Education
Ph. D.: Queen's University, 1998-2002Kingston, Ontario, Canada

M. Sc.: University of Bucharest-Faculty of Mathematics, 1997,Bucharest, Romania

B. Sc.: University of Bucharest-Faculty of Mathematics, 1996, Bucharest, Romania
Major in Mathematics
Experience
I. Research Appointments

  • Visiting Faculty, University of Brescia, 04/2011

  • CANADA-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at University of California at Santa Barbara Jan - May 2010

  • Visiting Member, Fields Institute Fall 2009

  • Visiting Faculty, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University - 04-05/2007

  • Visiting Scholar-Division of Engineering and Applied Science Harvard University, 04-05/2006

  • Visiting Member, Fields Institute, February-March, 2006

  • Visiting Researcher at the Centre des Recherches Mathematiques, 09/2004

  • UFA Assistant Professor of Mathematics - University of Guelph, 2003-2008

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow - Centre des Recherches Mathematiques, 2003

  • Adjunct Assistant ProfessorDept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, 2002-2003

  • Research Assistant, during Ph. D. program at Queen's University, 1998-2002

    II. Teaching Assignments:

    Instructor:

  • MATH 4600 - Research Project in Mathematics, F 2011 (Guelph) - coordinator
  • MATH 4600 - Research Project in Mathematics, W 2011 (Guelph) - advisor (2 students) & coordinator
  • Operations Research, Fall 2010
  • Optimization I: Introduction to Game Theory, Fall 2010
  • Applied Matrix Algebra, Fall 2010
  • 2nd year Set Theory, Fall 2008 (Guelph)
  • Operations Research, Fall 2008 (Guelph)
  • Grad Course: Dynamical Systems II, Winter 2009 (Guelph)
  • 2nd year Set Theory, Fall 2007 (Guelph)
  • Grad Course: Dynamical Systems I, Fall 2007 (Guelph)
  • 2nd year Applied Matrix Algebra, Fall 2006 (Guelph)
  • 2nd year Set Theory, Fall 2006 (Guelph)
  • 3rd year Abstract Algebra, Fall 2005 (Guelph)
  • 2nd year Applied Matrix Algebra, Fall 2005 (Guelph)
  • 4th year Geometry and Topology, Winter 2005 (Guelph)
  • 4th year Topics in Mathematics I, Winter 2005 (Guelph)
  • 3rd year Abstract Algebra, Fall 2003 (Guelph)
  • 2nd year Applied Matrix Algebra, Fall 2003 (Guelph)
  • 1st year Linear Algebra, Winter 2003 (Queen's)
  • 1st year Vector Calculus for Engineers, 2000-2003,(Queen's)
  • 2nd year Differential Equations, 2001-2002 (Queen's)

    Reading courses:

  • Grad level - Dynamic games, fall 2008 (Guelph)
  • Graduate Course: Dynamics of Networks, Fall 2007 (Guelph)
  • Graduate Course: Mathematical Modelling, Fall 2006 (Guelph)

    Teaching Assistant:
  • 1st year Vector Calculus for Engineers, 1999-2000 (Queen's)
  • 2nd year Real Analysis for Applied Mathematics,1998-1999 (Queen's)

    Lecturer, "C. Brancoveanu" University, Pitesti, Romania,1997-1998

    Volunteer for the Departmental Jobs Network, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's, Fall 2000

    Conferences
    I. Public Lectures and Presentations:

    Department of Mathematical Economics and Operations Research, University of Brescia 2011, Invited Lectures: Dynamic Games and variational inequalities I and II.

    Fulbright Visiting Chair Public Research Colloquium, Bren School of Environmental Sciences 2010: Objective and subjective decision factors: modelling human behavior from individual to population scale, University of California at Santa Barbara.

    Women in Mathematics Lecture, University of Waterloo, 2008: Can mathematics answer real-life challenges? From vaccination to environmental choices via operations research.

    Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics Invited Lecture, June 2009: Objective and subjective decision factors: modelling decision from individual to population scale.

    International Workshop on VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, Erice, July 5- July 14, 2006.
    Invited Lecture: Dynamics of vaccination strategies via projected dynamical systems.

    INTAS Summer School, Bergamo, Italy, June 2006.
    Invited Lecture: Recent advances in the theory and applications of projected dynamical systems and double-layered dynamics. Applications to traffic networks.

    II. Invited:

    AMS 2011, New Orleans: Dynamics of equilibrium problems via hybrid systems.

    EURO XXIV, 2010: Dynamics of equilibrium problems: a hybrid systems approach.

    AIMS 2010 : Dynamics of equilibrium problems: a hybrid systems approach.

    UCSB, Applied Mathematics Seminar 2010: Solvability of Projected Equations in Banach Spaces.

    Advanced Optimization Laboratory Seminar Series, McMaster University, 2009: Agent-based models and eco-product markets.

    ICNAAM 2009 Crete: Dynamics of equilibrium problems: a hybrid systems approach; Nonautonomous projected Dynamical systems.

    ISMP 2009 Chicago: Network Problems, Dynamic Games and Hybrid Dynamical Systems.

    CMS SSM 2009 Vancouver: Hybrid dynamical systems and dynamics of networks and games.

    MOPTA 2009 – Lehigh University. Network Equilibrium problems and hybrid dynamical systems.

    INFORMS 2009 Toronto: Network Equilibrium problems and hybrid dynamical systems.

    Canadian Mathematical Society Winter 2008, Ottawa: Projected dynamical systems on Banach spaces.

    MOPTA 2008, Guelph: Tracking the dynamics of network equilibrium problems and markets of environmental products.

    4-th WCNA - IFNA 2008, Orlando: Applications of variational inequalities to ecohousing markets.

    CMMSE 2008, Spain: Dynamics of networks: from dynamics of vaccination strategies to ecohousing markets.

    Advances in Global Optimization, Greece 2007: Equilibrium dynamics of group vaccination
    ICIAM 2007- Zurich; double minisyposium organizer
    ICCOPT 07 -- MOPTA-07 McMaster University, Hamilton Canada

    Dynamics Day Workshop, April 2006, The Fields Institute & U. of Guelph (co-organizer)

    INFORMS, New Orleans/San Francisco, Nov. 2005.
    Presentation: Double Layer Dynamics and Transportation.

    4th International Conference on Complementarity Problems, Stanford, CA August 8-12, 2005.
    Presentation: Recent advances in the theory of projected dynamical systems (PDS).

    CMS/CSHPM Summer 2005 Meeting, June 4-6, 2005, Canada
    Presentation: Recent advances in the theory of projected dynamical systems: Persistence and adjustment in double layered dynamics.

    SIAM Conference on Optimization, May 15-19, 2005, Sweden
    Presentation: Projected Dynamical Systems and Evolutionary Variational Inequalities via Hilbert Spaces.

    First Joint Canada-France Meeting of the Mathematical Sciences, Toulouse, July 12-15, 2004.
    Presentation: Projected Dynamical Systems: Overview and Recent Developments.

    Canadian Mathematical Society Meeting, Halifax, June 2004.
    Presentation: Projected Dynamical Systems and Evolutionary Variational Inequalities via Hilbert Spaces with Applications to Traffic Networks.

    Young Mathematicians Conference in PDE and Dynamical Systems, Fields Institute, Toronto, January, 2004.
    Presentation: Projected Dynamical Systems: Overview and Recent Developments.

    Canadian Mathematical Society Meeting, Vancouver, December 6-10, 2003.
    Presentation: Periodic solutions for projected dynamical systems.

    Canadian Mathematical Society Meeting -Quebec City/June-2002.
    Presentation: A type of constrained dynamical system.

    III. Contributed:

    Canadian Mathematical Society Meeting -Toronto/December 8-10/2001.
    Presentation: Dynamics of solutions to variational inequalities.

