Starting with 2001, as an IPPRRC member, I've been involved in research projects with the automotive industry (Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH), FP7 European projects, and national research grants.

My research activities and experience are mainly related to computer vision, applied for Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS).

In particular, my past and present research topics are: stereovision (calibration, matching, 3D reconstruction), and 3D environment perception for ADAS (road surface detection, curb detection, free space detection, etc.).

Research projects

As project coordinator/responsible

1. "Measurement of Road Surface Using Stereo", research grant funded by Robert Bosch GmbH (beneficiary), Germany, 2013.

2. "Identification of 3D lane boundaries based on road limiting infrastructure and surface discontinuities using stereo measurement", research grant funded by Robert Bosch GmbH (beneficiary), Germany, 2014.

3. "Measurement of road surface conditions using stereo", international, research grant funded by Robert Bosch GmbH (beneficiary), Germany, 2015.

As member (selection)

1. UP-DRIVE - "Autonomous parking and driving", Horizon 2020 project, 2016-2019.

2. CoMoSef - "Co-operative Mobility Services of the Future", Celtic+ European project, 2012-2015.

3. SmartCoDrive - "Cooperative Advanced Driving Assistance System Based on Smart Mobile Platforms and Road Side Units", Joint Applied Research Project, founded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, UEFISCDI, 2012-2015.

4. MultiSens - "Multi-scale multi-modal perception of dynamic 3D environments based on the fusion of dense stereo, dense optical flow and visual odometry information", PNII-Idei fundamental research project, founded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, UEFISCDI, 2012-2015.

5. INTERSAFE-2, "Cooperative Intersection Safety", European FP7 project, 2008-2011.

6. Leoscop - "Experimental Low Earth Orbit Surveillance Stereoscope", Joint Applied Research Project, founded by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, UEFISCDI, 2008-2011.

7. SCABOR - "Stereo Camera-Based Object Recognition", funded by Volkswagen AG, Germania, 2001-2004.

8. DESBOR - "Dense Stereo Camera-Based Object Recognition", funded by Volkswagen AG, Germania, 2005-2007.