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Mr. Catalin Popa

Dr.

- Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer | Consultant

Web of Science ResearcherID: KAL-8706-2024

Curriculum Vitae (18/03/2024)

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IMINT for Black Sea, Frontiers and Naval Mines Call name: P 5.6 - SP 5.6.3 - Solutii
PN-IV-P6-6.3-SOL-2024-0124 2024 - 2026

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA NAȚIONALĂ DE ȘTIINȚĂ ȘI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREȘTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA NAȚIONALĂ DE ȘTIINȚĂ ȘI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREȘTI (RO); Academia Tehnică Militară „FERDINAND I” (RO); AGENTIA SPATIALA ROMANA (RO); Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (RO); INTERGRAPH COMPUTER SERVICES S.R.L. (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TRANSILVANIA BRASOV (RO)

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (RO)

Project website: https://sites.google.com/view/imint21/

Abstract:

The Black Sea, being located at the confluence of Europe and Asia, has a significant strategic importance both at regional and international levels. In the current international context, the security and stability of the Black Sea region is of uttermost importance. For this reason, significant efforts are focused on ensuring IMINT capabilities by integrating IT systems for monitoring maritime activities, control of maritime borders, identification of military infrastructure in the Black Sea area, as well as for naval mine detection. The project proposes an integrated and innovative approach for multi-source information retrieval (e.g. data collected by sensors placed on ships and aerial platforms, coastal stations, satellite data) through the development of a 5D IMINT Dispatch. The 5D IMINT Dispatch allows automated data collection, with incorporated location and timing, as well as an advanced data analysis in order to identify anomalies and trends in the presence of risk situations (e.g., the existence of floating naval mines). At the same time, the detection of potential risks and the prediction of future events using artificial intelligence tools is a important step forward towards early warning and timely support of decision makers. The development of the 5D IMINT Dispatcher contributes to the creation of a methodological framework for the standardization of IMINT data models and information flow, as well as for planning operations to prevent and eliminate maritime risks. Moreover, the identification of the main security risks in the maritime area leads to the definition of the main case studies, which are the basis of the IMINT proposal and which outline the demonstration of the concepts and methodologies that are implemented within the project, e.g. support for ensuring security for people and maritime transport of goods, monitoring and protection of oil platforms in the Black Sea.

Prevention, mitigation, management of infectious diseases on cruise ships and passenger ferries Call name: EC - Horizon Europe
Horizon-241973-101069764 2022 - 2026

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Institution

Project partners: VIKING HYDROGEN AS (NO); UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH (GB); CARNIVAL PLC (GB); RCL CRUISES LTD (GB); MSC CRUISES SA (CH); UNIVERSITY OF SURREY (GB); PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS (GR); ACADEMIA NAVALA MIRCEA CEL BATRAN (RO); UNIVERSITETET I SOROST-NORGE (NO); ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON (GR); INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III (ES); TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY (FI); ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION (GR); ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA (IT); EVROPAIKO EPISTIMONIKO SOMATEIO GIA TIN IGEIA KAI TIN IGIEINI STIS THALASSIES METAFORES (GR); UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF (DE); FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER (IT); SEA JETS NAFTIKI ETAIRIA (GR); LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR PLASMAFORSCHUNG UND TECHNOLOGIE EV (DE); SIMFWD P.C. (GR); CELESTYAL SHIP MANAGEMENT LIMITED (CY); FREDERICK UNIVERSITY FU (CY); EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON (GR); GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET (SE); SVEUCILISTE U RIJECI, POMORSKI FAKULTET (HR)

Affiliation: ACADEMIA NAVALA MIRCEA CEL BATRAN (RO)

Project website: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5f86bdd09&appId=PPGMS

Abstract:

SEAfarers Experiential Knowledge Based Mentors Call name:
2021-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000029622 2021 - 2024

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Project partners: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (); Lithuanian Maritime Academy (); Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (); Maritime Innovators (); Polish Naval Academy ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: https://seamentors.com/

Abstract:

Marine accidents and incidents do continue to occur due to a lack of experiential knowledge transferred. Experiential knowledge is not something tangible, nor is it a subject that can be taught in college, although the concept should be addressed and the candidates encouraged to participate in experiential knowledge transfer. There are variety of reasons why transfer of experiential knowledge is difficult to be transferred from one to another is one is the lack of time for informal training which is due to ships and long working hours prevents mentors to take time off their busy schedule and take personal interest in training of juniors.

