by CNCS)

of the Technical University “Gheorghe Asachi”, Iaşi

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 Revista Română de Informatică şi Automatică (accredited by CNCS);

Journal of the Institute of Informatics – ICI, Bucharest

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Control Engineering and Applied Informatics (CEAI); Journal (accredited by CNCS)

of SRAIT

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Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, series A

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ROMJIST

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Memoriile Secţiilor Ştiinţifice ale Academiei Române, 2002

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IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Toronto, 2005

*    Reviewer and evaluator

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Zentralblatt für Mathematik (Zbl)

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Mathematical Reviews (MR)

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Automatica (IFAC)

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Linear Algebra and Its Applications (LA&Appl.)

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European Journal of Control (EJC)

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IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC)

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Tamkang Journal of Mathematics

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Numerical and Functional Analysis

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Proceedings of the Romanian Academy, series A

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IFAC World Congresses (Beijing, Barcelona, Prague, Seoul, Milano)

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National Council of Scientific Research in the Higher Education (CNCSIS)

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National Council for Academic Evaluation and Accreditation (CNEEA), 2000 - 2006

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Romania Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS), 2007 - present

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Over 50 boards for doctoral thesis evaluation

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Tempus National Office