Team
Violeta Liuba Călin, PhD
Project Director / Physicist
Dr. Violeta Calin is a physicist and project coordinator with expertise in biophysics and digital holographic microscopy. She has led pioneering work on holographic biomarkers (such as refractive index, dry mass density, and bimodality coefficient) to evaluate the metastatic potential of living cells. Together with her team, she developed and validated protocols for preparing unstained histologic slides suitable for DHM across multiple tissue types, including breast, cerebral tumors, and colonic adenomas. Her research has demonstrated the use of holographic imaging in tumor grading, notably identifying biomarkers for glioma classification. She is also co-inventor of a granted patent (OSIM 134410) on procedures for classifying unstained biopsies using holographic biomarkers.
Prof. Mihaela Georgeta Moisescu, PhD
Head of Department / Medical Doctor
Prof. Dr. Mihaela Georgeta Moisescu is a medical doctor and professor of biophysics at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest, where she also coordinates the Master’s program in Biophysics and Cellular Biotechnology. Her research focuses on the interaction of electric fields with living cells, electroporation, dielectrophoresis, and nanomaterials for biomedical applications. She has authored over 45 ISI-indexed publications, coordinated numerous national and international research grants, and is co-inventor of a patent on classifying tissue malignancy using digital holographic microscopy.
Ioan Cristian Tivig, PhD
Biologist / Programmer
Curious about the intersection of technology and biology, Dr. Ioan Tivig has worked across biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, and bio-microfabrication. His main research focuses on electric field applications, such as dielectrophoresis and electroporation, as well as optical trapping with optical tweezers. He also brings strong skills in programming (Python, C++), 3D printing (FDM and resin), and modeling/simulations of electric fields.
Adrian Vasile Dumitru, PhD
Medical Doctor
Lecturer Adrian Vasile Dumitru is a medical doctor and pathologist with a PhD in Pathology, specializing in the study of normal, dysplastic, and malignant surgical specimens. His research focuses on cancer progression mechanisms, early detection of dysplastic lesions, and digital pathology. He is an Assistant Lecturer at UMFCD and a practicing pathologist at the Emergency University Hospital in Bucharest.
Oana Cristina Voinea, PhD
Medical Doctor
Oana Cristina Voinea is a medical doctor with a PhD in Medicine (2020) and experience in pathology research, with several publications in indexed journals.
Ana Lucia Asmarandei
Medical Doctor
Ana Lucia Asmarandei is Medical doctor in Gastroenterology.
Nicolae Tarba
Engineer
Eng. Nicolae Tarba is a PhD student in computer science at Politehnica University and a Research Assistant specializing in image processing, artificial intelligence, and software development. He has authored 14 Web of Science® publications and holds a Hirsch index of 3.
Prof. Mona Mihailescu, PhD
P1 Responsible / Physicist
Prof. Mona Mihailescu is a physicist with a PhD in Physics and extensive expertise in optics, digital holography, and biophysics. She established Romania’s first Digital Holography Laboratory in 2007 and has coordinated numerous national and European research projects. Author of over 100 scientific publications and co-inventor of a holography patent.
Vlad Melu, PhD
Engineer
Vlad Melu is an engineer in automatics with experience in European and national research projects on health technologies. He is co-author of scientific papers and patent applications, and has developed products implemented in industrial automation, medical equipment, and laser technologies.
Brindus Comanescu, PhD
Engineer
Eng. Brindus Comanescu is a Scientific Researcher with expertise in holograms, diffractive optical elements, laser processing, and IR technologies. He is co-author of five patent applications (one granted) and has contributed to multiple European and national research projects.
George Bostan, PhD
Engineer
Eng. George Bostan holds a PhD in Physics with expertise in optics, photonics, optoelectronics, digital holography, and machine vision. He has managed several technological development projects and contributed to advances in image processing..
Georgiana Diana Chioibasu, PhD
Engineer
Eng. Georgiana Diana Chioibasu is a Research and Development Engineer at INFLPR with a PhD in Engineering (Politehnica University of Bucharest, 2021). She has contributed to six research grants, published 15 scientific papers, and co-authored six patent applications (one granted). Her expertise includes additive manufacturing, CNC programming, and CAD/CAM design.
Raluca Negoita
Engineer
Eng. Raluca Negoita is a PhD student at Politehnica University of Bucharest with expertise in digital holography and image analysis.