SEA MENTORS will promote competencies specified to these standards, and some lead to internationally recognised qualifications. On the other hand, maritime industry has a tradition of learning from others onboard; however, on-board community is small and sometimes highly variable in timing and composition.

Maritime Simulators and Training Facilities Network for Enhancing the Exchange of Good Practices and Digital Learning Call name:
2021-1-RO01-KA220-VET-000029412 2021 - 2024

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Project partners: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (); Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (); Polish Naval Academy (); Lithuanian Maritime Academy (); Piri Reis University ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: https://www.anmb.ro/marsnet

Abstract:

The MARSNET project mission is aiming to meet the dynamic needs of the stakeholders including students, industry and society, in parallel with the changing professional realities of the modern world from the maritime education sector, by developing a harmonized framework for teaching and research practices within the European Maritime Training and Education system, relying upon academic expertise exchange in learning by simulation methods, with an emphasis on valuing the regional partners potential for education and research, using in joint the simulator facilities and digital learning resources.

The project would promote the knowledge transfer between the European Union regions, seeking to build a knowledge “bridge” between the Black Sea and Baltic Sea in areas of education and training, as follow up of previous implemented projects of the partners. The project address to the needs of complying with the STCW 95 requirement in training for partner institutions based on an enhanced future competitiveness, bringing the teaching and learning strategies on a new updated level of digitization. The project will offer an inter-regional joint framework in simulation learning system in maritime education, valuing the potential of developing skills, abilities and responsibilities of the graduates, to stimulate their insertion in the maritime international labor market. By this project, the partners will be granted with access to a larger base of educational resources and training facilities in order to share the networking expertise alongside the European space, increasing their competitiveness as international MET providers.

Subsidiary the project is aiming to the need of the job market, for bringing the teaching methods in the new era of digitalization, building new and innovative video tutorials and digital training materials for simulator facilities, to offer full access in time and space for educational processes. In case of the targeted maritime students, blended learning methods and the digital tools will be applied, for enhancing the independence and autonomy of the students, for carrying out the learning process both in the classrooms but also onboard commercial vessels for cadetship. The simulating facility network will also promote harmonized courses that use simulators as: ship handling and manoeuvring, engine room operation, cargo handling, safe and rescue or naval communications. Not in the last, the need for internationalization is also to be covered by offering a broad range of cooperation, valuing previous projects results.

Innovative assessments tools and practices for formal education processes for defence and public order educational sector - enhanced digital and online methods and technologies Call name:
2020-1-RO01-KA226-VET-095380 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Project partners: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2020-1-RO01-KA226-VET-095380

Abstract:

3. FAST -” Innovative assessments tools and practices for formal education processes for defence and public order educational sector - enhanced digital and online methods and technologies” (2021-2023), Project nr. 2020-1-RO01-KA226-VET-095380

Name of the project: Romanian - Norwegian Strategic Cooperation in Maritime Higher Education for enhancement human capital and knowledge base in field of marine intelligent technologies (MARINTECH) Call name:
Financed by EEA Grants 2014-2021 project 0066 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Project partners: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (); Universitatea din Alesund ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website:

Abstract:

Strategic partnership for supporting Blue Growth by enhancing Maritime Higher Education maritime cooperation framework on marine pollution and environment protection field Call name:
2020-1-RO01-KA203-080388 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran"

