Associate Professor dr. eng. Octavian Creţ

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name

OCTAVIAN CREŢ

Address

Technical University, Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science Department

26-28 G. Bariţiu str., 400027 Cluj-Napoca, România

Phone: +40-(0)264-401477, +40-(0)264-401940

Fax: +40-(0)264-594491

Email: Octavian.Cret@cs.utcluj.ro

Professional education

High school: “Emil Racoviţă” High School, Cluj-Napoca, România (1985-1989)

University: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science (1990-1995), “Computer Science” Department.

Master: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Automation and Computer Science (1995-1996), “The New Generation of Computers” Department.

PhD: „Contributions to the Design of Reconfigurable Computing Systems”. Scientific supervisor: Prof. dr. eng. Kalman Pusztai. Public presentation: July 9, 2004, “CUM LAUDAE”.

Academic position

Associate Professor, PhD, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science Department

Professional experience

  1. 1990-1996 Student at the Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science section, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
  2. 1995 Computers Engineer
  3. 1995-1996 Master student, section  “New Generation of Computers”
  4. 1996 Master degree, section  “New Generation of Computers”
  5. 1996-1998 Junior Lecturer at the Computer Science Department of the Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science section, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, teaching Logic Design and Automata and microprogramming. VHDL.
  6. 1998-2002 Lecturer, in the Computer Science Department of the Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science section, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, teaching Logic Design and Automata and microprogramming. VHDL
  7. 2002-2006 Senior Lecturer, in the Computer Science Department of the Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science section, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, teaching Logic Design and Automata and microprogramming. VHDL
  8. July 2004 – PhD degree at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Thesis title: “Contributions to the Design of Reconfigurable Computing Systems”. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. eng. Kalman Pusztai. Specialisation: Computer Science.
  9. 2006- Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department of the Automation and Computer Science Faculty, Computer Science section, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, teaching Logic Design, Digital Systems Design. VHDL and Designing with FPGAs.

 

International Cooperation Experience

TEMPUS grant in Grenoble, France, at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), TIMA laboratory (Techniques d’Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées), February  –  March, 2001.

 

 

Other relevant activities

 

  • Additional reviewer for The International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL-2003), Lisbon, 2003.
  • Reviewer for The 8th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES 2004), September 19-21, 2004, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Logic Design section.
  • Chairman of the Logic Design section at The 8th International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES 2004), September 19-21, 2004, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • CNCSIS expert-evaluator, 2004-2006
  • IWT expert-evaluator (The Research Funding and Innovation Stimulation Agency of the Flanders (Belgium) government), 2006, SBO (Strategic Basic Research) programme
  • Publications Chair at the IEEE 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computer and Communication Processing (ICCP 2006), September 1-2, 2006, Cluj-Napoca, România.
  • Research citations: course support at the University of Brno, Czech Republic (slide 13) http://merlin.fit.vutbr.cz/DNA/doc/dna_architectures.pdf#search=%22cret%20mathe%22

 

Scientific work, publications

Research contracts in the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

  1. Member of the research team working on the AT contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): „Researches on modeling and building a distributed information system with mobile access points in wireless environments with intermittent communication”, 2007-2008, theme AT 67. Contract director: lector dr. Adrian Sergiu Dărăbant, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca.
  2. AT contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): “Hardware multi-agent system”, 2006, now running. Contract director: s. l. dr. eng. Octavian Creţ. Team members: Alin Suciu, Adrian Dărăbant, Ramona Marfievici, Cristian Vancea, Cristina Grama, Zsolt Mathe, Flaviu Roman.
  3. AT contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): “Hardware implementation of a gene sequences alignment device based on the general Smith-Waterman algorithm”, 2005, nr. 27702 / 2005, theme number 102 / 2005. Contract director: s. l. dr. eng. Octavian Creţ. Team members: Alin Suciu, Pangyu Jeong, Ştefan Mathe, Balint Szente, Zsolt Mathe.
  4. AT contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): “Implementation of a Reconfigurable Computer in FPGA Technology”, nr. 33532 / 2003, theme number 140, 2003-2004. Contract director: s. l. dr. eng. Octavian Creţ. Team members: Alin Suciu, Radu Dănescu, Pangyu Jeong, Balint Szente, Cristian Vancea.

a.       Phase 1: “Elaboration of the CREC Reconfigurable Computer Specifications”, contract nr. 33532 / 2003.

