Grigoras Gheorghe - Curriculum Vitae Family Name Grigoras Given Name(s) Gheorghe Country Romania Title Dr. Organizational “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania Affiliation 1st E-mail nd ggrigor@ee.tuiasi.ro 2 E-mail ghgrigoras@yahoo.com Phone +40232 278683 Fax Postal Address Bd. Profesor Dimitrie Mangeron, nr. 21- 23, 700050 Iasi, Romania Working 2010 – present: Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Faculty, Power System Experience Department, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi 2004 – 2010: Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Faculty, Power System Department, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi 1999 – 2004: Assistant, Electrical Engineering Faculty, Power System Department, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi Education 2005: Degree Ph. D. (Electrical Engineering) “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi 2000: Degree M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi 1994 – 1999 Degree B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi Domain of Research Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Analysis, Operation, Control and Management of Power System Publications More than 150 refereed journal papers, conference publications and book-chapters. Books Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Artificial Intelligence. Optimization in Power System, Venus Publishing House, Iasi, Romania, 2001. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Modern Optimization Techniques. Power System Applications. Venus Publishing House, Iasi, Romania, 2002. Gh. Cârţină, Yong-Hua Song, Gh. Grigoraş, Optimal operation and planning of power systems, Venus Publishing House, Iasi, Romania, 2003. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Power Systems. Setis Publishing, Iasi, Romania, 2004. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Clustering Techniques in Fuzzy Modeling. Power System Applications. Venus Publishing House, Iasi, 2005. 1 M. Eremia, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, et al., Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Power System Control, AGIR Publishing, Bucuresti, Romania, 2006. M. Gavrilaş, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, et. al., Load Modeling from Electric Distribution Networks, Cermi Publishing, Iasi, Romania, 2007. E.C. Bobric, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Optimization Techniques in Power Systems. Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, Bucuresti, Romania, 2008. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Supervisory, Control, and Data Aquisition Systems, Setis Publishing, Iasi, Romania, 2009. Gh. Grigoraş, Numerical Methods. Applications in Matlab. Vol. I, PIM Publishing, Iasi, Romania, 2010. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, The Impact of the Fuzzy Modeling in Electric Distribution Systems, Lambert Academic Publishing, GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, 2011. Gh. Grigoraş, Numerical Methods. Applications in Matlab. Vol. II, PIM Publishing, Iasi, Romania, 2012. Chapter Book Trends and Direction for Energy Saving in Electric Networks, Chapter in the book "Management of Technological Innovation in Developing and Developed Countries", edited by Hong Yi Sun, Published by InTech, Rijeka, Croatia, 2012. Refereed Conference Proceedings Gh. Grigoras, C. Barbulescu, G. Cartina, Fl. Scarlatache, Power Flow Analysis In Power Systems Using Fuzzy Correlation Models For The Nodal Loads, WEC Central & Eastern Europe Energy Forum – FOREN 2012, Neptun Romania. C. Barbulescu, Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, An Approach based on Zoning of Electric Transmission System for Human Errors Monitoring, WEC Central & Eastern Europe Energy Forum – FOREN 2012, Neptun, Romania. Gh. Grigoras, Fl. Scarlatache, G. Cartina, Load estimation for distribution systems using clustering techniques, 13th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Optim 2012, Braşov, Romania, 2012. Fl. Scarlatache, Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, Using k-Means Clustering Method in Determination of the Optimal Placement of Distributed Generation Sources in Electrical Distribution Systems, 13th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Optim 2012, Braşov, România, 2012. Fl. Scarlatache, Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, Using k-Means Clustering Method in Determination of the Optimal Placement of Distributed Generation Sources in Electrical Distribution Systems, 13th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Optim 2012, Braşov, Romania, 2012. Gh. Grigoras, V. alexandrescu, G. Cartina, A Calculation method of Power and Energy Losses in Distribution networks, 7th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 2012. Fl. Scarlatache, Gh. Grigoras, G.. Chicco, Gh. Cartina, A Comparative Study Regarding the Optimal Placement of the DG Sources, 7th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 2012. 2 Gh. Grigoraş, C. Barbulescu, Fl. Rotaru, G. Cartina, Using of the Fuzzy Correlation in Load Estimation of Power Stations, Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Industrial Power Engineering, 2011, Bacau, Romania, pp. 31 – 35. Fl. Rotaru, Gh. Grigoraş, D. Comanescu, Gh. Cârţină, Economic Efficiency of the Solutions for the Renewals/Reinforcements on Distribution Networks, Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Industrial Power Engineering, Bacau, Romania, 2011, pp. 103 – 108. Gh. Grigoraş, C. Barbulescu, Gh. Cârţină, Power flow analysis in electric networks under conditions of missing data, International Conference on Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis and Maintenance, 2011, Bucharest, Romania, 19-23, 2011. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E. C. Bobric, An Improved Fuzzy Method for Energy Losses Evaluation in Distribution Networks, 15th IEEE Mediterranian Electromechanical Conference, Valletta, Malta, 2010, pp. 131-135. