Prof. Univ. Dr. Eur Ing Ionel STARETU: graduated the Faculty of TCM (Technology of
Mechanical Constructions) of Transilvania University of Brasov (1983). He won the title of
Doctor in Engineering, with specialization in Industrial Robots - Robotics, in 1995.
Specializations: in Tribology (Transilvania University -1990), in Robotics and Productics
(the INSTN Saclay, France-1992/1993), Organization Management (Transilvania University
and IAI-1999 / 2000), Quality Management (2003), Quality Audit (2004) at Transilvania
University. Since 2003, he is an Extrajudicial Technical Expert and Consultant certified by
CERTEXPERT Bucharest and AEXEA Paris and Expert CNCSIS and ARACIS. He has been
working since 1985 to the Department of Product Design and Robotics at Transilvania
University of Brasov. He published 5 books(one in USA: Gripping Systems, Derc Publishing
House, 2011), 5 didactic papers, and more than 225 scientific articles in the country and
abroad (SUA, Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Slovenia,
Japan, India, China, etc.). He is the author or co-author of 11 patents of invention. He helped
to resolve more than 26 scientific research grants, both national and international (for 4 of
them as project director). He is the president of the Brasov branch of the Robotic Society of
Romania, vice president of the branch AGIR-The General Association of the Engineers in
Romania Brasov and member in National Committee AGIR , ARoTMM member, and expert
in Robotics at the Academic Society in Romania, and CRIFST (Romanian Committee for
History and Philosophy of the Science and Technique - Romanian Academy) member . He is
certified EUR ING by FEANI – European Federation of National Engineering Associations,
in 2008. He is member in Editorial Board of the Journal of Mechanics Engineering and
Automation-USA, Military Technical Courier-Serbia, Annals of Dunarea de Jos University
of Galati - Fascicle XIV-Mechanical Engineering, TEHNOMUS Journal(Stefan cel Mare
University of Suceava) and AGIR Bulletin-Romania. He was co-chairman of 4TH
International Conference Robotics’08, 2008, Brasov, Romania and member in more
international scientific committees: International Conference: IMETI (Orlando, SUA, 2008,
2009,2010,2011,2012,2013), International Conference on Robotics, Romania (2002,
2006,2008,2010,2012,2014);
International
Conference
TEHNOMUS (2005,2007,
2009,2011,2013-2020); International conference Inter Eng ( 2007, 2009, 2011,2013, 2014
2019, 2020) etc. He was lecturer at International School on Robotics and Intelligent Systems –ISRIS 2009 and Summer School on Human-Machine Systems, Cyborgs, and Enhancing
Devices – HUMASCEND 2012, Iasi, Romania. He is doctorate coordinator in the area of
Industrial Engineering. Technical Sciences Academy of Romania-TSAR: corresponding
member - June 2017.