Institute annual report 2024 (work in progress)

version: December 6, 2024.

updates 2025: January 24.

Human resources

Researchers

The Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory workgroup:

The Numerical Modeling workgroup:

Doctoral students/postdocs:

Doctoral students in 2024:

Postdoc students in 2024: –

PhD advisors

Prof. dr. Radu Precup, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy
PhD students (2024):

  • Andrei Stan, Nash type equilibria for systems of nonlinear equations, at UBB Cluj
  • Alexandru Hofman, Control problems for systems of Kolmogorov type, at UBB Cluj
  • Alexandru Orzan, Parametric methods for problems of fractional optimization, at UBB Cluj
  • David Brumar, The analysis of some mathematical models in fluid dynamics, at UBB Cluj.

Coordination of doc and postdoc students: Nataliia Kolun (Ukraine).
Mentor in some research projects: Lorand Parajdi, Mihai Nechita, Maria Neuss-Radu.

Prof. Univ. dr. Octavian Agratini
(no PhD students in 2024)

Dr. rer. nat. habil. Nicolae Suciu
(no PhD students in 2024)

Papers published in 2024

Papers in JCR journals from abroad

Papers in JCR journals from Romania

Chapters in books in recognized publishing houses/proceedings

Papers published in Scopus journals

Papers in other proceedings

  • A. Gasparovici, A. Serban, Generative 3D Cardiac Shape Modelling for In-Silico Trials, Proceedings of the European Federation of Medical Informatics (EFMI) Special Topic Conference 2024, Series Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 321, published 2024, Editors: L. Stoicu-Tivadar, A. Benis, T.M. Deserno, S.D. Bolboacă, K. Saranto, M. Crişan-Vida, P. Gallos, O.S. Chirila, P.Weber, G. Mihalaş, O. Tamburis, ISBN 978-1-64368-554-0 (online), pp. 190 – 194, DOI: http://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI241090

Papers accepted and published online

Preprints in Arxiv/submitted/accepted

Prizes, outstanding achievements

Since 2022, O. Agratini is professor emeritus at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (Babeş-Bolyai University).

Editorial activity

Editors-in-Chief/deputy/senior editors of JCR/ISI or Scopus journals

Members of editorial boards of JCR/ISI journals

– JCR/ISI journals abroad

– JCR/ISI journals from Romania

Members of editorial boards of journals of the Romanian Academy

Members of editorial boards of other journals from abroad

Members of editorial boards of other journals from Romania

Conferences

Conferences organized by the Institute

Institute members in the scientific committees of international or national conferences

Institute members in the organizing committees of international or national conferences

Invited speakers:

Talks given/conferences attended by the members of the Institute

International conferences

National conferences

Presentations at seminars

Scientific collaborations

ICTP has signed in July 2023 a collaboration protocol with Data and Predictive Analytics Center (DPAC – Rochester University, USA), based on some existing collaborations. The agreement aims in solving some problems in the analysis, processing and modelling of some time series from astronomy.

International scientific collaborations

  • N. Suciu, collaboration with F.A. Radu, from Univ. of Bergen, Norway
  • N. Suciu, collaboration with A. Muntean, from Karlstad University, Sweden
  • N. Suciu, collaboration with I.S. Pop, from Univ. of Hasselt, Belgium
  • E. Cătinaş, collaboration with F.A. Radu, from Univ. of Bergen, Norway
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Jorge Rodriguez-Lopez, from Univ. of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Sylvain Koumla, from Univ. Abéché, Chad;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Christian Guenther, from Univ. Hannover, Germany;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Maria Neuss-Radu, ffrom FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Renata Bunoiu, from Univ. Lorraine, France;
  • M. Nechita, collaboration with Erik Burman, from University College London;
  • M. Nechita, collaboration with Lauri Oksanen, from University of Helsinki;
  • M. Nechita, collaboration with Miguel A. Fernández, from INRIA Paris;
  • M. Nechita, collaboration with Muriel Boulakia, from Université de Versailles;
  • M. Nechita, collaboration with Maria Neuss-Radu, from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Ulrich Abel, from Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Friedberg, Germany;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Harun Karsli, from Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Francesco Altomare, from University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Ralf Rigger, from Friedberg, Germany;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Tanmoy Som, from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Quy Muoi Oham;
  • M. Craciun, collaboration with Mihai Barbosu, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA;
  • A. Stan, collaboration with Du Wei-Shih, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan;
  • A. Stan, collaboration with Calin Iulian Martin, University of Vienna.

National scientific collaborations

  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Mircea Ivan, Technical University Cluj-Napoca;
  • O. Agratini, collaboration with Radu Păltănea, Transilvania University of Brașov;
  • M. Craciun, collaboration with Tiberiu Harko, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • M. Craciun, collaboration with Alexandru Pop, Astronomical Institute, Astronomical Observatory Cluj-Napoca, Romanian Academy;
  • A. Malina, collaboration with Teodora Catinas, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • E. Grigoriciuc, collaboration with Mirela Kohr, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Petru Jebelean, from West University, Timisoara;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Mirela Kohr, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Nataliia Kolun, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Lorand Parajdi, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Veronica Ilea, from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Adela Novac, from Technical University Cluj-Napoca;
  • R. Precup, collaboration with Stefan Haplea, from Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca;
  • A. Stan, collaboration with Cristina Gheorghe from Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca.

