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Background: I graduated Mathematics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iassy in 1969, and Control Engineering, University "Politechnica" of Bucharest in 1973.

 I took the Ph.D. degree in Control Engineering at the University "Politechnica" - Bucharest with a thesis on Contributions to the Digraph Approach of Large-Scale Linear Systems Theory (in Romanian) in 1984.
Committee:
Prof. Sergiu Calin; Prof. Vlad Ionescu; Prof. Mihai Tertisco,
Prof. Emil Ceanga; Prof. Florea Simion.

Position:
  • Deputy Director The Research Institute for Informatics (ICI)
  • First Degree Senior Research Worker at The Research Institute for Informatics (ICI)
  • Head of Advances Modeling and Optimization Laboratory, since 1990
  • Member of the Scientific Board of ICI
  • Member of the Scientific Board of The National Centre of Information Technology - Politehnica University Bucharest
  • President of the Scientific Council of ICI
  • Full Member of The Academy of Romanian Scientists, Bucharest, Romania
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    Realizari Relevante (Rezumat)

    Area of Interest:

    Main Achievements:
    Author or co-author of several software pachages, papers, technical reports, books in the field of languages for linear programming, linear programming, nonlinear programming, optimal control, applications.

    Projects:

    Ph.D. Subjects (for interested students) [Lista conducatorilor de Doctorat - UPB] [Doctorat - Facultatea de Automatica si Calculatore]

  • Gradient flow methods for constrained optimization
  • Advanced high performance computing methods for unconstrained optimization
  • Advanced sparse high performance computing methods for constrained optimization
  • Natural inspired optimization

    • Grants (Romanian Academy):

    1. Fundamental Researches on Path Following Interior Point Algorithms for Large Scale Linear Constrained Optimization.
      Romanian Academy Grant no.3003/B1/1997.
    2. Fundamental Researches on Development of Path Following Interior Point Algorithms for Large Scale Nonlinear Optimization.
      Romanian Academy Grant no. 11/1998.
    3. A new mathematical perspective on interior point methods for convex optimization.
      Romanian Academy Grant no. 30/2000.
    4. Convergence and complexity of optimization algorithms based on Newton's method.
      Romanian Academy Grant no. 168/2003.

    Recent Technical Visits:

    Awards:
  • "Grigore Moisil Award" of the Romanian Academy, (2001)
  • "The Best Book in Informatics" given by AER (Asociatia Editorilor din Romania), (2003)
  • "Stefan Odobleja Award" of the Academy of Romanian Scientists (2014)
    Editorial Affiliations:
  • Computational Optimization and Applications (Editorial Board) (ISI)
  • Studies in Informatics and Control (Editorial Board) (ISI)
  • Advanced Modeling and Optimization (Editor-in-Chief)
  • Annals, Series on Science and Technology of Information, Academy of Romanian Scientists (Editorial Board)
  • Annals of Pure and Applied Mathematics (Editorial Board)
  • Revista Romana de Informatica si Automatica (Redactor Sef)
  • British Journal of Mathematics & Computer Science (Editorial Board)
  • Revue d'Analyse numerique et de Theorie de l'Approximation (Editorial Board)
  • Numerical Algorithms (Editorial Board) (ISI)

    Special issue of SIC in honour of Dr. N. Andrei

    Presentation: ICI - 40-th anniversary. Photos. Snapshot.

    Interview

    Google Scholar - Neculai Andrei

    Alexander von Humboldt fellow

    Mail:

    Neculai Andrei, Research Institute for Informatics (ICI),
    8-10, Averescu Avenue, Bucharest 1, Romania, code: 71316.
    Phone: +401-224.07.36, Fax: 40-1-224.05.39
    E-mail: nandrei@ici.ro