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E.C. Bobric, Fl. Rotaru, Evaluation of the Performances the Efficient Transformers in Distribution Networks by Fuzzy Techniques, 12th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Optim 2010, Braşov, România, 2010, pp. 1281 – 1284. D. Comanescu, Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Fl. Rotaru, Determination of Typical Load Profiles in Hydro-Power Plant by Clustering Techniques, 12th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipments, Optim 2010, Brasov, Romania, 2010, pp. 1294-1297. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Fl. Rotaru, Using K-Means Clustering Method in Determination of the Energy Losses Levels from Electric Distribution Systems, Proc. of the 12th WSEAS International Conference on Mathematical Methods and Computational Techniques in Electrical Engineering, Timisoara, Romania, 2010, pp. 52 – 56. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, A New Approach Regarding to Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurement Units in Power Systems, 6-th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, România, 2010, Vol. 1, pag. I-34 – I-37. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină Gh., Gh. Grigoraş, An Efficient Method to Analyze Distribution Network Operation, 6-th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, România, 2010, Vol. 1, pag. I-125 – I-131. Fl. Rotaru, Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Opportunities Related to Implementing a Development Strategy of Electric Distribution Networks, 6-th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, România,2010, Vol. 1, pag. I-147 – I-150. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E. C. Bobric, Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurements Units in Power Systems, International Conference “Intelligent Systems in Power Systems, 2010, Galati, Romania, CD-ROM. Fl. Rotaru, Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Implementing a Development Strategy of Electric Distribution Networks, International Conference “Intelligent Systems in Power Systems, 2010, Galati, Romania, CD-ROM. C. Bărbulescu, Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, A New Approach Regarding to Analysis of Accidental Events in Electrical Transmission Systems, International Conference “Intelligent Systems in Power Systems, 2010, Galati, Romania, CD-ROM. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Bobric, E.C., Comănescu, D., Improved Fuzzy Load Models by Clustering Techniques in Optimal Planning of Distribution Networks, Bucharest Power Tech Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. 3 IEEE Gh. Grigoraş, Gh.. Cârţină, E.C. Bobric, C. Bărbulescu, Missing data treatment of the load profiles in distribution networks, IEEE Bucharest Power Tech Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Clustering techniques for energy losses evaluation in distribution networks, IEEE Bucharest Power Tech Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E.C. Bobric, Comparison of Methods for Filling Missing Data, Proc. of the 32th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2009, pp. 135 – 136. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Bobric E.C., Smart Grid Challenges in Distribution Systems, Proc. of the 32th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2009, pp. 97 – 98. L.C. Costea, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Chosing of the Efficint Investment Solutions in Electrical Networks, Proc. of the 32th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2009, pp. 155 – 156. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E.C. Bobric, Marginal Clearing Price Auction In Energy Markets, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of electromechanical and power systems, Iasi, Romania, 2009, vol. 1, pp. 95– 98. Gh. Grigoraş, Cârţină Gh., Energy losses evaluation using an improved fuzzy method, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of electromechanical and power systems, Iasi, Romania, 2009, Vol. 1, pp. 91 – 94. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină., Gh. Grigoraş, An Algorithm to solve the power flow problem of medium voltage distribution networks, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of electromechanical and power systems, Iasi, Romania, 2009, Vol. 1, pp. 107 – 110. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Challenges and Opportunities for Distribution Systems, 4th International Conference on Energy and Environment, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Strategies regarding operating voltage levels in distribution networks, 4th International Conference on Energy and Environment, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, M. Gavrilaş, Using of Clustering Techniques in Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurements Units, Proc. of the 9th WSEAS/IASME International Conference on Electric Power Systems, High Voltage, Electric Machines, Genova, Italy, 2009, pp. 104 – 108. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Power/Energy Saving Potential Evaluation in Distribution Networks by Fuzzy Techniques, 7th International World Energy System, Iasi, Romania, 2008. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, V. Alexandrescu, The Clustering Techniques in the Determination of the Power Losses in Radial Networks, 7th International World Energy System, Iasi, Romania, 2008. L.C. Costea, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Optimal Investments in Electric Networks Based on Economic Analysis, 7th International World Energy System, Iasi, Romania, 2008. L.C. Costea, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Optimal Decisions in the Replacement of Old Distribution Transformers by Efficient Transformers in Distribution Networks, 7th 4 International World Energy System, Iasi, Romania, 2008. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Software Application to Create and Manage Static Load Models to Improve Electric Network Analysis, 7th International World Energy System, Iasi, Romania, 2008. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh.Cârţină, V. Alexandrescu, An Improved Method for Power Losses Determination in Rural Distribution Networks. 5th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, România, 2008, pag. 23–30. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E.C. Bobric, Possibilities for Energy Saving in Electric Distribution Networks, 55th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, România, 2008, pag. 211 – 220. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Strategies for Renewal of Electric Distribution Networks, International Conference “Intelligent Systems in Power Systems, 2008, Galati, Romania. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină Gh., E.C. Bobric, Solutions for missing Data Treatment in Electric Distribution Systems, International Conference “Intelligent Systems in Power Systems, 2008, Galati, Romania. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Determination of the Customers Consumption Categories using Clustering Techniques, Proc. of the 30th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2007, pp. 231 – 232. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, V. Alexandrescu, Analysis of the Electric Distribution Networks using Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology, , Proc. of the 30th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2007, pp. 111 – 112. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Software Application to Elaborate Static and Dynamic Load Models for Different Categories of Electric Consumers, , Proc. of the 30th International Conference on Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Circuit Theory, Gliwice-Ustron, Polonia, 2007, pp. 225 – 226. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Integrated Software Application for the management of Databases Containing Static and Dynamic Models of the Aggregated Loads from Distribution Network and Their Use in Static and Dynamic Networks, Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Electromechanical and Power Systems, Chişinău, Moldavia, 2007, Vol. II, pp. 323 – 326. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Power System Analysis using Matlab Toolboxes, Proc. of the 6th International Conference on Electromechanical and Power Systems, Chişinău, Moldavia, 2007, Vol. II, pp. 305 – 308. Refereed Journal Articles Fl. Scarlatache, G. Chicco, Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, Two-stage distributed generation optimal sizing with clustering-based node selection, International Journal of Electrical Power&Energy Systems, Volume 40, issue 1 (September, 2012), p. 120-129. Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, The fuzzy correlation approach in operation of electrical distribution systems, The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (paper accepted for publication). Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, Impact of the Fuzzy Typical Load Profiles in Distribution Network Control, Journal of Electrical and Control Engineering, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012, pp. 8 – 14. 5 Gh. Grigoras, C. Bărbulescu, G. Cartina, D. Comănescu, Human Errors Monitoring in Electrical Transmission Networks, Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 425 – 428. Gh. Grigoras, G. Cartina, Impact of the fuzzy modeling in operation of electric distribution systems, WSEAS Transactions on Circuits and Systems, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 105 – 114. Gh. Grigoraş, M. Istrate, An Efficient Clustering Method in Evaluation of the Electric Energy Consumption from Water Hydrophore Stations, International Review on Modeling and Simulations, Italy, vol. 4, no. 2, 2011, pp. 813–818. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, M. Istrate, Fl. Rotaru, The Efficiency of the Clustering Techniques in the Energy Losses Evaluation from Distribution Networks, International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, vol. 5, no. 1, 2011, pp. 133 – 140. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cartina, Improved Fuzzy Load Models by Clustering Techniques in Distribution Network Control, International Journal on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Vol. 3, no. 2, 2011, pp. 207 – 216. Gh.. Grigoraş, D. Comanescu, Gh. Cârţină, C. Barbulescu, Optimal Operation of a Hydro Cascade using Typical Loading Profiles, International Journal of Academic Research, vol. 3, no. 2, 2011, pp. 58 – 63, (www. ijar.lit.az). Gh. Grigoraş, D. Comanescu, G. Cartina, Solutions Regarding to Reducing of Electrical Consumptions in Hydropower Plants, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LVI(LX), no. 1, 2011, pp. 133 – 140. Gh. Grigoraş, D. Comanescu, Fl. Rotaru, Gh. Cârţină, Using of a Hybrid Method in the Loading Profiles Determination of a Hydropower Cascade, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LVII(LXI), no. 2, 2011. Gh. Grigoraş, C. Barbulescu, G.h Cârţină, D. Comanescu, A Comparative Study Regarding Efficiency of the Hierarchical Clustering Techniques in Typical Load Profiles Determination, Acta Electrotehnica, vol. 52, no. 5, 2011, pp. 184 – 188. C. Barbulescu, Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Fl. Rotaru, Study Based on Clustering Techniques Regarding Accidental Events from The South-East of the Transport System from Romania, Acta Electrotehnica, vol. 52, no. 5, 2011, pp. 46 – 49. M. Istrate M., Gh. Grigoraş, Energy Consumption Estimation in Water Distribution Systems using Fuzzy Techniques, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2010, pp. 249 – 256. