Dr Adrian Turcanu

Role
Associate Professor & Year 1 Coordinator
Section
School of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
Adrian Turcanu

About

Dr Adrian Turcanu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences in Heriot-Watt University Dubai since 2018. He is the Computer Science and Computer Systems Year 1 Coordinator in Dubai.

Prior to joining HWUD, Adrian was an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics and Computer Science department of University of Pitesti, Romania.

Biography

Academic Leadership and Affiliations:

  • MACS Dubai Associate Director of Learning and Teaching
  • MACS Dubai Associate Director of Internationalisation

Qualification:

Adrian graduated both Mathematics and Computer Science undergraduate programmes at the University of Pitesti. Adrian completed his PhD in Computer Science at the same University as part of an European Union funded programme. His PhD journey included research collaborations with University of Dusseldorf, University of Seville, and Sheffield University.

Research

His main areas of research are: mathematical modelling, statistical analysis and formal verification with a focus on bio-inspired systems.

Publications

Turcanu, A., Ipate, F. (2022). Using the Rodin Platform as a Programming Tool. In: Ullah, A., Anwar, S., Rocha, Á., Gill, S. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Information Technology and Applications. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 350. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7618-5_44

Turcanu, A., Shaikh, T., C. N, Mazilu. (2020). On Model Checking of a Robotic Mechanism. Journal of Robotics and Automation. 4. 10.36959/673/366.

Turcanu, A. et al. (2014). Modelling and Analysis of E. coli Respiratory Chain. In: Frisco, P., Gheorghe, M., Pérez-Jiménez, M. (eds) Applications of Membrane Computing in Systems and Synthetic Biology. Emergence, Complexity and Computation, vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03191-0_8

Gheorghe M., Ipate F., Lefticaru R., Pérez-Jiménez M. J. , Turcanu A., Cabrera L. V., M.García-Quismondo, Mierla L. (2013). 3-Col problem modelling using simple kernel P systems, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 90:4, 816-830, DOI: 10.1080/00207160.2012.743712