{"id":40,"date":"2021-04-01T20:19:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-09-01T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T15:53:00","slug":"research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Selected Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Cosmin Ancuti, Codruta O. Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, AC Bovik, \u201eDay and night-time dehazing by local airlight estimation\u201d IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 29, 6264-6275, 2020, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbert, \u201eColor Channel Compensation (3C): A fundamental pre-processing step for image enhancement\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 29, 2653-2665, 2020, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbetr, \u201eColor channel transfer for image dehazing\u201d, IEEE Signal Processing Letters 26 (9), 1413-1417, 2019, factor de impact 3.105, revista Q1<\/li><li>Cosmin Ancuti, Codruta O. Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbert, \u201eDecolorization by fusion\u201d, IEEE Access, 64071-64084, 2018, factor de impact 3.745, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, P Bekaert, \u201eColor balance and fusion for underwater image enhancement\u201d, IEEE Transactions on image processing 27 (1), 379-393, 2018, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1<\/li><li>Cosmin Ancuti, Codruta O. Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, AC Bovik, \u201eDay and night-time dehazing by local airlight estimation\u201d IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 29, 6264-6275, 2020, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbert, \u201eColor Channel Compensation (3C): A fundamental pre-processing step for image enhancement\u201d, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 29, 2653-2665, 2020, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbetr, \u201eColor channel transfer for image dehazing\u201d, IEEE Signal Processing Letters 26 (9), 1413-1417, 2019, factor de impact 3.105, revista Q1<\/li><li>Cosmin Ancuti, Codruta O. Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbert, \u201eDecolorization by fusion\u201d, IEEE Access, 64071-64084, 2018, factor de impact 3.745, revista Q1<\/li><li>Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, P Bekaert, \u201eColor balance and fusion for underwater image enhancement\u201d, IEEE Transactions on image processing 27 (1), 379-393, 2018, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/20\/11\/3226\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/20\/11\/3226<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s20113226\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s20113226<\/a><\/li><li>C\u0103leanu, C\u0103t\u0103lin D., Cristina L. S\u00eerbu, and Georgiana Simion. 2021. &#8220;Deep Neural Architectures for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Focal Liver Lesions Automated Diagnosis&#8221; Sensors 21, no. 12: 4126. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s21124126\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s21124126<\/a><\/li><li>R. M\u00eer\u0219u, G. Simion, C.-D. C\u0103leanu, I.M. Pop-Calimanu, \u201cA PointNet-Based Solution for 3D Hand Gesture Recognition\u201d, Sensors, vol. 20, no. 11, 2020, Q1, Open Access: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/20\/11\/3226\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1424-8220\/20\/11\/3226<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s20113226\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/s20113226<\/a><\/li><li>Jizheng Yi, Xia Mao, Lijiang Chen, Yuli Xue, Alberto Rovetta, C.