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, E. C. Bobric, Strategies for Power/Energy Saving in Distribution Networks, Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, 2010, pp. 63 – 66. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Strategies Regarding Operating Voltage Levels in Distribution Networks, Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, Vol. 4, No.6, 2010, pp. 60-63. Gh. Grigoraş, C. Bărbulescu, Gh. Cârţină, Fl. Rotaru, Accidental Incidents Duration Analysis in Power Transmission Grids, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LVI (LX), no. 2, 2010, pp. 107 – 115. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Energy Losses Evaluation using a Method based on Clustering and Fuzzy Techniques, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LVI (LX), no. 3, 2010, pp. 95 – 100. 6 V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, On Power Flow Problem of Distribution Networks Under Condition of Lack Of Information, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LVI (LX), no. 2, 2010, pp. 77 – 87. Gh. Grigoraş, E. C. Bobric, Gh. Cârţină, Fl. Rotaru, Strategies for minimization of power losses in electric distribution networks, Energetica Magazine, no. 7, 2010pp. 314 – 318. Gh. Grigoraş, C. Bărbulescu, Gh. Cârţină, Incident Duration Analysis in Power Transmission Grids by Clustering Techniques, Energetica Magazine, no. 10, 2010, pp. 474 – 478. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E.C. Bobric, Opportunities to conserve energy right from distribution installations, Scientific Bulletin of University Politehnica of Bucharest, Series C, vol. 72, No.1, 2010, pp. 81 – 90. E.C. Bobric, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Fuzzy Techniques used for Energy Losses Determination in Medium and Low Voltage Networks, Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, no. 2 (90), 2009, pp. 95 – 98. E.C. Bobric, Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Clustering Techniques in Load Profile Analysis for Distribution Stations, Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 9, no. 1, 2009, pp. 63-66. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, E. C. Bobric, Robust Load Models for Customers Consumption, Acta Electrotehnica (Special Issue), 2008, pp. 121-124. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, Energy Saving by Efficient Transformers in Distribution Networks, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LIV (LVIII), no. 2, 2008, pp. 83 – 88. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, A. Mihaescu, Next Generation Networks in Communications Trends, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LIII (LVII), no.. 1 – 2, 2007, pp. 111 - 120. V. Alexandrescu, Gh. Cârţină, Gh., Grigoraş, Nouvelle Méthodologie d’Application des Modèles Statique de la Charge Asynchrone á l’étude de la Stabilité de Tension des Réseaux électriques, The Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iaşi, vol. LIII (LVII), no. 1 – 2, 2007, pp. 126 – 132. Gh. Cârţină, Gh. Grigoraş, Optimal Reconfiguration of Distribution Networks in Uncertainty Conditions, Scientific Bulletin of University Politehnica of Bucharest, Series C, Special Issue, 2007, pp. 247 – 254. Gh. Grigoraş, Gh. Cârţină, V. Alexandrescu, Geographic Information System (GIS) – An Integrated Technology for Distribution Systems, Scientific Bulletin of University Politehnica of Bucharest, Series C, Special Issue, 2007, pp. 255 – 262. Session Chairman: Additional 5th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical Engineering, Iasi, Romania, Information 2010. 7th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 2012. Member in International Technical Committee: 7th International Conference on Deregulated Electricity Market Issues in South-Eastern Europe, Bucharest, Romania, 2012; 7th International Conference and Exposition on Electrical Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 7 2012. 2nd International Conference on Computation Theory and Information Technology (CT&IT2013), Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2013. Science and Information Conference, London, UK, 2013. Reviewer for Conferences: WSEAS Conferences. 5th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 2010. IEEE Bucharest Power Tech Conference, Bucharest, Romania, 2009. 7th International Conference on Electrical and Power Engineering, Iasi, Romania, 2012. International Conference on Computation Theory and Information Technology (CT&IT2013), Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2013. Science and Information Conference, London, UK, 2013. Review Board of the Journals: International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence, International Journal of Electrical Power&Energy Systems. Network and Communication Technologies Journal, Journal of Electrical and Control Engineering, Asian Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, Journal of Computer Science, Informatics & Electrical Engineering, Inventy Engineering&Technology Journals, International Journal of Advanced Research in Artificial Intelligence, International Journal of Electrical Power&Energy Systems. Awards: Marquis' Who's Who in Science and Technology, 2012 Awarded for paper: Clustering Techniques in Load Profile Analyze for Distribution Stations (Journal of Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009) by National Council of Scientific Research in Higher Education from Romania. Featured on the web page: http://www.cncsis.ro/articole/1941/Etapa-I_2009.html. Gheorghe Grigoras is currently Senior Lecturer at the Department of Power Systems, “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania. He has published over 10 books and 150 papers in various aspects of power systems. His research interests include especially Artificial Intelligence’s applications to monitoring and optimal control of power systems. 8