    SIAM Annual Meeting -San Diego/July 2001.
    Poster: Projected dynamical systems - existence in Hilbert spaces

    Graduate Industrial Mathematical Modelling Camp -Workshop-Victoria/June 2001.
    Project : The Web-hosting service level agreement

    Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences Workshop-Seattle/June 2001.
    Project : The Web-hosting service level agreement (continuation).

    American Mathematical Society Meeting - Toronto/ September 2000.
    Presentation: Exceptional family of elements and the solvability of variational inequalities on unbounded sets.

    4-th Conference in Optimization Research-Humboldt Institute /Univ. of Havana, March 2000.
    Presentation: On a Generalization of Rauch’s Comparison Theorem.
    Talks

    ManSci Seminar Talk, Department of Management Sciences, U. waterloo, January 2009.

    Women in Mathematics Seminar presentation, U. Waterloo, October 2008.

    Dynamical Systems Seminar, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wilfried Laurier, April 2008.

    Advanced Optimization Laboratory Seminar Series, McMaster University: invited talk, March 2007.

    Operations Research Seminar/Bio M&S Seminar Guelph, September 2006.

    Dynamics Day '05 Workshop, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, April 2005.

    Seminar Analyse Nonlinéaire/Systèmes Dynamiques, CRM, U de Montreal, November 2004.

    Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Team Residency talk, March 2004.

    Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Applied Analysis Seminar, Winter 2004, U of Guelph

    Optimization and Applied Analysis Seminar, Fall 2003, U of Guelph

    Colloquim Series - Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Guelph, Fall 2002.

    Dynamical Systems Seminar - series of talks from my doctoral research, Queen's, 1999-2001

    Graduate Students Seminar - series of talks, Queen's, Fall 1999-Fall 2002.
    Grants, Awards, Fellowships and Scholarships
    I. Research:

  • The Fulbright Foundation Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chair, 2010.

  • Ontario Centers of Excellence (Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences) & The City of Guelph grant, 2008

  • NSERC University Faculty Award (2006-2008)

  • NSERC Discovery Grant (2006-2011)

  • Canada Foundation for Innovation - New Opportunities Fund: High Performance Computing Facility (PI) (2005-2009).

  • Ontario Innovation Fund (PI) (2005-2009).

  • Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship at Bellagio Center, Italy (2004)

  • NSERC University Faculty Award (2003-2006)

  • NSERC-UFA Discovery Grant (2006-2009)

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2003)

  • Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories (2003)

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2001-2002)

  • The NORTEL Networks Graduate Fellowship (2000-2001)

  • Queen's University Graduate Fellowship (2000-2001)

    II. Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships:

  • Queen's Graduate Award: 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002

  • University of Bucharest Graduate Studies Scholarship, 1996-1997

  • University of Bucharest Undergraduate Studies Scholarship, 1992-1997
    Affiliations

  • Operations Research, Computation & Analysis of Systems Working Group - Univ. of Guelph
  • Canadian Mathematical Society
  • American Mathematical Society
  • INFORMS
    Service
  • Senate Committee on Open Learning, U Guelph Senator 2007-2009.
  • Bachelor of Science Committee, College of Physical & Engineering Science, Guelph 2005-ongoing.
  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship Panel Member, 2004-2007
  • Co-organizer of the SO Dynamics Day Workshop, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, U of Guelph \& The Fields Institute, 04-2006
  • UGFA Council member;Certification Review Committee of the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) 2005-2006
  • Information Officer-Mathematics, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, U of Guelph, 2004-2007
  • Co-organizer of the Optimization, Dynamical Systems and Applied Analysis Seminar, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, U of Guelph, 2004-2006
  • Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, U of Guelph, 2003-2004
  • Graduate Committee, Department of Mathematics, Queen's
  • Organizer of the Graduate Student Seminar, Queen's - 1999-2000
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