Keynotes

I.             WELCOME SPEECHES

Mihai Chirica

Mr. Mihai Chirica has a Master degree in Geotechnical Engineering.

He worked for 6 years as Civil Engineer at Conest Iasi, and for 10 years (2002 – 2012) Mr. Chirica was General Director of Technical and Investment Department within City hall Iasi.

In 2012 he joined Social Democratic Party and in April 2012 became PSD City counselor within Iasi City Local Council.

In June 2012, he is elected Vice-mayor of Iasi and in 2016 he won the elections for Mayor position.

Prof. Ion GIURMA

“Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi;

Member of the Academy of Romanian Scientists;

Member of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

Mr. Ion Giurma is a professor at the Faculty for Hydrotechnics, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering, Iasi. He was the Rector of the ”Gheorghe Asachi ”Technical University of Iasi between 2008-2016.

He has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from” Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University, Iasi.

Holds the chair for the following courses:

To undergraduate: Hydrology, Water resources management.

To master: Special Hydrology, Integrated management of water resources, Flood prevention and fighting, Disaster management, Safety of hydrotechnical constructions

Scientific research in the fields: Hydrology, Water quality, Mathematical modelling of water courses, Ecological rehabilitation of water corps, Dams safety.

Scientific coordinator of PhD studies in Civil Engineering

Prof. Florian STĂTESCU

Dean of the Faculty for Hydrotechnics, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering

Member of the Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences

Since 2012,  Mr. Florian Statescu is the Dean of Faculty for Hydrotechnics, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering, Iasi

He has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering c

Holds the chair for the following courses

To undergraduate: Soil Science, Ameliorative Pedology, Land valuation, Land Impairment, Soil mapping.

To master: Risk Assessment of Contaminated Soils, Soil Evolution, Hydraulic Computing Platforms.

Scientific research in the fields: Soil Physics, Soil Chemistry, Mathematical Modelling of Soil Processes, Ecological Rehabilitation of Soil.

Scientific coordinator of PhD studies in Civil Engineering

Prof. Gheorghe BADEA

Dean of the Faculty of Geodesy, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

Mr. Gheorghe Badea graduated in 1989 from Faculty of Geodesy – Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania. In 2003 he received a Ph.D from the same University for his thesis "Some Results in the Study of Using Cadastral Data in Land Information Systems".

Between 2012-2015 he was acting as Vice-dean of Faculty of Geodesy.
His main teaching and research activities at the Faculty of Geodesy is focused on Cadastral Systems in Urban Areas, Information Systems Specific to the Activity Fields, Methods of Real Estate Recording and GIS Applications. He is also collaborating with the Faculty of Planning - "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism and at the Faculty of Geography - University of Bucharest. At the same time, he has been involved in several research and educational projects as team member as well as project manager for EU financed Projects. During the time he was acting in the private sector and also he collaborated with ANCPI for development of technical normatives.

 Prof. Badea is Member of the Romanian Surveyors Association and Member of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing National Society. He was involved in the committees of many scientific conferences and he was the President of the Scientific symposium with international participation GeoPreVi2011 and GeoPreVi2015.

Prof. Cornel Paunescu

President of the Romanian Association of Surveyors

Mr. Cornel Paunescu is member of the Romanian Surveyors’ Asociation since 1990 and he was elected as President in 2014.
Vice President of Association in Cadastre, Geodesy and Cartography.
Doctor Engineer Professor at the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest from 1991. In this capacity, he edited several courses of geodesy, topography and GNSS.
General Director of the Company Cornel & Cornel Topoexim srl since 1994. In this capacity, he participated in the development of works of national interest with the beneficiaries: National Agency for Cadastre and Land Registration, CF CN CFR SA National Airports Company SA, OMV Petrom SA Hidroelectrica SA.

Dr. Vasile Chiriac

General Secretary

CLGE, Republic of Moldova

Mr. Vasile Chiriac was graduated in 1976 as Dipl. Engineer at the High Defence Mapping School, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. After 10 years working as geodetic surveyor of Military Topographical Service he continues his studies at Defence Engineering Academy, Moscow, Russia.

In 1992 he defined his doctoral thesis and come back to Moldova to create Military Topographical service of National Army, and was the Head of it from 1994 to 2004. He was Commander-Rector of Defence Academy “Alexandru cel Bun”.

In 2006 he runs a research Department at the Institute of Geodesy, Engineering Research and Cadastre, and between 2010 and 2012he was General Director of Blom Ltd, Moldova Company.

