Accessibility and assistive technologies
Smart glasses, mixed reality and machine learning that help people with visual, hearing or motor impairments perceive their surroundings and use digital devices.
Interaction for people with diverse abilities
I study how people interact with computing that is worn, ambient or immersive, and how such technology can compensate for sensory and motor impairments. My work combines user studies with the engineering of software architectures, wearable prototypes and extended reality applications. I carry it out in the Machine Intelligence and Information Visualization Lab (MintViz), I lead the Cloud-USV Center, which provides computational resources for research across the university, and I supervise PhD students in Computers and Information Technology.
- 749citations, Google Scholar
- 16h-index, Google Scholar
- 50journal and conference papers
- 15funded research projects
Citation figures as of October 2026.
Research themes
Wearable, gesture and voice input
Input techniques and experiment tools for smartwatches, smart rings and smart glasses, personalized to the abilities of each user.
Extended reality and smart environments
Peripheral interaction, attention-aware XR and event-driven software architectures for interaction across heterogeneous devices, from smart homes to connected cars.
Digital health and active ageing
Serious games and smart home platforms that support older adults, together with closed-loop EEG and neurostimulation studies.
AI and cloud infrastructure for research
Scalable cloud architectures, multi-LLM platforms for systematic literature reviews and generative AI for interfaces adapted to users with disabilities.
Earlier work: computer-based speech therapy
Fuzzy expert systems and emotion recognition for the LOGOMON system for children with dyslalia, the topic of my PhD (2009) and postdoctoral research (2010–2013).
Selected publications
Recent and representative work. The full list includes journal articles, conference papers and books.
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2026Applied System Innovation, 9(4), 70
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2023Virtual Reality, 27(3), 1765–1781
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2023International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 39(18), 3527–3545
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2022Proceedings of the 19th International Web for All Conference (W4A ’22), ACM
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2019Information and Software Technology, 109, 43–59
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2018IEEE Pervasive Computing, 17(4), 76–85
Recent research projects
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2025 – 2026 · Researcher
A(I)BILITIES: Generative AI for Interactive Technologies Adapted to Users with Disabilities
UEFISCDI, PN-IV-P7-7.1-PTE-2024-0434 (9PTE/2025) · with ASSIST Software
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2022 – 2024 · Principal Investigator (USV)
MERITT: Health and Active Aging through Serious Games and Artificial Intelligence
UEFISCDI, PN3-P2-1177 (97PTE/2022) · with the IT Center for Science and Technology, Bucharest
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2021 – 2023 · Project Coordinator
Cloud-USV: Interdisciplinary R&D Center for Cloud and Big Data Infrastructure
European Regional Development Fund, POC, SMIS 2014+ 124530
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2021 – 2023 · Researcher
Sensorimotor Realities
UEFISCDI, PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-0434 (PCE29/2021)
Teaching
Courses
- Cloud Technologies · MSc
- Cloud and Grid Security · MSc, Cybersecurity
- High-Performance Computing in Parallel and Distributed Systems · MSc
- Web Application Design · BSc, Computer Science, 3rd year
Doctoral supervision
PhD supervisor in Computers and Information Technology since 2023, Doctoral School of Applied and Engineering Sciences, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava.
Teaching materials
- Fundamentals of Front-End Web Development. A Study Guide (2022)
- Structuri de date și algoritmi. Ghid de lucrări practice (2021, with Ș.-G. Pentiuc)
Academic path
Positions
- Professor of Computer Science, since 2024
- Head of the Computer Science Department, since 2022
- Director of the Cloud-USV Center, since 2022
- Associate Professor, 2017–2024
- Teaching Assistant and Lecturer, 2009–2017
- Visiting researcher: Beihang University, Beijing (2017, 2019); TU Wien (2015)
Education
- Habilitation in Computer Science, 2023 — Designing for Accessibility in Human-Computer Interaction
- Postdoctoral fellowship, 2010–2013 — affective computing for speech therapy systems
- PhD in Computer Science, 2009 — computer-based speech therapy (advisor: Prof. Ștefan-Gheorghe Pentiuc)
- Engineering degree in Computer Science, 2003
All degrees from Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava.
Contact
Office
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceȘtefan cel Mare University of Suceava
13 Universității Street, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Room C4013, Building C, 4th floor