-D. C\u0103leanu, \u201eIllumination normalization of face image based on illuminant direction estimation and improved retinex\u201d, PLoS ONE 01\/2015; 10(4):e0122200. DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0122200\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0122200<\/a> , ISSN: 1932-6203, factor impact 3.057-Q1<\/li><li>C.D. C\u0103leanu, D.S. Huang, V. Gui, V. Tiponu\u0163, V. Maranescu, \u201cInterest Operator vs. Gabor Filtering for Facial Imagery Classification\u201d, Pattern Recognition Letters, Vol. 28, nr. 8, pag. 950-956, Elsevier, ISSN 0167-8655, 2007, DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.patrec.2006.12.013\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.patrec.2006.12.013<\/a>, factor impact 1.266 \u2013 Q2<\/li><li>C.-D. C\u0103leanu, X. Mao, G. Pradel, S. Moga, Y. Xue, \u201cCombined pattern search optimization of feature extraction and classification parameters in facial recognition\u201d, Pattern Recognition Letters, Volume 32, Issue 9, 1 July 2011, Pages 1250-1255, ISSN 0167-8655, Q2, DOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.patrec.2011.03.019\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.patrec.2011.03.019<\/a>.<\/li><li>G. Simion, C. David, V. Gui, C.-D. C\u0103leanu, \u201eFingertip-based Real Time Tracking and Gesture Recognition for Natural User Interfaces\u201d, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2016, ISSN: 1785-8860, WOS:000392925600011, Q3, DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12700\/APH.13.5.2016.5.11\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12700\/APH.13.5.2016.5.11<\/a><\/li><li>Ladislau Matekovits, Aldo De Sabata, Andrei-Marius Silaghi, &#8220;Frequency Selective Surface With Two Quasi-Independent Notch Frequencies&#8221;, IEEE ACCESS, vol. 7, pp. 77261-77267, 2019.<\/li><li>Aldo De Sabata, Ladislau Matekovits, Ovidiu Lipan, &#8220;Band pattern of commensurate modulated periodic structures&#8221;, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, vol. 11, no. 9, pp. 1303-1307, 2017<\/li><li>Aldo De Sabata, Ladislau Matekovits, &#8221; Unit cell geometry in stripline technology featuring sequential band-gaps between every two consecutive modes&#8221;, IEEE Antennas and Wireles Propagation Letters, vol. 11, pp. 97-100, 2012.<\/li><li>Ladislau Matekovits, Aldo De Sabata, Karu P. Esselle, &#8221; Effects of a coplanar waveguide biasing network built into the ground plane on the dispersion characteristics of a tunable unit cell with an elliptical patch and multiple vias&#8221;, IEEE Antennas and Wireles Propagation Letters, vol. 10, pp. 1088-1091, 2011.<\/li><li>Aldo De Sabata, &#8220;Extension of a finite version of the sampling theorem&#8221;, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 821-823, Dec. 1994<\/li><li>Covaci, Corina; Gontean, Aurel, Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Solutions: A Review, SENSORS, <strong>Q1<\/strong>, Volume: 20, Issue:\u00a0 ,12 Article Number: 3512, 2020<\/li><li>Szabo, Roland; Gontean, Aurel; Photovoltaic Cell and Module I-V Characteristic Approximation Using Bezier Curves, APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL <strong>Q2<\/strong> Volume: 8, Issue: 5, Article Number: 655, Published: MAY 2018<\/li><li>Gontean, Aurel; Lica, Septimiu; Bularka, Szilard; et al., A Novel High Accuracy PV Cell Model Including Self Heating and Parameter Variation, ENERGIES <strong>Q2<\/strong>, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Article Number: 36, Published: JAN 2018<\/li><li>Cernaianu M., Gontean A., Parasitic elements modelling in thermoelectric modules, IET Circuits, Devices &amp; Systems <strong>Q4<\/strong>, Vol. 7, Issue 4, ISSN 1751-858X, pp. 177-184, July 2013.<\/li><li>Cernaianu M., Gontean A., High-accuracy thermoelectrical module model for energy-harvesting systems, IET Circuits, Devices &amp; Systems<strong> Q4<\/strong>, Vol. 7, Issue 3 , ISSN 1751-858X, pp. 114\u2013123, May 2013.