He was associate professor at the Faculty of Cadastre, Geodesy and Construction of Technical University of Moldova.

Mr. Chiriac is the President of Moldavian Union of Surveyors, and General Secretary of CLGE (the Council of Geodetic European Surveyors).

Polytechnic University of Bari

Mr. Pietro Grimaldi formed under the Civil Engineering Building (School of Supsi in Lugano and at the Faculty of Engineering in Bari) since 1982 is interested in "Architectonic Photogrammetry" is the remarkable photogrammetric documentation of the "Convent of San Damiano in Assisi" performed in 1990.
Grimaldi turns great interest to architectural documentation with the use of new technologies following the development of digital technology in Photogrammetry and starting, in recent years, the study in addition to the finalization of the survey, the proper use of laser scanning 3D and thermographic technology in architectonic documentation.
Focussing the documentation of cultural heritage as evidenced by the last "business" of initiating a "Center for Documentation of Cultural Heritage on line in South America" with the sponsorship and contribution of the University Central of Venezuela (UCV).
Finally, the participation in and publication of some 50 works, most of them in international conferences (Spain, Poland, Romania, Greece, USA, Brazil, Venezuela, China, Costa Rica).
At the moment Professor Pietro Grimaldi is in the position of expert on the subject of photogrammetry and 3D laser scanner in the Politecnico di Bari (Italy).

 Valeriu MOCA

Universitatea de Ştiinţe Agricole şi Medicină Veterinară „Ion Ionescu de la Brad” din Iaşi

Domnul Valeriu Moca s-a născut la data de 29.10.1938, în localitatea Constantin Gabrielescu, comuna Bordei Verde, judeţul Brăila.

Studii universitare: a absolvit Facultatea de Îmbunătăţiri Funciare şi Organizarea Teritoriului, specialitatea Organizarea Teritoriului, în perioada 1957-1962.

Titluri ştiinţifice: doctor în Agronomie (1985), cu teza „Cercetări privind influența lucrărilor de desecare și drenaj asupra solurilor cu exces de umiditate din Depresiunea Baia-Sasca-Băișești, din BH Moldova”, elaborată sub îndrumarea academicianului Grigore Obrejanu.

Activitatea universitară:

·         Universitatea de Ştiinţe Agricole şi Medicină Veterinară „Ion Ionescu de la Brad” din Iaşi (1962-2018)

·         Universitatea Tehnică „Gheorghe Asachi” din Iaşi (1992-2016)

·         Universitatea „Al. I. Cuza” din Iaşi (2000-2010)

·         Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei (2000-2005)

A elaborat şi publicat: 32 de cărţi şi manuale universitare, 150 de lucrări ştiinţifice, publicate în reviste cotate ISI şi/sau indexte în baze de date internaţionale, în reviste şi volumele unor simpozioane ştiinţifice naţionale şi internaţionale, a realizat 44 contracte de cercetare şi granturi.

A fost referent oficial la un număr de 16 teze de doctorat.

Vice-dean, Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering

Mr. Constantin Bofu graduated Hydrotehnical Polytechnic Institute of Iasi in 1985. He teaches at the ”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi since 1990 and did his Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1999. Since 2008 is vice dean of the Faculty of Hydrotechnics, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering. His field of competence is the GIS and computer assisted graphics.

Assoc. Prof. Constantin Chirilă
Director of “Surveying and Cadastre” Department

Mr. Constantin Chirila is an Associate Professor at the “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, the Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering. He graduated in 2001 as a Geodetic Engineer, with a Cadastre specialization at the Technical University of Iasi. Then he joined the teaching staff of the “Surveying and Cadastre” Department, the Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering in Iasi. Since 2009, he has held the office of Department Director.  He is the organizer of the “Surveying and Cadastre” Bachelor and “Geomatics and Cartography” Master Degree Programs. His main researches are in the field of Geodesy and Cartography. His Ph.D thesis, “Contributions to the methods of realization of cartographical database for digital plans and maps”, was published in 2008 under the scientific coordination of Professor Gheorghe Nistor. He is a member of the Romanian Surveyors Union and a founding member of “Young Researchers in Photogrammetry” Association. He is the Vice-president of the organizing committee of “Geomat” international symposium and a member of other organizing and scientific committees of national and international conferences. He is a regional correspondent of the “Journal of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre”, edited by the Romanian Surveyors Union.