Membership in professional organizations

  • N. Suciu member: GAMM (Gesellschaft für angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik) (2019 şi 2020), EGU (European Geosciences Union) (2019-2021), InterPore (International Society for Porous Media) (2021-2023).
  • R. Precup, O. Agratini, D. Otrocol: SSMR (Societatea de Științe Matematice din România) members.
  • E. Cătinaş, SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) member  (since 2007), SSMR (Societatea de Științe Matematice din România).
  • E. Grigoriciuc: SSMR (Romanian Mathematical Society) member (since 2020), AMS (American Mathematical Society) member (since 2021), LMS (London Mathematical Society) member (since 2021), EMS (European Mathematical Society) member (since 2021), CMS (Canadian Mathematical Society) member (2021-2022), SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) member (since 2024).
  • C.I. Gheorghiu, ROMAI (Societatea Română de Matematică Aplicată și Industrială), GAMM (Gesellschaft für angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik), ECMI (European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry) member.
  • O. Agratini: AMS (American Mathematical Society) member.
  • M. Crăciun, SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) member.
  • M. Nechita, SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) member.
  • A. Malina, SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), AMS (American Mathematical Society) member.

Grants/contracts/scholarships

  • Subventionarea literaturii tehnico-stiintifice 2024 (54000 lei), director: E. Cătinaş

Peer review

Members of national committees

Members of PhD/habilitation evaluation committees

  • R. Precup for Florin Albisoru, UBB Cluj-Napoca, September 13th, 2024 (PhD thesis: Contributions to the theory of elliptic boundary value problems and their applications in fluid mechanics);
  • R. Precup for Assoc. Prof. PhD. Daniela-Ioana Inoan, UTCN Cluj-Napoca, July 12th, 2024 (Habilitation Thesis: Results in Variational Analysis and Approximation Theory);
  • O. Agratini for Alexandra Diana Meleșteu, Transilvania University, Brașov, September 17th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Metode de aproximare folosind operatori liniari și pozitivi);
  • O. Agratini for Sergiu-Vlad Pașca, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, September 18th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Positive linear operators, inequalities, classes of convex functions);
  • O. Agratini for Ancuța – Emilia Șteopoaie, UTCN Cluj-Napoca, September 26th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Approximation by positive linear operators, asymptotic formulas and shape preserving properties);
  • O. Agratini for Andra – Mihaela Cîmpan (married Seserman), UTCN Cluj-Napoca, September 26th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Positive linear operators, convergence, degree of approximation);
  • O. Agratini for Abhishek Senapati, Indian Institute of Technology – Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India, September 27th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Approximation of functions by positive linear operators and their applications in integral equations);
  • O. Agratini for Cristina-Mihaela Călineață, University Politehnica of Bucharest, December 19th, 2024 (PhD Thesis: Fixed point results for some classes of mappings in geodesic spaces).

Members of PhD supervising committees

  • R. Precup for: Cristina Gheorghe (supervisor: A. Petrusel);
  • R. Precup for: Florin Albisoru (supervisor: M. Kohr);
  • R. Precup for: I. Papuc (supervisor: M. Kohr);
  • R. Precup for: M. Aron (supervisor: M. Kohr);
  • R. Precup for: A. Gasparovici (supervisor: M. Kohr);
  • R. Precup for: Andra Malina, Metode de aproximare a functiilor de mai multe variabile (supervisor: T. Catinas);
  • R. Precup for: Iulia Buda (supervisor: T. Cătinaș);
  • O. Agratini for: Alin Fodor (supervisor C. Pintea);
  • O. Agratini for: Andra Malina, Metode de aproximare a functiilor de mai multe variabile (supervisor: T. Cătinaș);
  • O. Agratini for: Iulia Buda (supervisor: T. Cătinaș);
  • O. Agratini, for Șuțu Mădălina (supervisor T. Cătinaș).

Referee reports for peer reviewed journals:

  • O. Agratini: in ISI Journals: Dolomites Research Note on Approximation (1 report); Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics  (1 report); Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences (3 reports); Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai, Mathematica (5 reports); in Scopus journals:  WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics  (1 report); WEAS Transactions on Information Sciences and Applications  (1 report); Journal of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory (9 reports). in other journals: Communication in Optimization Theory (BDI) (1 report);
  • R. Precup: Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems (5 reviews), Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences (1 review), Armenian Journal of Mathematics (1 review), Fixed Point Theory (2 reviews), Carpathian J. Math. (1 review), Mathematica (5 reviews), Studia Univ. Babes-Bolyai Math. (5 reviews);
  • M. Craciun: in Scopus journals: J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory  (2 reports);
  • E. Cătinaș: in ISI journals: Numer. Algor. (1 report); in Scopus journals: J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory  (11 reports);
  • I. Boros: J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory (2 reports);
  • C.I. Gheorghiu: ISI journals: Journal of Mathematical Chemistry  (1 report), Numerical Algorithms  (1 report);
  • M. Nechita: SIAM J. Numer. Anal. (1), Comput. Math. Appl. (1), J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory (7);
  • N. Suciu: J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory (2), Advances in Water Resources (1), Chemical Engineering Science (1);
  • D. Otrocol: Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Topological Methods in Nonlinear Analysis, Open mathematics, Fixed Point Theory, Symmetry;
  • A. Stan: J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory (1), Topological Methods in Nonlinear Analysis (1).

Expert evaluators:

Book reviews:

Reviews (written in 2024)

for Mathematical Reviews:

  • O. Agratini: 3;
  • R. Precup: 1, MR4686053;
  • C. Mustăța (honorary member): .

For ZBL Math:

  • R. Precup: .
  • C.I. Gheorghiu: 25.