<\/li><li>Pop-Calimanu Ioana-Monica; Balint, Maria; Lascu, Dan, A New Hybrid Cuk DC-DC Converter with Coupled Inductors, ELECTRONICS, Volume: 9 Issue, Dec. 2020: 12 Article Number: 2188, DOI: 10.3390\/electronics9122188 (Q2)<\/li><li>Ioana-Monica Pop-Calimanu, Septimiu Lica, Sorin Popescu, Dan \u00a0Lascu, Ioan Lie, Radu Mirsu, A New Hybrid Boost-L Dc-Dc Converter Suitable for Applications in PV Systems, Energies, Volume 12, Issue 2,\u00a0 Jan. 2019, DOI:10.3390\/en12020252, WOS:000459743700053 (Q2)<\/li><li>Gurbina, Mircea; Ciresan, Aurel; Lascu, Dan; Lica, Septimiu; Pop-Calimanu, Ioana, A New Mathematical Approach for Studying Bifurcation in DCM Operated dc-dc Switching Converters, Energies, Volume 11, Issue 3, Article Number 663, March 2018, \u00a0DOI: 10.3390\/en11030663, WOS:000428304300191<\/li><li>Gontean, Aurel; Lica, Septimiu; Bularka, Szilard; Szabo, Roland, Lascu Dan,\u00a0 A Novel High Accuracy PV Cell Model Including Self Heating and Parameter Variation, Energies, Volume 11, Issue 1, Article Number 36, Jan. 2018, DOI: 10.3390\/en11010036, WOS:000424397600036<\/li><li>Pop-Calimanu, Ioana-Monica; Lascu, Dan; Lica, Septimiu; Gurbina, Mircea; Renken, Folker, A New Hybrid Boost-L Converter, 2017 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON POWER ELECTRONICS (EE), NOVI SAD, SERBIA, OCT 19-21, 2017, WOS:000426894600012, ISBN: 978-1-5386-3502-5<\/li><li>Paulescu Marius, Dughir Ciprian, Tulcan-Paulescu Eugenia, LASCU MIHAELA RUXANDRA, Paul Gravila, Traian Jurca, Solar radiation modeling and measurements in Timisoara, Romania: data and model quality Environmental Engineering and Management Journal \u201cGheorghe Asachi\u201d Technical University of Iasi, Romania, August 2010, Vol. 9, No.8, 1089-1095, http:\/\/omicron.ch.tuiasi.ro\/EEMJ<\/li><li>Gurbina, M; LASCU MIHAELA RUXANDRA; Lascu, D; Tumor Detection and Classification of MRI Brain Image using Different Wavelet Transforms and Support Vector Machines, 42ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (TSP), Book Group Author(s):IEEE, Pages: 505-508, Budapest 2019, Proceedings Paper https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1109\/TSP.2019.8769040<\/li><li>LASCU MIHAELA RUXANDRA, Lascu Dan, Finite Element Method Applied in Modelling Perturbations on Printed Circuit Boards, International Review of Electrical Engineering (I.R.E.E.), Vol.3, N.2, March-April 2008, pp.273-280, Print ISSN-1827-6660, CD-ROM ISSN-1827<\/li><li>LASCU MIHAELA RUXANDRA The Finite Element Method In Shielding Problems, International Review of Electrical Engineering (I.R.E.E.), Vol.3, N 1, January-February 2008, pp.174-181, Print ISSN-1827-6660, CD-ROM ISSN-1827-666<\/li><li>Herrmann, M; Ote\u0219teanu, M, A MAP estimator based on geometric Brownian motion for sample distances of laser triangulation data, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, vol.86, pp.98-105, Nov.2016<\/li><li>Ouamri, M.A.; Ote\u0219teanu, M.; Isar, A.; Aznia, M., Coverage, Handoff and cost optimization for 5G Heterogeneous Network, Physical Communication, vol.39, Apr.2020<\/li><li>Muntean, VH; Ote\u0219teanu, M, WiMAX versus LTE &#8211; An overview of technical aspects for Next Generation Networks technologies, IEEE 9th International Symposium on Electronics and Telecommunications (ISETC), Timisoara, Romania, 2010<\/li><li>Muntean, V. H., Ote\u0219teanu, M., Muntean, G. M., QoS parameters mapping for the e-learning traffic mix in LTE networks, IEEE International Joint Conferences on Computational Cybernetics and Technical Informatics ICCC-CONTI, Timi\u0219oara, Romania, 2010<\/li><li>Petrut, I., Ote\u0219teanu, M., Balint, C., Budura, G., HetNet handover performance analysis based on RSRP vs. RSRQ triggers, 38th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing,\u00a0(TSP), Prague, Czech Republic, 2015<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Grants\/Contracts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2019-1111, &#8220;Database and fog removal techniques for scenes affected by dense fog&#8221;, 2019-2021, 450,000 