Research:

You can visit some of the PlanetLab-related projects home page in which I am currently involved here

Research Interests:

Designing multicast networks

Single Sign On

Multimedia streaming in distributed systems

Ontology-based modeling of security protocol specifications

On-line security protocol composition

Security protocol design for microcontroller-based systems

Research projects:

1. Vulnerability analysis of electric distribution and transmission networks, research contract 4335/29.12.2009, joint research contract with S.C. Electrica S.A, Romania, 2010, collaborator.

2. Innovative Tools and Models for Vocational Education and Training in Central and Western Romania – MoVE-IT, research contract RO 0038, joint research between “Petru Maior” University of Tirgu Mures and the Norvegian Government, 2009-2011, collaborator.

3. Mobile Knowledge Workplace supporting Service Workers, contract number WV-2008-06, for research center "Kompetenzzentrum fur wissensbasierte Anwendungen und Systeme Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft", participant as a collaborator with IBS.

4. Contributions to the composition of security protocols based on performance criteria, Nr. 2445/2007, "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures, ROMANIA, Project coordinator: Genge Bela.

5. Monocular Head Mounted net-Conferencing for Service Workers, contract number WV-2007-09, for research center "Kompetenzzentrum fur wissensbasierte Anwendungen und Systeme Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft", participant as a collaborator with IBS.

6. Adaptation of net-Conferencing for Mobile Devices, contract number WV-2006-14, for research center "Kompetenzzentrum fur wissensbasierte Anwendungen und Systeme Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft", participant as collaborator with IBS.

Travel grants:

From Targu Mures (Romania) to Aachen (Germany), travel grant UTA-09/1-0021, awarded by the Communitas Foundation, in the amount of 912 RON.

From Targu Mures (Romania) to Heraklion (Greece), PhD student travel grant AQN70308/280709 for ESWC2009, awarded by the Semantic Technology Institute International, in the amount of 430 EUR.

Awards:

"XRIP (eXtended Routing Information Protocol), a new secure routing protocol", 1st prize, student scientific conference, University of Sapientia, Targu Mures, Romania, 2005.

"XROUTER, integrating XRIP with classic routers", 2nd prize, student scientific conference, "Petru Maior" University, Targu Mures, Romania, 2005.

Development-research projects for companies in collaboration with IBS:

1. Enermet, Switzerland, Software for distribution networks based on Ripple Control technology and remote meter reading, 2007-2009.

2. Hyperwave, Germany, Integration between Hyperwave Document Management System and Hermix conferencing, 2004-2008.

3. Utomi GMBH ,Germany, Net-conference Applications, 2007.

4. Intelli AS, Norway, Software to control smart houses, 2005.

5. Siveco, Romania, Integrarea sistemului de videoconferinta Hermix cu Platforma de e-Learning AEL, 2005.

Coordinated student scientific papers (in Romanian and English):

1. "Authentication, Authorization and Access Control in Distributed Systems", Magyari Istvan-Attila, invention awarded with the 8th prize at Genius International Invention Fair, Budapest, Hungary, 9th-12th september, 2009.
2. "Autentificarea, autorizarea si controlul accesului in sisteme distribuite", Magyari Istvan-Attila, Anul IV, Mentiune, 2009.
3. "Circuit integrat de autentificare implementat prin FPGA", Pakot Rudolf, Anul IV, 2009.
4. "Circuit integrat de criptare a datelor implementat prin FPGA", Albert Laszlo, Anul IV, 2009.
5. "Controlul si monitorizarea securizata a echipamentelor la distanta prin PDA", Bokor Attila, Anul IV, 2009.
6. "Sistem de notificare audio prin PDA", Balint Iuliu Cristian, Anul IV, 2009.
7. "Descoperirea si executia protocoalelor de securitate in sisteme distribuite", Laslo Simion, Anul IV, 2009.
8. "Componenta XPCOM multi-server de autentificare in sisteme multimedia", Samartean Ovidiu, Anul V, 2008.
9. "Crearea sesiunilor multimedia securizate pe baza tehnologiilor Jabber", Hossu Daniel, Anul V, 2008.
10. "Interconectarea microcontrolerelor PIC18F4455 prin magistrala I2C", Zoltani Imre-Levente, Anul V, 2008.
11. "Redarea liniilor melodice programabile prin USB utilizand microcontrolerul PIC18F4455", Magyari Istvan-Attila, Anul III, 2008.
12. "Dezvoltarea aplicatiilor web utilizand tehnologii Flash", Ogrean Radu-Bogdan, Anul II, 2008.
13. "Fire de executie Java si Windows nativ. Studiu comparativ", Farkas Gyula, Anul II, 2008.
14. "Dezvoltarea aplicatiilor multi-platforma utilizand Qt", Netea Ioan-Iacob, Silviu-Dan Popovici, Anul II, 2008.
15. "Sistem de comanda prin USB a masinilor pas cu pas", Boarescu Claudiu, Anul IV, 2007.
16. "Implementarea unui semafor cu microcontrolerul PIC18F4455", Ionitoi Andrei, Cuesdean Florin, Anul IV, 2007.
17. "Sistem de avertizare la distanta folosind telefonul mobil", Stanca Calin, Anul V, 2006.
18. "Implementarea algoritmilor de criptare simetrici utilizand retele Feistel", Gorcitz Raul, Anul IV, 2006.