    1. Phase 2: “Implementation and Testing of the CREC Reconfigurable Computer”, contract nr. 33518 / 2004.

5.      Member of the research team working on the A contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): „Distributed System For the Acquisition, Processing, Archiving and Retrieval  of Medical Images in Hospital Environment, Compatible with the DICOM Standard”, Contract nr. 34970, theme number 53, CNCSIS code 1228, 2001. Contract director: Prof. dr. eng. Sergiu Nedevschi.

  1. Member of the research team working on the A contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSU Department): „QBE-to-SQL Translator SQL3 Compliant”, Contract nr. 34 / 1998, theme number 5, CNCSU code 28, 1998. Contract director: Assoc. prof. dr. eng. Robert Dollinger.
  2. Member of the research team working on the A contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSIS Department): “Introducing the FPGA Technology in Romanian Education, Research and Industry“, 1998-2000. Contract director: Prof. dr. eng. Sergiu Nedevschi.
    1. Phase 1: “Introducing the FPGA Technology in Romanian Education, Research and Industry”, 1998, Contract nr. 34/1998, theme number 54 / 175. Contract goal: study of the possibilities of applying the FPGA technology in industry and research, realization of didactical materials and demonstrators.
    2. Phase 2: “Researches in the field of reconfigurable architectures, elaboration of didactical materials and demonstrators“, 1999, Contract nr. 33830/1999, theme number 17 / 619. Contract goal: realization of some demonstrators of digital systems in FPGA technology.
    3. Phase 3: “Researches and applications in the field of reconfigurable architectures reconfigurabile and rapid prototyping”, 2000, Contract nr. 37118/2000, theme number 11 / 631. Contract goal: realization of some demonstrators of reconfigurable systems in FPGA technology.
  3. Member of the research team working on the A contract, partner: Romanian Ministry of Research and Education (CNCSU Department): “Designing and Implementing Digital Systems with FPGA Devices“, 1996-1997. Contract director:  Prof. dr. eng. Kalman Pusztai.
    1. Phase 2: “Automatic Configuration of FPGA Circuits”. Contract Nr. 5003/1995‑124, 1996. Contract goal: realizing a program for the automatic configuration of Atmel 6002 FPGA devices.
    2. Phase 3: “CAD System for FPGA Design”. Contract Nr. 7003/1997‑32/484, 1997. Contract goal: realization of a CAD integrated environment for Atmel 6002 FPGA Design.

Publications

BOOKS (all available only in Romanian)

 

  1. Octavian Creţ, Alin Suciu - Information Protection on PCs. Antivirus and Intellectual Property methods. Mediamira Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ROMÂNIA, 1998, ISBN 973-9358-07-1, 178 pages.
  2. Aurel Neţin, Octavian Creţ – Logic Design. Laboratory Works. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 1998, ISBN 973-98701-1-2, 210 pages.
  3. S. Nedevschi, Z. Baruch, Octavian Creţ – Designing Digital Systems in FPGA Technology. Mediamira Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ROMÂNIA, 1999, ISBN 973-9358-26-8, 298 pages.
  4. Octavian Creţ, Lucia Văcariu, Aurel Neţin – The VHDL Language. Laboratory Works. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, ISBN 973-8335-38-8, 227 pages.
  5. Lucia Văcariu, Aurel Neţin, Octavian Creţ – Logic Design. Laboratory Works, second edition. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2003, ISBN 973-662-027-1, 198 pages.
  6. Octavian Creţ, Lucia Văcariu, Aurel Neţin – The VHDL Language. Laboratory Works, Second edition, completed and revised. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ROMÂNIA, 2005, ISBN 973-662-145-6, 227 pagini.
  7. Octavian Creţ – Sisteme de calcul reconfigurabile. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ROMÂNIA, 2005, ISBN 973-662-157-X, 207 pagini
  8. Lucia Văcariu, Octavian Creţ, Aurel Neţin – Logic Design. Laboratory Works. Second edition, completed and revised. U.T. Pres Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, 2003, ISBN 973-662-180-4, 198 pagini.

 

 

PAPERS (selection)

 

1.      Zsolt Mathe, Octavian Creţ, Cristina Grama, Flaviu Roman, Lucia Văcariu. A hardware agents-based implementation of the Kadane algorithm for the maximum subsequence problem. Proceedings of the IEEE 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computer Communication and Processing ICCP 2006, pp. 187-193, UT Pres Publishing House, ISBN (10) 973-662-233-9, ISBN (13) 978-973-662-233-5, ISBN (10) 973-662-235-5, ISBN (13) 978-973-662-235-9, September 1-2, 2006, Cluj-Napoca.

