05 // SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, EDGE AI & PUBLICATIONS

ACADEMIC RESEARCH

SERGIU POPA, ING., M.SC., PH.D. CANDIDATE
DOMAIN: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (INGINERIA SISTEMELOR)
LABORATORY & COMPUTATIONAL CONTEXT
Academic Systems Engineering Context

Bridging classical deterministic control theory with neuromorphic and embedded machine intelligence. Research focuses on executing high-frequency adaptive control loops and Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) on severely resource-constrained edge hardware.

PRIMARY RESEARCH VECTORS:
• Spiking Neural Networks (SNN)
• Adaptive UAV / Drone PID Control
• Smart Edge & Industry 4.0
• Neuro-Fuzzy Systems

Institutional & Doctoral Context

DOCTORAL RESEARCHER (PH.D. IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING) ONGOING // CURRENT

Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploiești (UPG) — Domeniul Ingineria Sistemelor

Investigating event-driven Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) and lightweight embedded intelligence for real-time adaptive trajectory tracking in autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) under dynamic payload and wind disturbances.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING ASSISTANT & LAB INSTRUCTOR ACADEMIC STAFF

Control Engineering, Embedded Systems & Applied Informatics Seminars

Designing practical laboratory curricula, guiding undergraduate engineering cohorts through microcontroller architectures, sensor fusion, and closed-loop automation systems.

M.SC. IN APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE (INFORMATICĂ APLICATĂ) 2022 — 2024

Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca (UTCN)

Master’s Dissertation: “Analiza și dezvoltarea de sisteme Smart Edge” — Comprehensive study on low-latency inference, distributed IoT node orchestration, and edge-cloud continuum efficiency.

B.SC. IN AUTOMATION & APPLIED INFORMATICS (AUTOMATICĂ ȘI INFORMATICĂ APLICATĂ) 2018 — 2022

Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” din Arad (UAV)

Bachelor’s Thesis: “Sistem de automatizare al unei fântâni arteziene utilizând energia verde” — PLC/microcontroller automation, photovoltaic integration, and hydraulic actuation control.

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Published Papers, Theses & Preprints

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