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Mr. Emil Slusanschi

Prof. Dr. Ing.

Professor - UNIVERSITATEA NAȚIONALĂ DE ȘTIINȚĂ ȘI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREȘTI

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer | Manager | PhD supervisor

Web of Science ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/2746039/emil-i-slusanschi/

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Spacetime Vision – Towards Unsupervised Learning in the 4D World Call name: EEA Grants - Proiecte Colaborative de Cercetare
EEA-RO-NO-2018-0496 2019 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA NAŢIONALĂ DE ŞTIINŢĂ ŞI TEHNOLOGIE POLITEHNICA BUCUREŞTI (RO); NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS (NO); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation:

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

Abstract:

We live in a fast developing and ever-changing world. Breakthrough advancements in deep learning, computer vision and computational power enable today’s science to provide intelligent answers to the needs of our society. The capabilities of current artificial intelligence systems make people imagine and create smart applications in virtually all corners of human activity, impacting transportation, communication, entertainment, energy consumption and the natural environment. While many automated solutions seem possible, there are still plenty of challenging questions remaining.

Main objectives: the Spacetime Vision project will find practical answers to these scientific challenges. We will push the frontiers of AI and take important steps towards making the technologies of tomorrow possible, with direct impact in various parts of industry, energy and the environment sectors. 1) We will create fast methods for online and unsupervised learning in large spatiotemporal volumes of data, able to function in the dynamic world. We will use different kinds of imaging and 4D (3D + time) sensing capabilities, ranging from fixed sensors to cameras present on UAVs. We will develop efficient methods for learning with no human supervision. Given the huge amounts of unlabeled data available and the costly manual annotation, unsupervised learning is crucial for the creation of new AI technologies. 2) We will make powerful methods for complete scene understanding, from the level of objects and their activities to translating the visual scene into natural language. Vision to language translation is a new topic in AI, becoming a new exciting field of research. 3) We will give drones the capacity to “see” and understand the world in which they fly. They will be smart and have the possibility to fly and land safely. 4) We will develop smart cameras with new sensing and learning capabilities. They will make our research suitable for real world applications.

Impact: Our results will have immediate impact in different fields. We will orient our research towards the energy and environment sectors, in which there is a real need for performant AI technologies. While our scientific work will result in papers submitted to top IT conferences and journals, our experiments will include specific tests to answer the needs of our collaborators in the energy, industry and environment fields. Our approach to unsupervised learning in the 4D world and the results of our objectives will make a direct impact in the science and practice of artificial intelligence.

Relation to the priority of the call: As our objectives state above, the Spacetime Vision project will answer important research questions in IT, with focus on Artificial Intelligence. At the same time, our tests will be relevant to the energy and environment fields. The project will create the basis for a solid long-term partnership between prestigious Romanian and Norwegian partners, who share many values, scientific and technological interest. It will lead to advancements that will benefit both parts, while strongly contributing to the growth of the Romanian research potential.

A Common Code Base and Toolkit for Deployment of Applications to Secure and Reliable Virtual Execution Environments Call name: P 3 - SP 3.6 - Premierea participării în Orizont 2020
PN-III-P3-3.6-H2020-2020-0159 2021 - 2021

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://unicore-project.eu

Abstract:

Quickly developing, upgrading and deploying applications is the core function of the software and IT industry, often achieved through running software on shared hardware (e.g., on data centers) in order to reduce costs and improve profitability. At this point however, the software world appears stuck with inherently insecure and not-so-efficient lightweight virtualization (e.g., containers), because virtual machines are deemed too expensive to use in many scenarios. Unikernels, extremely lightweight VMs, seem like a step towards a solution, but their overwhelming development time and costs hinder their use in real-world settings.

Developing quantum information and quantum technologies in Romania Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0338 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR, PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI - INFLPR RA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE- DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE - IMT BUCURESTI INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: https://roqnet.ro/qutech-ro/

Abstract:

Quantum information and quantum technologies are at the forefront of the second quantum revolution: quantum computers, quantum cryptography, quantum communication, quantum imaging/sensing etc. Quantum technologies are strategically important for the economic development -- the European Union recently announced a 1 Billion Euro Quantum Technologies Flagship (QT Flagship) program. Compared to other European countries, unfortunately these fields are seriously underdeveloped in Romania.