2.      Octavian Creţ, Zsolt Mathe, Cristina Grama, Lucia Văcariu, Flaviu Roman, Adrian Dărăbant. Solving the Maximum Subsequence Problem with a Hardware Agents-based System. WSEAS Transactions on Circuits and Systems, Issue 9, Volume 5, September 2006, pp. 1470-1478, ISSN: 1109-2734.

3.      Adrian Sergiu Dărăbant, Horea Todoran, Octavian Cret, George Chis. The Similarity Measures and their Impact on OODB Fragmentation Using Hierarchical Clustering Algorithms. WSEAS Transactions on Computers, Issue 9, Volume 5, September 2006, pp. 1803-1811, ISSN 1109-2750.

4.      Octavian Creţ, Zsolt Mathe, Cristina Grama, Lucia Văcariu, Flaviu Roman, Adrian Dărăbant. Solving the Maximum Subsequence Problem with a Hardware Agents-based System. Proceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on CIRCUITS, pp75-80, Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 10-12, 2006, ISSN: 1790-5117, ISBN: 960-8457-47-5.

5.      Octavian Creţ, Zsolt Mathe, Lucia Văcariu, Cristina Grama, Adrian Dărăbant, Levente-Karoly Gorog. A Hardware Implementation of the Kadane’s Algorithm for the Maximum Subsequence Problem. Proceedings of The 5th European Symposium on Biomedical Engineering, Patras, Greece, July 7-9, 2006.

6.      Balint Szente, Octavian Creţ, Zsolt Mathe, Cristian Vancea, Florin Rusu. A General Smith-Waterman Algorithm Implementation Using the CREC Reconfigurable Computer. ACAM Scientific Journal, Volume 14 (2005), Number 2, p. 227-232, Mediamira Science Publisher, Cluj-Napoca, România, ISSN 1221-437X.

7.      Octavian Creţ, Zsolt Mathe, Balint Szente, Ştefan Mathe, Lucia Văcariu and Adrian Dărăbant. Three Implementations of the General Smith-Waterman Algorithm: A Comparative Study. CSCS15 International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, Bucureşti, p. 743, May 27-29, 2005, ISBN 973-8449-89-8, 973-8449-91-x.

8.      Octavian Creţ, Ştefan Mathe, Balint Szente, Zsolt Mathe, Cristian Vancea, Florin Rusu and Adrian Dărăbant. FPGA-Based Scalable Implementation of the General Smith-Waterman Algorithm. IASTED Parallel and Distributed computing Symposium (PDCS) 2004, p. 410-415, November 9-11, 2004, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA, ISBN 0-88986-421-7, ISSN 1027-2658.

9.      Octavian Creţ, Cristian Vancea, Balint Szente, Ligiu Uiorean, Florin Rusu. The CREC Reconfigurable Computer. Proceedings of the 1st Balkan Conference in Informatics, p. 476, November 21-23, Thessaloniki, Greece, Publishing Centre T.E.I. of Thessaloniki, 2003, ISBN 960-287-045-1.

10.  Balint Szente, Cristian Vancea, Ligiu Uiorean, Florin Rusu, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. The CREC general purpose reconfigurable computer. Proceedings of the IP Based Design Workshop, p. 217, November 13-14, Grenoble, France, 2003.

11.  Aurel Neţin, Dumitru Roman, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai, Lucia Văcariu. Hardware/Software CoDesign of an Expert System. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3203 (Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications), p. 1067, September 1-3, Lisbon, Portugal, Springer-Verlag Publishing House, 2003, ISSN 0302-9743.

12.  Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai, Cristian Vancea, Balint Szente, Ligiu Uiorean, Adrian Dărăbant. A hardware / software codesign method for general purpose reconfigurable computing. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, July 2-5, Bucharest, Romania, Editura Politehnica Press, 2003, p. 57-63, ISBN 973-8449-18-9.

13.  Aurel Neţin, Dumitru Roman, Octavian Creţ, Horia Giurgiu, Lucia Văcariu. Hardware / Software CoDesign of an Expert System. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science, July 2-5, Bucharest, Romania, Editura Politehnica Press, 2003, p. 180-186, ISBN 973-8449-18-9.

14.  Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai, Cristian Vancea, Balint Szente. CREC: A Novel reconfiguranble Computing Design Methodology. Proceedings of the 17th International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS 2003), Nice, France, April 22-26, 2003, p. 175.

