BrainMap

Mr. Felix Farcas

IDT I

IDT 1 - INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Other affiliations

Associate Professor - UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (Romania)

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer | Consultant

I am living and working in Cluj-Napoca. In 2010, I completed my PhD thesis in the field of systems engineering. Since 2006, I have been working within National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies (INCDTIM) Cluj-Napoca, managing the Grid site, named RO-14-ITIM. Within INCDTIM, I am involved in several collaboration projects on Grid Computing issues. With the help of project "Development of the INCDTIM DATA CENTER for the realization of a CLOUD platform, integrated in European CDI networks", I developed a cloud site at the Institute, named itimcloud and registered in EGI. Since 2001, I have been an associate professor at the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, where I teach classes at the postgraduate school and at the master's degree in Applied Informatics. I am speaking German as mother language and English as a foreign language. As hobby I am playing tennis and in winter skiing or skating.

Expertise & keywords

Integrated learning through science and technology Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.10 - Știință și societate - Știința în școli - SS-SC-2024
PN-IV-P10-SS-SC-2024-0103 2025 - 2026

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/pncdi/edutim/

Abstract:

The dramatic decrease in the exact sciences of Romanian students has determined us to come forward with new ways of raising their interest. This relatively modest interest could be caused by the classic way of teaching these STEAM subjects in the classroom, generally without adequate experimental support, which limits the optimal interaction of students with the materials proposed for study. The dynamization of the learning process and the opening of new appell in sciences, to a level at which choosing a career option in this field is a viable one for the younger generation. This can be successfully achieved only by involving institutions always in contact with scientific news and technological advances in various fields of STEAM disciplines. The objective of the project is: to support and promote an interdisciplinary education based on the integration of science and technology in Romanian schools, which will develop critical thinking, creativity, technological and problem-solving skills, preparing students for the challenges of modern society and the labor market. Direct beneficiaries of the project are: students, teachers and schools. 29 schools are involved, from 6 counties, from middle and high schools, from urban and rural areas, from schools with a theoretical but also technological profile, and two school centers for inclusive education; two schools with teaching in Hungarian and one school with teaching in German.

Development of the INCDTIM DATA CENTER for the realization of a CLOUD platform, integrated in European CDI networks Call name:
POC/397/1/1: PROIECTE DE TIP CLOUD și DE INFRASTRUCTURI MASIVE D 2021 - 2023

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M ()

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/poc/clouditim/

Abstract:

The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Competitiveness Operational Programme (OP) 2014-2020, Priority Axis 1:

Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RDI) in support of economic competitiveness and business development, Action 1.1.2. Development of

nationally coordinated and linked to European and international networks of DCs and ensuring researchers’ access to European and international scientific

publications and databases on the basis of funding contract No 348/390024/08.09.2021 concluded with the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation,

as Intermediary Organism for the POC.

The project is implemented within DATACENTER, at INCDTIM Cluj-Napoca, 67-103 Donat Street.

National contribution to the development of the LCG computing grid for elementary particle physics Call name: P 5 - SP 5.2 - Modulul CERN-RO Fizica particulelor elementare, Fizică nucleară la energii înalte, Fizică cu fascicule radioactive - CERN-RO-2020
IFA-2020-CERN 07/10.03.2020 2020 - 2021

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei”

Project partners: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei” (RO); Institutul de Stiinte Spatiale-Filiala INFLPR (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO); Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi - UAIC (RO); Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti - UPB (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO)

Project website: https://wlcg.web.cern.ch/

Abstract:

The strategic objective of the project is to continue the support for the coordination, operation, development and maintenance of the national system of resources and services provided by the Romanian Tier-2 Federation (RO-LCG) for the LHC Computing Grid (LCG), in accordance with the LCG Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The project will sustain RO-LCG’s contribution to the computational support for three major LHC experiments – ALICE, ATLAS and LHCb, within the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) collaboration. The main targets of the project are the upgrade and optimization of the existing RO-LCG infrastructure according to the requirements of the experiments, the offering of high quality grid services to the wide user community, as well as the implementation of new technical solutions for the storage, transfer, processing and analysis of the LCG data. As a result, RO-LCG will be prepared to support the research programme during the Run-3 stage of the collider and the future structural changes of the compute infrastructure induced by the implementation of the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC).
The specific objectives of the project are the following:
O1. Definition and implementation of the strategy for participation in Run-3
O2. Set up and fulfillment of the annual resource pledge for the LHC experiments
O3. Fulfillment of the service availability levels, as required by the MoU for the Tier2 sites
O4. Communication and collaboration
O5. Adoption of new technologies and technological updates
O6. Training and technical support
O7. Dissemination and outreach of RO-LCG achievements and of the results of the project
It is expected that the achievement of these objectives will result in keeping RO-LCG’s place within the ranking of Tier2s worldwide, with a share of ~2% of the global Tier2 Grid production.
Besides the provision of the computing and storage services for the support of the Run-3 research programme, the proposed project will accelerate the process of uptake by the RO-LCG Federation of the new computing paradigms generated by the overall process of experiments’ upgrades and the preparation for the support of the HL-LHC scientific programme. The close monitoring and analysis of the expected changes in compute requirements, of the computing models, of the related costs, and of the prospects of the national centres, will lead to adoption of the right evolution strategy that will significantly improve RO-LCG’s visibility and integration within WLCG.