The project aims to develop quantum information and quantum technologies in Romania, such that the Romanian community will actively participate in the QT Flagship. The project director (R.I.) is National Quantum Coordinator for Romania in the coordination and support action preparing the European QT Flagship.

The project has three strategic objectives:

(i) research: developing the research capacity in quantum information and quantum technologies;

(ii) education: teaching and training PhD students, postdocs and researchers to work in these fields;

(iii) dissemination: disseminate and transfer the results to society in order to stimulate scientific and economic progress.

Each partner will be responsible for a project from the common research agenda:

1. IFIN-HH: developing theoretical and computational methods for quantum information and quantum technologies (Q-INFO)

2. INFLPR: developing the integrated quantum photonics platform (Q-CHIP)

3. IMT: quantum information with optical vortices (Q-VORTEX)

4. UPB: developing two research laboratories and a quantum source (Q-LAB)

(a) quantum computation lab: cloud programming the IBM-Q quantum computer;

(b) applied quantum information lab.

5. INCDTIM: developing theoretical models for quantum computation with Majorana fermions (Q-FERMI)

The project will result in the formation of the Romanian Quantum Network and the participation of Romania to the European QT Flagship.

Mandibular implant supported microelectronic system with contact nanosensors, intended for monitoring and treatment of insufficient salivary flow rate Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA 2013 - call
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-2183 2014 - 2017

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIV.DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CAROL DAVILA

Project partners: UNIV.DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE - CAROL DAVILA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO); TEHNOMED IMPEX CO S.A. (RO); STOMATOLOGIE ITALIA SRL (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://www.microsal.ro

Abstract:

The project entitled "Mandibular implant supported MICROelectronic system with contact nanosensors, intended for monitoring and treatment of insufficient SALivary flow rate" (acronym MICROSAL) fits in domain no. 1 – Information technology and communications, research direction 1.7 – Nanoelectronics, fotonics and integrated microsystems, research theme 1.7.6 - Microfluidics, micro/nano biosensors, laboratories on a chip, microarrays, micro- and nano structures and micro and nanosystems for medical diagnose and treatment (nanomedicine included). The project has as main objectives to stimulate applied research activities developed in partnership between universities and private companies and to contribute to the Romanian technological research progress by developing an innovative prototype which is a miniaturized medical device used to treat insufficient saliva flow rate (xerostomia). The aim of this project is to develop a treatment method intended for improving the quality of life for patients suffering from decreased saliva flow rate. Basically, the project intends to deliver an active medical micro-device, anchored in the oral cavity by a dental implant. The device (prototype) will be supported by a specially designed dental implant model, inserted in the third lower molar area. The device has two purposes: 1. to trigger an "artificial saliva reflex" for patients suffering from salivary secretion failure using low voltage electro-stimulation of bucal and lingual nerves only when sensors detect a decrease in salivary flow rate or a critic pH value; 2. to assess the saliva flow rate and the treatment success, using an external device which communicates with the intra-oral counterpart (the primary data processing unit). Information will be sent to a server which will communicate with the physician's smartphone through a specially designed software application. In this way, the physician may remotely monitor the patient treatment. The device will be clinically tested, respecting the law, after obtaining the patient’s informed consent and a specially designed clinical protocol, both approved by the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ethics Committee.

The project development has three stages: 1 - Preliminary settings of the individuals and the training for clinical investigation 2 - Developing the implant supported special designed model, the internal device (encapsulated and having sensors integrated), the external device, and the software applications; 3 - Clinical researches for testing the device and developing a strategy for protection the intellectual property rights, according to legislation and using a patient's informed consent model and a clinical methodology, both approved by the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ethics Committee.

The project will be conducted in a solid partnership of a high scientific class consists of three prestigious universities and two private companies. The consortium will be led by the "Carol Davila", University of Medicine and Pharmacy through Faculty of Dentistry, in collaboration with the University Politehnica of Bucharest, through Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, and the University of Bucharest, through 3 Nano-SAE Research Center from Faculty of Physics. This consortium will also include two private companies: TEHNOMED IMPEX CO SA, a company that produces dental implants by its own production line and Stomatologie Italia SRL, one of the most awarded dental clinics in Bucharest, dealing with oral implantology and surgery.

The project manager, Cristian Funieru (DMD, PhD), from "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, is a specialist in project management, specialist in general dentistry and oral surgery.

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