Research projects

MERITT: Health and Active Aging through Serious Games and Artificial Intelligence

An ecosystem of cooperating software modules (monitoring, a virtual supervisor, personalized profiles, rewards and multiplayer games) that uses gamification and AI to support the autonomy, social life and digital skills of older adults.

UEFISCDI, PN3-P2-1177/30.06.2022, contract 97PTE/2022 · with Dorin Stanciu, IT Center for Science and Technology, Bucharest

Cloud-USV: Interdisciplinary R&D Center for Cloud and Big Data Infrastructure

Investment in cloud and big data infrastructure that increases the research capacity of Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava and connects it to international cloud infrastructures.

European Regional Development Fund, Competitiveness Operational Programme (POC), SMIS 2014+ 124530

Mobile@Old: Mobility Pattern Assistant for Elderly People

An elderly-friendly platform and associated tools that help older people maintain a healthy lifestyle in their homes.

UEFISCDI, PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-22410, contract 315/2014 · with Irina Mocanu, Politehnica University of Bucharest

Sensorimotor Realities

Smart wearables and environments that give users new sensorimotor abilities, with applications for people with motor impairments, grounded in extended reality, motor control theory and ability-based design.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-0434, contract PCE29/2021

WearSkill: Motor-Streamlined Interactions with Smart Wearables

Gesture and voice input for smart glasses, watches and rings, designed around the motor abilities of users with upper-body motor impairments.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-0352, contract 276PED/2020

SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis of Circulating Strains in Romania

Techniques for monitoring the pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 strains circulating in different regions of Romania.

Coordinated by Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Senses++: Sensory Augmentation for Low-Vision Conditions using Smart Wearables

Smart wearables that enhance visual perception for people with and without visual impairments.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2016-2173, contract TE141/2018

CarSafe: Efficient Communications based on Smart Devices for In-Car Augmented Reality Interactive Applications

High-definition video and augmented reality content delivery for hyper-connected cars.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0917, contract 21PCCDI/2018

PeriphInt: New Interaction Techniques for Smart Environments at the Periphery of User Attention

Low-effort interactions that move tasks from the center to the periphery of attention, using motion capture, eye tracking and EEG.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P3-3.1-PM-RO-CN-2018-0032, contract 3BM/2018, and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China

MotorSkill: Effective Gesture Interactions with Touch Surfaces for Motor Impairment Conditions

More accessible touch-screen input for people with motor impairments, supported by eye tracking, speech recognition and EEG analysis.

UEFISCDI, PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0688, contract 209PED/2017

InteractCloud: Interaction Techniques with Massive Data Clouds in Smart Environments

UEFISCDI, PNIII-P3, contract 47BM/2016, and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China

Multimodal Feedback for Supporting Gesture Interaction in Smart Environments

UEFISCDI, Romania, and OeAD, Austria (PNII, contract 740/2014)

Improving Computer Based Speech Therapy Systems by Adding Affective Capabilities

Multimodal emotion recognition (paralanguage, visual and physiological parameters) to assess the affective state of children with speech disorders.

European Social Fund, POSDRU/89/1.5/S/57083

TERAPERS: Personalized Therapy of Dyslalia Affecting Pre-Schoolers

An interdisciplinary system (computer science, psychology, electronics) for the personalized therapy of dyslalia: the speech therapist’s desktop application and a mobile device for home exercises.

CEEX programme, contract 56-CEEX II03/2006