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Congratulations to our PhD student, Emil Marian Pasca, for receiving his PhD Diploma during the Doctoral Degree Award Ceremony organized by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca as part of the UTCN Research and Innovation Conference 2026! We are proud that Emil...

Chiuzbăian Rareș presented DeepNeura, a research project that turns short facial videos into actionable neurological signals — work that ties directly into his PhD thesis on Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Neurodegenerative...

Radu-Ionuț Costin (UTCN) pitched DermSpectra, an AI application that provides skin insight from a single photo. The problem People notice changes in their skin, but often do not know when to act. With over 1.5 million skin cancer cases diagnosed each year, knowing...

The AgriGuard tool, developed under the COSA framework, was presented by Chiuzbăian Rareș as a solution for the instant identification of crop diseases. The challenge — protecting the food supply Plant diseases destroy up to 40% of crops worldwide, hurting farmers and...

The FaceAccess pitch presented an intelligent access and security solution based on facial recognition — applicable to a wide range of high-traffic environments. The applications Office buildings — access without physical cards, attendance monitoring, increased...

PhD candidate Emil Marian Pașca (UTCN, scientific coordinator Prof. Dr. Eng. Oliviu Matei) pitched his doctoral research: LLM-Assisted Application Security. The problem Modern applications expose increasingly large attack surfaces — APIs, microservices, IoT endpoints,...

PhD candidate biologist Maria Șevera presented her doctoral research on the coexistence between modern utilities and traditional mountain agriculture — a topic at the heart of the sustainability question for Romanian rural communities. The challenge Mountain...

PhD candidate Pascan Cristian Octavian (UTCN, scientific coordinator Prof. Dr. Petrică C. Pop-Sitar) pitched his doctoral research: New Strategies and Methods for Improving Recommendation Systems. Decision in the digital era The act of choosing is a fundamental human...

PhD candidate Bianca Cristina (Pop) Borgyos (Engineering and Management, year II, UTCN doctoral school) pitched her research on protecting agricultural innovation through intellectual property. The vulnerability of agricultural innovation The presentation framed...

Laura Andreica presented her doctoral research on the smart specialisation of Romanian regions — an autonomous system that determines the optimal specialisation for each locality in Romania. The problem Today, the specialisation of a region is often decided on...

Conf. Univ. Dr. Eng. Habil. Mirela Ana Coman presented her research on the transfer of heavy metal pollutants (lead, cadmium) from soil to fruit in plants of the genus Prunus — a topic of direct relevance for fruit production in the Maramureș region, historically...

Marius Ardelean presented the VESTA project — Combatant Digital — funded under PNCDI IV, where HOLISUN S.R.L. participates as Partner P3 in a nine-partner consortium. What is VESTA? VESTA is an integrated individual tactical equipment combining ballistic protection,...

As. Univ. Dr. Eng. Rudolf Erdei, researcher in the COSA project at UTCN — CUNBM, opened Panel 2 with a synthesis of the project's technical results organised on three levels: national, regional and local. Three levels of technical output Smart Specialization —...

Prof. Dr. Habil. Eng. Oliviu Matei, operational lead of the COSA project, opened the Agri Innovation Summit with a synthesis of the project's vision and achievements after 36 months of work. Vision: Smart agriculture, end to end COSA built a complex IoT-based...

On 26 June 2026, the COSA project — Collaborative Framework for Smart Agriculture — held its closing event under the banner of the Agri Innovation Summit, hosted at Dru Primera in Tăuții-Măgherăuș (Strada 3 nr. 40, 437345). The day brought together experts,...

The COSA project was presented today at the Conferința Cercetării și Inovării UTCN 2026 — the annual research and innovation conference of the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, held on 21 May 2026 at HUB UTCN, Str. George Barițiu nr. 4-6, Cluj-Napoca. The...

Everything in agriculture starts with the land. But how do we accurately measure the true potential of our soil in a constantly changing climate? For our sixth and final Q1 publication highlight from the COSA project, our research team merged spatial geography with...

As farms become increasingly connected, the sensors monitoring our crops, soil, and machinery become prime targets for cyberattacks. How do we build better defenses for our food systems? By learning exactly how these digital systems fail. For our fourth Q1 publication...

Water is agriculture’s most precious resource. In an era of unpredictable climate shifts, knowing exactly when and how much it will rain is the difference between a thriving crop and a failed harvest. For our second Q1 publication highlight from the COSA project, we...

To build the intelligent farms of the future, we need to solve the complex mathematical puzzles that run behind the scenes. As part of the COSA project, our research team has tackled one of the most critical challenges in logistics and optimization: the Generalized...

We are proud to announce that within the COSA – Collaborative Framework for Smart Agriculture project, our research team has successfully developed and published 6 high-impact scientific papers in Q1 journals! These papers significantly contribute to the advancement...

A huge congratulations to Emil Marian Pașca on successfully defending his PhD thesis! His research represents an important contribution to the COSA project and to the academic community, highlighting dedication, innovation, and scientific excellence. We are truly...