Student Branch Chapters ( 8 SBCs)
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
National University of Technology and Science POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
The EPS Students Branch Chapter for Politehnica University of Bucharest is a technical sub-unit of the IEEE EPS, formed with the purpose of offering opportunities for students to network with other students, faculty, and professionals at technical meetings, conferences, contests and social events. Many activities dedicated to organizing technical trainings for students, that desire to be familiarized with modern CAD tools. Participation with original papers and organizing efforts for the Student Scientific Communication Sessions.
Our organization also offers financial support for the development of student research projects and provides technical support as well as adequate environment needed for the physical implementation. Another important goal is to establish a connection between the academic and the industrial environment through online workshops and webinars, in collaboration with some of the biggest companies that currently exist on the market. The SBC gives students from our organization the opportunity to collaborate with other chapters from IEEE, academia and industry, in order to increase the visibility of young researchers (students or PhD students).
MEMBERS
Mădălin MOISE
Advisor
He serves as the Advisor of IEEE EPS SBC Bucharest, offering guidance and expertise to the student members. His role is to support the chapter’s activities, facilitate networking opportunities, and ensure the alignment of SBC initiatives with IEEE EPS objectives. With a strong background in the field, he plays a key role in fostering professional growth and research development within the chapter.
PhD. Student Mircea CĂLIN
Chair
Doctoral student at Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Chair of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter UPB Bucharest and CETTI member. Several publications at SIITME2020 and SIITME2021 with articles concerning radio antenna design, awarded 2nd place at the TIEplus contest for signal integrity analysis and design.
Professional in the field of embedded electronics research and design, focused on embedded RF communication systems and antenna performance measurement. Prior experience regarding radio planning for mobile communication and antenna system design for long range communication. Currently studying design methods for wearable textile antennas used on clothing and other types of antennas for IoT applications. He has computer skills and competences in modelling and simulation using ANSYS HFSS (High frequency simulation software), ANSYS SIWAVE, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design, production and assembly for SMT and THT technology.
IEEE Positions
IEEE EPS Student Chapter Politehnica University of Bucharest
Chair: 2021 –
Daniela-Mihaela Pavel
Vice-Chair
Student at Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Vice-Chair of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter UPB Bucharest. Currently in the final year studying Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies. Interested in PCB layout design, software development and the basics of networking. Being a member of Student Branch Chapter is a chance to develop skills and learn new ones, as well as forging connections with other members and specialists who can help you discover more about engineering.
Ana-Maria NICULESCU Webmaster
Student at Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Webmaster of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter UPB Bucharest. Passionate about the field of telecommunications and networking systems, currently studying in the final year of Telecommunications Technologies and Systems specialization, and also following the Cisco CCNA network courses. Being part of Student Branch Chapter is a good opportunity to attend many conferences and contests (TIE contest, SIITME 2020&2021, ISSE 2020), that helped me to develop my organizational and communication skills.
Andreea DUMITRAȘCU Secretary
Student at Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Secretary of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter UPB Bucharest.
Currently studying in the final year of Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies specialization, interested in design and verification of digital circuits, embedded systems and automation testing. Participating in Student Branch Chapter and attending conferences, contests and workshops is offering me future opportunities and a better image of scientific fields.
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
The EPS Student Branch Chapter at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca is dedicated to providing students with valuable opportunities to learn, collaborate, and engage in activities related to electronic packaging technology, to the design, manufacturing, and reliability of electronic devices and systems. A key focus of the chapter is encouraging and supporting the presentation of students’ research, consistently achieving outstanding results.
To further student success, the SBC Board has introduced training sessions and workshops designed for those interested in participating in the TIE and TIEplus competitions. These initiatives have contributed to several students growing interest in participating and earning impressive achievements. Also, the SBC in Cluj-Napoca is deeply involved in organizing the international contest Invent for the Planet that offers global collaboration in solving our planet’s issues.
MEMBERS
Dr. Fodor is currently a lecturer at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Department of Applied Electronics. She has graduated from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, with a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications and Information Technology in 2011, the Master of Science degree in 2013 and a PhD. degree in 2017.