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei”

Project partners: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei” (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO); Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi - UAIC (RO); Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti - UPB (RO); Institutul de Stiinte Spatiale-Filiala INFLPR (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO)

Project website: https://wlcg.web.cern.ch/

Abstract:

The strategic objective of the project is the coordination, operation, upgrade and maintenance of the national system of resources and services provided by RO-LCG for the offline computing support of the ALICE, ATLAS and LHCb experiments.
The specific objectives of the project are listed below:
O1. Fulfillment of the annual resource pledge for the LHC experiments
O2. Fulfillment of the minimal levels of service availability as required by the MoU
O3. Definition and implementation of the medium term RO-LCG strategy
O4. Implementation and operation of tools for monitoring and accounting of the Grid activity
O5. Adoption of new technologies to increase service efficiency
O6. Training and technical support for the grid staff and users
O7. Dissemination and outreach of RO-LCG activities and of the results of the project
The first two objectives refer to the practical implementation of the MoU requirements regarding the necessity of the continuous provision of resources and services for the three LHC experiments.
Objective 3 is new and specific to the current stage of the Second Run, resulting from the necessity of adaptation of the RO-LCG federation to the recent changes in the computing models which are generated by the prospect of experiments’ upgrade.
The objectives O4-O5 regard the improvement of the quality of the service and the reduction of costs, being realized through local development or/and implementation of new software solutions in order to increase the reliability of the infrastructure, to correctly measure the computing resources (CPU time) consumed for running specific grid tasks, to improve the productivity of the infrastructure, to decrease the time of reaction at incidents, etc.
Special attention is given to the training of the existing staff and of the (potential) users of the system, and the qualification of new technical staff - which is a necessary due to the frequent migration of the qualified staff (Objective 6).
Finally, O7 has the double double purpose of reporting the results of the project and advertising the RO-LCG federation.

National Contribution to the Development of the LCG Computing Grid for Elementary Particle Physics Call name: Participarea Romaniei la CERN - Capacitati-2011
IFA-2011-08 CERN 2012 - 2015

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei”

Project partners: Institutul National de Cercetare Dezvoltare pentru Fizica si Inginerie Nucleara „Horia Hulubei” (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO); Institutul de Stiinte Spatiale-Filiala INFLPR (RO); Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti (RO); Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” din Iasi (RO)

Affiliation: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj-Napoca (RO)

Project website: http://lcg.web.cern.ch/lcg/

Abstract:

The main objective of the project is to ensure the means for the operation, coordination, deployment and maintenance of the national system of resources and services that are dedicated to LCG in the framework of RO-LCG, in order to fulfill thr requirements of the MoU. The project is essential for the contribution that RO-LCG should provide to the computig support of the LHC experiments in the framework of the WLCG collaboration during 2012-2014. Its main goals are the further optimization of the existing RO-LCG infrastructure, the improvement of the quality of service, and the implementation of new technical solutions for the handling, processing and re-processing of the increasing amount of the analysis data which is generated during this period.
The specific objectives of the project for this period, listed below, are strongly correlated with the requirements of the WLCG MoU.
O1: The fulfillment of the levels of hardware resources which are annually pledged, and the increase of the efficiency in using these resources
O2: The realization of the minimal levels of service availability which are specified by the MoU for the Tier-2 centres
O3: The development, implementation and operation of own software tools for monitoring and accounting of resources and services in RO-LCG
O4: Provision of support for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the grid centres
O5: The improvement of the RO-LCG management and of the communication within the consortium
O6: Access to and implementation of advanced technologies for improving the RO-LCG infrastructure
O7: Ensuring a better coordination between RO-LCG and the technical and organizational structures at the national and international level, and a greater visibility within the WLCG collaboration
O8: Dissemination of RO-LCG activities and of the results of the project.

National contribution to the development of the LCG computing grid for elementary particle physics Call name:
PN2-Capacities-M3 CERN 2009 - 2015

Role in this project: Partner team leader

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)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH (RO)

Project website:

Abstract:

Improving the capacity and reliability of the INCDTIM GRID center with a view to its integration into international specialized networks Call name:
POSCCE-A2-O2.2.3-2008-3, smis 2719, proiect 192 2009 - 2011

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE I N C D T I M ()

Project website: https://www.itim-cj.ro/PNCDI/ingrid/

Abstract:

The objectives of the project were:

1. Developing R&D capacity and infrastructure by developing a GRID resource center at the North West Region level, in order to raise the level of scientific

competitiveness at national and international level.

2. Training specialists in the GRID field and increasing the involvement of Romanian researchers in international research networks.

FILE DESCRIPTION	DOCUMENT
List of research grants as project coordinator or partner team leader
Significant R&D projects for enterprises, as project manager
R&D activities in enterprises
Peer-review activity for international programs/projects