RON<\/li><li>&#8220;Image bases affected by fog for the evaluation of classification methods in road traffic&#8221;, ARUT 2018 competition (10,000 euros)<\/li><li>PN III PED 2016-2017 &#8220;Development of an autonomous underwater robot (AUV) accessible for search, inspection and maintenance in turbulent underwater waters&#8221; (2016-2017), 600,000 lei<\/li><li>PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-2805 &#8211; &#8220;Inspection of highly scattered and artificially illuminated underwater scenes using OpenROV Trident&#8221; &#8220;2019-2021&#8221;, 600,000 lei<\/li><li>\u201cInvestigation of Multi- and Many-Core Architectures for Embedded Systems (MMC)\u201d, Beneficiary: Kathrein-Werke KG, Germany, Contract: BCI 2 \/ 24.03.2016, Financing value: 37500 Euro (Year 2016: 12500 Euro, Year 2017: 25000 Euro)<\/li><li>&#8220;Network of SDR sensors in the HF range for information support in emergency situations on the Romanian territory (SIRIUS)&#8221;, PN II: Partnerships in Priority Areas &#8211; Research field: 8 &#8211; Space and Security, RESEARCH DIRECTION: 8.5 &#8211; Systems and security infrastructure, UEFISCDI PCCA 292\/2014, Partner Manager, 2014-2017 (4 years)<\/li><li>&#8220;Hybrid platform for communications through visible light and augmented reality for the development of intelligent systems of assistance and active safety of vehicles \/ Characterization and improvement of the electromagnetic environment in modern vehicles &#8211; CAR Safe&#8221;, PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017 -0917, contract no. 21PCCDI \/ 2018 (Program 1 &#8211; Development of the national research-development system, Subprogram 1.2 &#8211; Institutional performance, Complex projects carried out in consortia), Responsible for complex project partner, 2018-2020 (3 years)<\/li><li>&#8220;Interuniversity partnership for excellence in engineering &#8211; PARTING&#8221;, project POSDRU \/ 159 \/ 1.5 \/ S \/ 137516, Priority Axis 1, Major field of intervention 1.5, Responsible partner, 2014-2015 (2 years)<\/li><li>66 PED 2017 TESS Hybrid solar thermo-electric system PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0074, 499.00 lei, 2017 &#8211; 2018.<\/li><li>Subsequent contract 15 \/ 14.01.2019, 100,829 lei, Continental Automotive<\/li><li>Subsequent contract 17 \/ 25.06.2019, 110,757 lei, Continental Automotive<\/li><li>Subsequent contract 20 \/ 10.12.2019, 127,027 lei, Continental Automotive<\/li><li>Subsequent contract 25 \/ 15.07.2020, 118,127 lei, Continental Automotive<\/li><li>479PED \/ 2020, Intelligent greenhouse with selective absorption of solar radiation using dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), independent and automated, 2020 &#8211; 2022, 18,040 lei (for 2020).<\/li><li>Bidirectional charger &#8211; Subsequent contract no. 6 of Contract BC 72 \/ 28.06.2016 (10018 \/ 11.07.2016)<\/li><li>Orientation of the study programs on the regional economic reality, their validation by the economic actors and dynamization of the relationship in the university-student-companies triplet, for a high-performance technical higher education &#8211; OVDIP &#8211; POSDRU 136302<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Papers Cosmin Ancuti, Codruta O. Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, AC Bovik, \u201eDay and night-time dehazing by local airlight estimation\u201d IEEE Transactions on Image Processing 29, 6264-6275, 2020, factor de impact 9.32, revista Q1 Codruta O. Ancuti, Cosmin Ancuti, C De Vleeschouwer, M Sbert, \u201eColor Channel Compensation (3C): A fundamental pre-processing step for image enhancement\u201d,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/research-2\/\"><span>Read More<\/span><i>&#43;<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123,"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccsei.upt.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}