Her research is focused on the investigations related to thermal management in electronics and development of cooling systems and strategies for mitigating heat-related issues in electronics. Since 2018, she has been organizing the international student contest Invent for the Planet that involves students in coming up with solutions for fixing the planet’s problems. She has been collaborating with both industry and academia in various projects, from teaching PhD students to write scientific articles to developing testing scenarios for automatic transmission units.
IEEE Positions
IEEE EPS Student Branch Chapter Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Advisor: 2024 –
IEEE-SIITME (International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronics Packaging)
Review committee member: 2016 –
Vlad is a master’s student in Electronic Engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, within the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology. He holds the position of Chair of the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society Student Branch Chapter at the university. In 2024, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology. Passionate about electronics, he has participated in multiple contests and conferences, presenting his work.
As part of the 10th IEEE Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference (IEEE ESTC 2024) in Berlin, he was responsible for managing the TIE booth, where he engaged with leading scientists and researchers in the electronic packaging field. Additionally, through his participation at the 2023 and 2024 TIE competitions, he conducted extensive research on modern PCB manufacturing technologies, gaining hands-on experience in component integration using industry-standard tools. His expertise in PCB design was recognized in 2024 with a competency certificate, affirming his advanced skills and practical application of cutting-edge techniques in real-world projects.
Octavian is also a master student in Electronic Engineering at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Vice-Chair of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter of Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, in the first year. During his 4th year of Batchelor’s degree, he studied at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland, where he interacted with various students and researchers and made long-life connections.
His eagerness for travelling and connecting with other scientists brought him to Brussels, where he worked at Vrije University, in 2023. He is interested in PCB and Hardware design, for which he received three scholarships during his student years.
Currently a third-year student at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology in the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Gabriel has participated in various projects and competitions, like Hard&Soft International Computers Contest for Students where he and his team received the second prize.
He is always eager to learn and very involved in anything electronics related, with a passion for both hardware and software development, and knowledge about both analog and digital circuit design.
Vlad-Andrei CRISTESCU
Secretary
Vlad is a master’s student in Electronic Engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, within the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology. He serves as the Secretary of the IEEE Electronics Packaging Society Student Branch Chapter.
His interests lie in PCB design, embedded systems, and IoT, with a focus on integrating modern technologies into practical applications. He is actively involved in engineering contests, conferences, and specialized courses, continuously expanding his expertise in advanced design techniques and manufacturing processes. Through academic and industry collaborations, he aims to contribute to innovations in electronic system integration and smart technologies.
OTHER MEMBERS
Radu BOZOMITU
Advisor of
IEEE EPS SBC
Iaşi, Romania
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi
The “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași (TUIASI) has the oldest tradition in engineering education among all Romanian higher education institutions. It includes 11 faculties with 56 specializations of study and over 14000 students. Our university is recognized as an Advanced Education and Research University (the highest category in Romania) according to the most recent national evaluation round.
Some of our students who were involved in organizing the 24th edition of SIITME 2018 in Iaşi, contributed significantly to the establishment of the EPS Student Chapter of TUIASI in 2020.The interest of our students for the activities carried out within our SBC is constantly growing. In the near future we want to involve more students in our EPS SBC who can contribute to the development of this field of activity in our faculty.The students involved in SBC participate in all the EPS actions addressed to them, such as the Interconnection Techniques in Electronics (TIE) Contest, winning the 2006 competition.
In the following years we want to identify topics of major interest, in order to intensify the collaboration with the other SBCs in the country, as well as with the partners from the industrial environment.
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
“Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu
The Faculty of Engineering at the Lucian Blaga University has always offered its students a great environment by keeping the curriculum adapted to the technological progress and maintaining amazing partnerships with the industrial sector, thus offering excellent practice opportunities and promoting a balanced relation between fundamental knowledge and practical skills.
Members of the Sibiu branch intend to continue their development in the field though projects, collaborations, demonstrations, as well as participating to conferences, competitions and other events. They have been actively involved in the preparations of the first and third SBC Summits in Sibiu, events held alongside the IEEE ESTC Conference in 2022 and the SIITME conference in 2024, the student-centered Interconnected Techniques in Electronics (TIE) competition in 2024, with its most numerous sections than ever before, the yearly ULBS Hardware and Software Engineering contest (HSE) and other local events.
