News & Events
Stay informed and engaged with the latest updates, breakthroughs, and community events surrounding the COSA project, your central hub for innovation and collaboration.
Trend-Enabled Recommender System with Diversity Enhancer for Crop Recommendation
The generalized traveling salesman problem (GTSP) is an extension of the classical traveling salesman
problem (TSP), and it is among the most researched combinatorial optimization problems due to its theoretical properties, complexity aspects, and real-life applications in various areas: location-routing problems, material flow design problem, distribution of medical supplies, urban waste collection management, airport selection and routing the courier airplanes, image retrieval and ranking, digital garment manufacturing, etc.
COSA Weather Station ā Smart Data for Smart Agriculture
As part of the COSA project, weāre using a dedicated agricultural weather station equipped with smart sensors to collect essential field data in real time. The station monitors key environmental parameters, including: Air temperature and humidity Soil moisture...
COSA Project at InnoComp Conference!
Weāre excited to announce that the COSA project will be presented at the InnoComp in the research panels sessions! This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our work in smart agriculture, explore cutting-edge innovations, and engage with researchers and industry...
COSA AGRIQ ā Shaping the Future of Smart Agriculture
The COSA AGRIQ platform is an innovative initiative under the COSA project, designed to transform agriculture through the integration of advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and IoT devices. Our team recently completed a preliminary validation...
COSA at the CUNBM Research Workshop
On Wednesday, April 2nd, a research-focused workshop was held in the Senate Hall of CUNBM ā UTCN, highlighting both ongoing and recently launched research projects within the university. The event brought together researchers from CUNBM, close collaborators from the...
A Proud Achievement for the COSA Team!
Huge congratulations to Rudolf Erdei and Adrian Petrovan for receiving their official doctoral diplomas at the UTCN 2025 Research and Innovation Conference! Out of 74 new PhDs, two belong to our talented COSA team members. Their dedication to research and innovation...
Collaborating for Smarter Agriculture!
š¤ Collaborating for Smarter Agriculture! š± Weāre excited to share a work-in-progress glimpse of our bonitation calculation feature from the COSA project! This tool aims to support farmers in evaluating crop quality and productivity through data-driven insights. Our...
Cybersecurity in Smart Agriculture ā Emil PaČca at UTCN 2025
š Did you know that cybersecurity plays a vital role in smart agriculture? š¾ Our team member and PhD student, Emil Marian Pasca, recently presented his research on āIntelligent Processes to Improve the Security of Software Applicationsā at the UTCN 2025 Research and...
Exciting News from COSA! ā Conferences in Salamanca
š Exciting News from COSA! š Our talented researchers made major contributions in the SOCO-CISIS-HAIS conferences held in Salamanca, Spain! They presented a remarkable 15 research articles based on our groundbreaking COSA project. š Learn about the latest advancements...
The COSA Project is on Fire! ā 15 Research Papers
š„ The COSA Project is on Fire! š Our incredible team just presented 15 research articles at the SOCO-CISIS-HAIS 2024 conferences based on the groundbreaking COSA project! š From innovative agricultural solutions to cutting-edge technology, we're making significant...
Great energy at the COSA face-to-face meeting!
Great energy at the COSA face-to-face meeting! We were honoured to welcome our Project Manager Prof. Jose Barata all the way from Portugal to Romania for a productive in-person meeting in Baia Mare. Everyone presented their work, which resulted in some wonderful...
Call for Papers! ā SOCO Conference Deadline Extension
Call for Papers! Exciting news! Due to popular demand and overwhelming interest, we are thrilled to announce an extension of the submission deadline for the SOCO (Soft Computing) Conference. The new deadline for paper submission is now May 15th. This extension...