Doctorate at TUCN, Romania.
Summary:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adrian-Augustin Pop is a Senior Lecturer at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with extensive experience in the industrial automotive sector. His expertise encompasses electrical engineering design, focusing on electrical machines, drives, programming, optimization algorithms, microcontrollers, FPGA technology, battery management systems, and R&D in automotive applications. Dr. Pop has contributed to multiple high-impact European research projects aimed at renewable energy integration, including the MiDiNA project under the LEAP-RE Horizon 2020 initiative and the MAXIMA project funded by Horizon Europe.
Professional Profile:
👩‍🎓Education:
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, 2013
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2013
- Master’s in Electrical Engineering – Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 2009
- Erasmus Student – Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, 2009
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering – Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2009
🏢 Professional Experience:
Dr. Pop currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Department of Electric Machines and Drives. In this role, he leads and supports courses in Electrical Machines & Drives, Microcontrollers, and Advanced Programming (LabVIEW, FPGA, STM32, Texas Instruments, etc.), while supervising graduate projects and R&D activities. Prior to academia, he held leadership roles in the industry, including a tenure as Engineering Manager at Emerson-Leroy Somer, where he directed new product development, laboratories, and managed design and testing teams for electrical machines and software applications.
Dr. Pop is the project leader for the MiDiNA project, a multidisciplinary study focused on microgrid implementation for power supply in African countries under critical conditions. He is also a project member in MAXIMA, aimed at developing modular permanent magnet axial flux machines for automotive applications, emphasizing optimal control, digital twin implementation, and lifecycle assessment to reduce environmental impact.
Research Interests:
- Electromagnetic and thermal design optimization of electrical machines
- Battery management systems and renewable energy applications in microgrids
- FPGA-based real-time testing for automotive applications
- Sustainable electrical machine design, including modular permanent magnet machines
- Control systems and digital twin technologies for improved performance and recyclability in electric drives
Author Metrics:
- Citations: Approximately 120
- h-index: 6
- Key Publications: Dr. Pop has published in areas spanning electrical machine design optimization, renewable energy, and advanced control systems. His work is widely referenced in the automotive and renewable energy sectors for both industrial applications and academic advancements.