15.  Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai, Cristian Vancea, Balint Szente. The CREC Reconfigurable Computer: Preliminary Findings, Transactions on Automatic Control and Computer Science, tome 47 (61), no. 2, p. 77-82, in Periodica Politechnica of the Technical University of Timişoara, România, 18-19 October, 2002, ISSN 1224-600X.

16.  David Lazăr, Horia Haitonic, Octavian Creţ. AES Implementation using VHDL. Transactions on Automatic Control and Computer Science, tome 47 (61), no. 2, pp. 57-60, in Periodica Politechnica of the Technical University of Timişoara, România, 18-19 October, 2002, ISSN 1224-600X.

17.  Octavian Creţ, Zoltan Baruch, Kalman Pusztai. FPGAW: FPGA Configuration over the Internet, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Mathematical & Computational Applications, p. 263 – 270, Konya, Turkey, September 4-6, 2002.

18.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Configurable Processor. Proceedings of the IEEE-TTTC International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics, May 23-25, 2002, Tome II, pp. 236 – 242, Editura Mediamira, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-9357-11-1.

19.  Octavian Creţ, Zoltan Baruch, Călin Cenan, A Hardware Implementation Of An Expert System Shell Based On Belief Revision Concepts. 4th International Conference on Technical Informatics CONTI’ 2000, volume 45 (59), p.5, Timişoara, October, 2000, ISSN 1224-600X.

20.  Radu Balaban, Horia Hopârtean, Octavian Creţ, Zoltan Baruch, The Optium Microprocessor – an FPGA-based Implementation, 4th International Conference on Technical Informatics CONTI’ 2000, volume 45 (59), p.105, Timişoara, October, 2000, ISSN 1224-600X.

21.  Octavian Creţ, Zoltan Baruch, Kalman Pusztai, Aurel Neţin. Reconfigurable System for Data Encryption. In Proceedings of SINTES 10: The International Symposium on Systems Theory, Automation, Robotics, Computers, Informatics, Electronic and Instrumentation, X-th Edition, May 25-26, 2000, Craiova, pp. C42-C45.

22.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. An Efficient Sequence To Applying Slicing lines in FPGA Placement. Proceedings of the International Conference on Quality Control, Automation and Robotic, May 18-20, 2000, Tome I, pp. 267 – 272, Editura Mediamira, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-9357-11-1.

23.  Sergiu Nedevschi, Octavian Creţ, Zoltan Baruch, Reconfigurable, Real Time, Single Chip Convolution Device For Image Processing. Proceedings of International Conference on Quality Control, Automation and Robotic, May 18-20, 2000, Tome II, pp. 261 – 268, Editura Mediamira, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-9357-11-1.

24.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. A Comparative Study of Different Partition Algorithms. MicroCAD’2000 International Computer Science Conference, Section F: Electrotechnics-Electronics, p. 7-11, Miskolc, Hungary, February 23-24, 2000.

25.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Genetic Algorithm for Circuit Partitioning. Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Fascicola Electrotehnică, p. 19-23, 27–29 mai, Băile Felix, ROMÂNIA, 1999.

26.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Placement Algorithm for FPGA circuits. Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Fascicola Electrotehnică, p. 13-18, 27–29 mai, Băile Felix, ROMÂNIA, 1999.

27.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Horia Giurgiu. Genetic Algorithm for FPGA Placement. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Control Systems and Computer Science (CSCS12), p. 121-126. Bucuresti, May 26-29, 1999.

28.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. CAD System for the Atmel FPGA circuits. CONTI’98 International conference on Technical Informatics, volume 43 (57), p.228, Timişoara, ROMÂNIA, 1998, , ISSN 1224-600X.

29.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Technology Mapping for the Atmel FPGA circuits. CONTI’98 International conference on Technical Informatics, volume 43 (57), p.218, Timişoara, ROMÂNIA, 1998, ISSN 1224-600X.

30.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Routing for FPGA circuits. A&Q ‘98 International conference on Automation and Quality Control, p. Q214, Cluj-Napoca, Editura Mediamira, ROMÂNIA, 1998, ISBN 973-9358-15-2.

31.  Zoltan Baruch, Octavian Creţ, Kalman Pusztai. Partitioning for FPGA circuits. MicroCAD International computer conference, Section D: Measurement and Automation, p. 113, Miskolc, Hungary, 1997.

 

 

Main Research Areas

Reconfigurable Computing Systems

VHDL-based Design

Logic Design

FPGA-based Design

Automata and microprogramming

Foreign languages

French, English, Italian

 

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