Project partners: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" (); French Maritime Academy -ENSM French Maritime Academy is one of the most important maritime higher education institution from the Mediterranean Sea that offers training and carries out research activities in European, national and regional collaborative projects on environment protection and maritime safety. The ENSM employs more than 180 experienced teachers from the maritime sector and researchers and has specific educational material: navigation simulators, machinery simulators, ECDIS simulators, dynamic positioning simulators, steam plants. The development of research in the maritime safety and security sectors as well as the human factors and energy efficiency ones, are part of the school’s priorities and have more than 1000 students (); Lithuanian Maritime Academy -LMA Lithuanian Maritime Academy is an accredited public institution of professional higher education training highly qualified seafarers and other specialists for the maritime industry. LMA operates according to the Lithuanian law of science and higher education, undertaking the mission to educate and train seafarers and maritime business specialists. LMA was established as a Lithuanian Maritime school in 1948. Its present value is certified by the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC) with the highest level of trust, and by different national and international bodies as a high-quality academic institution (e.g. EMSA, U-Multirank, Lithuanian transport safety administration, Ranking (Reitingai, Lithuania), etc.). (); PiriReis University PiriReis University was founded by the support and sponsorship of the whole maritime sector (almost 9000 stakeholders), namely the Turkish Chamber of Shipping (TCS), through the Turkish Maritime Education Foundation (TUDEV) as Maritime UniversityThere are 5 faculties, prep school for languages, vocational higher school, continuous education centre, graduate school of social sciences, graduate school of science and engineering; delivering higher education in 3 cycle degrees (BS, Ms, and PhD) in 24 different programs and, associate degrees in 10 different programs. (); University of Ljubljana-Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport (FMST) University of Ljubljana (UL) is is the oldest, largest, and internationally best ranked university in Slovenia, being among the top 500 universities according to the ARWU Shanghai ranking. The university was established in 1919 and encompasses 23 faculties, 3 art academies and 3 associated members. STUDY - by number of students UL ranks among the largest HEI in Europe with more than 40,000 students.The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport (FMST) is a higher education and training institution engaged in educational, scientific and research work primarily in the fields of maritime studies, transport and logistics with professors with highest academic titles, experts in navigation and marines engineering, and transport and logistics. ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: https://www.anmb.ro/blue4seas/index.html

Abstract:

BLUE4SEAS project aims to build a strategic partnership between five maritime academic institutions “to bridge” the Baltic, Black, and Mediterranean Seas.

The project intends to place a “brick” in the foundation of European universities in order to obtain competitive advantages through the exchanging of good practices and knowledge within the network, aiming to improve teaching skills and learning methods through simulation, providing a solid ground for excellence in teaching and skills development processes.

Maritime officers are educated and trained in naval academies and maritime universities and the specific curricula have also to comply with Bologna higher education requirements and their related quality standards. The differences between national education maritime systems can lead to problems with the recognition of educational qualifications from other countries and of periods of study taken abroad.

Into the maritime European space, BLUE4SEAS will lead to an increase in the competitiveness of maritime higher education provider institutions (MHEI) supporting the implementation of the Bologna principles, implicitly by giving and recognizing ECTS credits and developing a successful EEA.

Better protection for our future! Advanced Cybersecurity Call name:
POCU/626/6/13/13333 2020 - 2022

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: EURO-TESTING SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL

Project partners: EURO-TESTING SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS SRL (); UNIVERSITATEA ROMANO-AMERICANA (); Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: http://practica-cybersecurity.rau.ro/

Abstract:

„Better protection for our future! Advanced Cybersecurity”. Project financed through the Human Capital Operational Program 2014-2020, Priority Axe 6 Education and competencies; project code POCU/626/6/13/133334; period November 2020 – August 2021. Project coordinator: SC Eurotesting Software Solutions SRL, partners: Romanian-American University, Mircea cel Bătrân Naval Academy; position: Project manager for the partner Romanian-American University.

Innovative integrated maritime platform for real-time response through simulated assistance in disaster risk management in coastal and port areas Call name:
ID/Cod MySMIS: 120201, Nr. Contract: 383/390059/04.10.2021. 2021 - 2013

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: COMPANIA DE REMORCARE MARITIMA COREMAR SA

Project partners: COMPANIA DE REMORCARE MARITIMA COREMAR SA (); Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Affiliation: Academia Navala "Mircea cel Batran" ()

Project website: http://anmb.ro

Abstract:

Romanian - Bulgarian joint cooperation for a long-term and sustainable development of the young human resources in the field of the renewable energy technologies, in order to overcome the socio-cultural barrier and to open common opportunities for getting a job and their employment along the cross - border area Call name:
222 2011 - 2013

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution:

Project partners: (RO)

Affiliation: (RO)

Project website:

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