MEMBERS
PhD. Mihai NEGHINĂ
Advisor
Currently a lecturer at Lucian Blaga University Sibiu (ULBS), he has received his B.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunications from the “Politehnica” University of Bucharest in 2006; his Ph.D. research on computational intelligence techniques in multispectral imagery included a 3-month stage at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Munich. He has been a team member of many projects, has co-authored over 20 papers (6 in journals) and he was granted 4 patents related to signal processing.
IEEE Positions
IEEE EPS Student Branch Chapter ULBS
Advisor: 2020 – present
Student Paul Mihai Gabor – Chair
Currently in the final year studying Applied Electronics
Vice-Chair: 2022 – 2023
Chair: 2024 – present
Student Marius Vinerean – Vice-Chair
Currently in the final year studying Applied Electronics
Secretary: 2022 – 2023
Vice-Chair: 2024 – present
PhD. Alexandru MATEI – Treasurer
PhD. student with strong multidisciplinary technical and problem-solving skills, focusing on digital twin technologies, robotics and AI.
Treasurer: 2022 – present
Aurel GONTEAN
Advisor of
IEEE EPS SBC
Timișoara, Romania
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
Politehnica University Timișoara
Our Student Branch Chapter provides IEEE Student members with a networking opportunity to meet and learn from fellow students, faculty members, and professionals in the field to share their interests, future professions and ideas. The number of students joining our SBC has been increasing steadily in the last year.
We are involved in promoting among students the scientific events or competitions such as: the Interconnection Techniques in Electronics (TIE 2024), Hard&Soft Suceava, DrETC, ISETC, International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (SIITME) and other local symposiums.
We encourage our members to join our faculty’s research group (e.g. https://uetm-team.upt.ro/) and they engage in creating educational materials tailored to students needs for a more profound learning experience during the Digital Integrated Circuit laboratory. Some students designed an integrated circuit which will be fabricated within TinyTapeout project (https://github.com/MateaSamuel/tt08-pwm-generator).
IEEE Electronics Packaging Society
Student Branch Chapter
“Angel Kanchev” University of Ruse
The EPS Students Branch Chapter for the University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” (URAK), Bulgaria is a technical sub-unit of the IEEE EPS, formed with the purpose of offering opportunities for students to network with other students, faculty, and professionals at technical meetings, conferences, contests and social events. In 2024 the SBC participated in the organization of several events: the Electroniad competition, the 1st Balkan Summit of the IEEE Student Branches & EPS Student Branch Chapters, as well as the 2024 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Agricultural Engineering.
URAK’s SBC gives opportunity to its members to participate in different international events, such as the IEEE EPS & NTC Student Branch summits in Romania, Erasmus+ BIPs, as well as a number of national and internationa conferences. This opens many new opportunities for cooperation with branches and branch chapters from other countries, provides students with uniqe experience, such as listening to distinguished lecturers, visiting the facilities of industrial companies, participating in events, and getting familiar with different towns.
MEMBERS
Boris Ivanov EVSTATIEV
Advisor
Currently a professor at the University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev” (URAK), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Automation, Department of Automation and Electronics. He received his BSc in Computer Systems and Technologies and MSc in Computer Technologies in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In 2009 Boris Evstatiev defended his PhD in Mechanization and Electrification of Animal Husbandry and in 2022 his DSc in Automation of Intangible Areas.
He started his academic career at the University of Ruse in 2010 as an assistant in Theory of Electrical Engineering. In 2014 he became an Associate Professor in Communication and Computer Engineering, and since 2024 is a Full Professor in Electronics. Boris Evstatiev was the Director of the R&D Sector of URAK in the period 2020-2023 and since 2024 he is a Lead Researcher and Head of the Laboratory “Digital Energy Systems 4.0”, part of the Ruse Research University project.
During the last years, he has been a Financial Manager of several Erasmus+, KA2 projects, team leader for URAK of three work packages in the National Research Program “Intelligent Animal Husbandry”, financed by the Ministry of Education and Science, and team leader for URAK of the project “Research and optimization of hybrid system with renewable energy sources for power supply of livestock farm”, financed by the Bulgarian Science Fund. His research topics include the Internet of Things (IoT), data analysis, renewable energy sources, machine learning, and others. Boris Evstatiev is also the Technical Program Chair of the International Conference on Energy Efficiency & Agricultural Engineering (EE&AE), organized under the umbrella of IEEE.
