Team

Our research philosophy is design of useful and usable interactions between humans and computers by means of advanced AI & InfoVis techniques informed by understanding the user. Towards this goal, our team blends expertize from Computer Science, Electronics, and Applied Psychology.

Director

Radu-Daniel Vatavu
Radu is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Suceava and the scientific leader of the MintViz lab.
He is interested in applying AI techniques to design useful and usable interactions between humans, computers, and environments.

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Affiliated Faculty

Stefan-Gheorghe Pentiuc
Professor of Computer Science at the University of Suceava, and Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His research interests are pattern recognition, image processing, and distributed and mobile computing.

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Ovidiu-Andrei Schipor
Ovidiu is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Suceava. He is interested in speech processing and human movement analysis for intelligent user interfaces.

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Doina-Maria Schipor
Doina is an Associate Professor at the University of Suceava, also Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences. She is interested in the psychology aspects of child-computer interaction for successful learning and flexible adaptation. Toward this end, Doina has focused on computer-assisted speech therapy and touch input.

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Otilia Clipa
Otilia is an Associate Professor at the University of Suceava and Head of the Educational Sciences Department. She is interested in preschool and primary education, assessment in education, teacher education and didactics for university teachers.

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Laura-Bianca Bilius
Laura is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Suceava. She is interested in pattern recognition, tensor mathematics, Human-Computer Interaction.

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Ovidiu-Ionut Gherman
Ovidiu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Suceava, working on Brain-Computer Interfaces.

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Research Scientists

Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean
Ovidiu is affiliated with the MintViz lab as a Researcher in Computer Science. He works on assistive techniques for effective input on wearables and users with motor impairments.


Ph.D. Students

Irina Popovici
Irina is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. She explores user interfaces for non-visual augmented reality.

Adrian Aiordachioae
Adrian is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He is interested in smart glasses and wearable computing.

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Alexandru-Ionut Siean
Ionut is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He is interested in drone computing.

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Cristian Pamparau
Cristian is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu, working on Augmented, Mixed, and Extended Reality.

Mihail Terenti
Mihai is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He works on multimodal feedback to augment the user experience of touch input.

Adrian-Vasile Catană
Adrian is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He is working on new designs of wearable computing devices.

Alexandru-Tudor Andrei
Tudor is a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He is working on interactive techniques for smart environments and ambient intelligence applications and services.


Master's Students


Alumni

Laura-Bianca Bilius
Laura was a PhD student in Computer Science between 2017-2022, advised by Stefan-Gheorghe Pentiuc. She defended her thesis, "Contributions to Pattern Recognition using Tensor Decompositions," in June 2022 with a "Summa cum laudae" distinction.

Bogdan-Florin Gheran
Bogdan was a PhD student in Computer Science between 2015-2020, advised by Radu-Daniel Vatavu. He defended his thesis, "Gesture User Interfaces for Mobile and Wearable Devices," in September 2020 with a "Magna cum laudae" distinction.

Ovidiu-Ciprian Ungurean
Ovidiu was affiliated with the MintViz lab as a Researcher in Computer Science between August 2017 and December 2018. He worked on assistive techniques for touch input and users with motor impairments.

Gabriel Cramariuc
Gabi was a PhD student in Computer Science, advised by Stefan-Gheorghe Pentiuc. He defended his thesis, "Contributions to Child-Computer Interaction," in September 2016.


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