Tsvetelina STEFANOVA
Chair
Master student in Computer Systems and Technologies at ‘Angel Kanchev’ University of Ruse, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Chair of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society Student Brach Chapter of University of Ruse. Obtained a bachelor degree in Computer Systems and Technologies in 2024. I have a strong interest in computational linguistics and artificial intelligence, combined with a passion for science, engineering, and electronics. My experience includes programming microcontrollers and embedded systems. I have actively participated in many scientific conferences, seminars, and workshops.
As a member of IEEE, I have had the privilege of exchanging knowledge and good practice and collaborating with like-minded individuals and renowned scientists. This unique opportunity creates an inclusive environment stimulating creative thinking and rapid development and implementation of novel ideas.
Atila PANDZHAR
Vice-Chair
Student at University of Ruse, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Vice-Chair of IEEE Electronics Packaging Society – Student Chapter Ruse. Currently in the final year of studying Computer Systems and Technologies. Interested in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity and Reverse Engineering. Taking part in the SBC allows for skill development, expanding knowledge, networking with professionals, hands-on experience, teamwork, leadership growth, career opportunities, and exposure to cutting-edge technologies.
PhD. Student Denis SAMI
Treasurer
Currently a full-time doctoral student in Electronics at the University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev,” where he previously completed both his Bachelor’s (2016-2020) and Master’s (2020-2021) degrees in Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on VLSI analog and mixed-signal circuit design, specifically high-speed data converters like ADCs and TDCs for endoscopic sensors used in biomedical applications. His Master’s thesis explored miniature sensor design for medical endoscopes, a topic that continues in his doctoral research. Throughout his academic journey, he has co-authored more than 10 local and international publications and contributed to both theoretical and practical advancements in CMOS sensor technologies.
Tsvetelina KANEVA
Webmaster
Assistant Professor at University of Ruse, Department of Computer Systems and Technologies, Webmaster of IEEE Student Branch of University of Ruse. Currently teaching classes on programming, databases and computer vision, and interested in topics such as machine learning, IoT and big data. Guiding the students of the SB and EPS Chapter is a unique opportunity to help shape the minds of future engineers and scientists.
Svetoslav Dimitrov
Secretary
A first year Bachelor student at the University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev,” faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Automation, specializing in Microelectronics. Studying Electronics with a focus on digital and analog circuit design, embedded systems, and sensor technology.
IEEE Nanotechnology
Student Branch Chapter
National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
Our student branch chapter, the IEEE Nanotechnology Student Branch Chapter (IEEE NTC SBC) at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, is part of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council technical organization. Founded in April 2020, its aim is to create synergies between students, members of the Nanotechnology Students Chapter, and students from other branches, both nationally and internationally.
Recently, our members have been heavily involved in organizing and promoting the chapter and the Romanian IEEE community, as well as engaging in scientific research with significant impacts on current and future technology. Notable recent events organized with contributions from NTC SBC members include the third edition of the IEEE EPS&NTC Student Branch Chapters Summit, Polifest 2024 – Educational Festival – open day for current students and future generations (https:// polifest.upb.ro/) and 1st Balkan Summit of the IEEE Student Branches & EPS Student Branch Chapters organized by the IEEE EPS Student Branch Chapter within University of Ruse.
Regarding scientific research, our team is deeply involved in the development and investigation of supercapacitors, in the research of chiplets technology, but also in the research of dye sensitized solar cells. Scientific papers have been and will be presented at several national and international conferences such as: the International Spring Seminar on Electronics Technology (ISSE) and the IEEE Electronics System-Integration Technology Conference (IEEE ESTC) and the IEEE International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronic Packaging (IEEE SIITME) based on these important topics scope.
In all the events they attended, NTC SBC members aimed to create synergies with both local and international communities.
MEMBERS
Dr. Rodica-Cristina NEGROIU
Advisor
Currently a lecturer at National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology. She has graduated from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, with a degree in Economics for electrical, electronic and power engineering and won the title of engineer in 2012.
She obtained a Bachelor Engineer degree in 2012, the Master of Science in 2014 and a PhD. degree in 2022. In the fall of 2023, she completed a postdoctoral within a national project – OPTIMization of applied research results of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers – OPTIM Research.
Her research is focused on the investigation and development of supercapacitors which were materialized through scientific articles (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=g3Rcp2AAAAAJ&hl=ro). She was and is a member and responsible of the implementation team has several national and international projects such as: – MECA – MicroElectronics Cloud Alliance – ERASMUS +, 562206-EPP-1-2015-1-BG-EPPKA2-KA; SIOSTAG – Gyro Stabilized Positioning System for mobile land and air vectors, PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2016-0147, GNAC-ARUT 2023 – Research into the development of supercapacitors with biodegradable separators, an impact component in the evolution of automotive electronics and electrical charge storage, ID 220235170.
IEEE Positions
IEEE EPS Student Branch Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Treasurer: 2020 – 2022
IEEE NTC Student Branch Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Treasurer: 2020 – 2022
IEEE NTC Student Branch Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Advisor: 2022 –
IEEE-SIITME (International Symposium for Design and Technology in Electronics Packaging)
Committee member: 2016 –
Student Promotion Committee co-chair: 2022 –
PhD. Student Irina Madalina BURCEA
Chair
Currently an assistant professor at National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and at the same time working as Software Modelling Engineer Leader at Horse Powertrain.
She obtained the Bachelor Engineer degree in 2019 with the specialization of “Electronics Engineering”, Master in the field of “Electronic systems for industrial process control” in 2021 and currently is a PhD Student at PhD School of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology of Politehnica University of Bucharest, with her PhD thesis title: “Contributions on the constructive effect of supercapacitor-type structures on their electrical characteristics”.
She has published several publications in the field of supercapacitors at multiple conferences as: ESTC 2022 and ESTC 2024, SIITME 2022 and SIITME 2023, ISSE 2023.
IEEE Positions
IEEE NTC Student Branch Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Chair: 2023 –
PhD. Student Marius MARES
Vice-chair
Doctoral student at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology. Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Microelectronics, Optoelectronics, and Nanotechnologies and a Master’s degree in Advanced Integrated Technologies in Car Electronics. Webmaster (2024-2025) and vice-chair (currently) of the IEEE Nanotechnology Student Branch Chapter NUSTPB Bucharest and a member of CETTI.
Author of several publications presented at SIITME (2020–2024), ISSE 2023, and EE&AE, focusing on solar cells and low-power embedded system design. Recipient of the Best Poster Award at EE&AE 2024.
Currently conducting research in renewable energy and embedded electronics design, with a particular focus on emerging solar cell technologies such as Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) and Perovskite Solar Cells. Additionally, my work involves the development of embedded systems optimized for ultra-low power applications. Passionate about hardware and software design for embedded systems, as well as PCB design, production, and assembly for both SMT and THT technology.
IEEE Positions
IEEE NTC Student Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Webmaster: 2024 – 2025
Vice-chair: 2025 –
PhD. Student Corina Ruxandra MITULESCU (SANDULESCU)
Tresurer
Dipl. Eng. Corina Ruxandra Sandulescu is currently Administrator of S.C. Rond Electric S.R.L. in Bucharest and a Phd. at SD-ETTI (Doctoral School of Electronics Telecommunication and Information Technology). She has a degree in electronics from the Faculty of Electronics Telecommunications and Information Technology from the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest (1977). She has experience in power electronics as a design and technology engineer from S.A. Electrotehnica Bucharest (1993).
The last activities are in S.C. ROND ELECTRIC S.R.L. Company, regarding generator sets, UPS, voltage stabilizers and rectifiers, green energies.
As for the last 3 years research for doctoral activity the field of electro thermal characteristics for power semiconductors MOSFET type is studied (2022).
IEEE Positions
IEEE NTC Student Branch Chapter National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest
Tresurer: 2024 –
Attila BONYÁR
Advisor of
IEEE NTC & EPS SBC
Budapest, Hungary
IEEE NTC & EPS
Student Branch Chapter
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
The activities of the chapter are strongly connected to both the Nanotechnology Council (NTC) and the Electronics Packaging Society (EPS). The NTC-related activities include the development of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) based measurement platforms for label-free biosensing applications (including microfluidic systems), and the fabrication and optimization of nanomaterial-based plasmonic sensing elements.
In our EPS-related research we focus on improving the sustainability of traditional packaging processes, such as investigating novel biodegradable printed circuit board materials for greener, more sustainable electronics.